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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Close the achievement gap by making the curriculum linear rather than age-based.  Each child must meet certain milestones and then is moved to the next level.  Obviously, the first level will involve skills that are typically learned before school.  We don't freak out if more kids of color or immigrants are in those more basic classes.  It is not enlightened or compassionate to move kids up through the grades without basic skills.  Test and move kids up frequently.  Obviously we will need some divisions by age groupings but EVERYONE starts with the basic level and then moves through the curriculum.  If a kid moves here with no skills at 14, they enter a vocational program, not the college track.  Extensively use parent or community volunteers to provide one on one teaching to kids in the lower level.  All hands on deck to help as many kids as possible.[/quote]

This would never happen because all of the poor kids would be at the bottom and many of them are minorities so people would call this racist practices. [b]Maybe we should go back to the day when there were zero expectations for a child when they showed up in KG. It's okay that students can't _____________[/b]_. Now, if a kid shows up in KG and isn't on reading behaviors, they are already below grade level. I've had some interesting conversations with parents at mt Title 1 school when they learn that their child who just started school is already below grade level. Most of them had no idea that they were "supposed" to do anything to prepare them for KG. They don't know how much school has changed since they were there. [/quote]

[b]Not understanding your point. This is the way it is now. When my kid was in K, she was bored out of her mind (along with some other kids in the classroom) because they were waiting for the other kids who didn't know their colors, numbers, shapes, etc. to catch up.[/quote][/b]

No, it isn't in my district. Kids are tested at the beginning of KG (the first month or so of school). The benchmark for the BOY is reading behaviors which includes the ability to orient a book correctly, know where you would begin reading, understanding that the print tells a story, turns page correctly, retells a story using illustrations, etc. If a child is unable to demonstrate these behaviors, they are below grade level. You would be shocked by how many students come into KG below grade level. There is an expectation that they know this prior to entering school. Someone has to teach them this. In most cases, parents and preschools teach these basic skills. If parents don't do it and the child didn't attend preschool, they have a lot of catching up today. Many children are showing up to their first day of school already behind. This is why I am a big believer in universal pre-k. [/quote]

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