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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been that mom.
Always provided interpretation yet participation was low. I choose to think it is because they can’t, not won’t.
Advocated for my child, yes, but kept being told that teachers don’t have resources to really differentiate (except if a kid is really gifted and willing to do extra work after having done what is busywork for them). 
My kid finally lotteried into a middle class school recently and I am so happy.
I have come to think that the needs and wants of UMC and farms/ESOL are almost the opposites. They are so different that it is impossible to cater to both groups in the same school unless they are separate groups maybe (tracking).

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Very interesting post, thank you.  What do you think are the different needs of these two groups?  [/quote]

UMC kids have their bases covered; they need challenge and enrichment.
FARMS/ESOL kids need the opportunity to really figure out the basics, lots of individual remedial instruction, and also enrichment.
If public schools had lots of money to hire extra teachers and staff to differentiate, organize field trips, educational activities (not just multicultural festivals with tons of unhealthy food- in fact pretty much any event at a low income school involves tons of mostly unhealthy food), then maybe both groups of kids could thrive within the same school.

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