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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a foreigner with a child in a Title 1 school. Sure there is some turning the needle, slowly but surely. Yes, genetics, 0-4 gap, and abuse of generosity do exist. Yet, what else is there to do? Parents won’t step up if kids are made their resposibility. 
What I don’t understand is why the US is importing more poverty. Don’t you already have people to take care of who didn’t even ask to be here? 
Trump’s remark is rude and gross but...? Not the countries, but why do you guys need more poor uneducated people? They don’t even work in the fields?? 
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so many problems in this country - And you can see them yourself.

Before automation, immigrants were willing to take jobs doing manual labor.  My father's cousin, a doctor back home, was digging ditches when he came to the U.S. (This was in the 40s.) He worked his way up and then was able to practice, but it was no easy feat.

Now, with automation, we have far too many uneducated people entering with few to no skills.  It's not to say that these new arrivals are balking at the chance to work. But there are only so many jobs around.  In this atmosphere, it's also easy to take advantage of people.  Having said that, schools - especially in very liberal areas like Montgomery County - don't say no to kids with parents who aren't here legally. We don't punish children and rightfully so, as they are simply victims of the situation.

But how much can a school hold?  And are taxpayers willing to cough up more money b/c the infrastructure is imploding?

Where do you draw the line? If you're in the school system, you see firsthand how rigor erodes b/c far too many students are pushed along, as there's fear in failing too many b/c the system failed to address gaps in learning.  It's not the fault of any teacher, as the teacher is also a victim in this situation.

So while Title One schools have smaller classes, these schools limit numbers at the elementary level.  Their feeder middle and high schools aren't limiting class sizes any longer.  They may have academic intervention classes for support, but there simply isn't enough money to limit numbers in all classes.  Furthermore, there are multiple elementary schools feeding into very large high schools.  Look at Wheaton HS.  How can anyone address the needs of kids in Wheaton where FARMs rate is close to 50%?

You can't squeeze 12 ounces into an 8 ounce cup.[/quote]

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