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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hmmmm.  My white grand-parents came from Poland, didn't speak English and my mother didn't speak English until she hit kindergarten!  Is there a similar experience here to tell me that those little brown Hispanic kids are going to ruin it for precious WASP snowflake?

And, again, what are "red zone' and "green zone" references?  Is MoCo Baghdad or something.  Y'all are just weird people! [/quote]'

I can echo that situation with my own mother who also learned English in K.

But your point is still stupid - and I say that as an educator!

When Mom hit K, the teachers had no idea what to do with her. She was, however, the ONLY one in her white class (segregation, people) who didn't know English.  So she sat and absorbed the language - and yes, learned.  It can happen, especially when you have parents who are pushing you to learn and there are NO behavior issues in the classroom.

But when you have 10 out of 20 in that boat, the 10 - in this age - are the ones receiving the attention for several reasons - the most important one being the county mandate that we close the achievement gap.

In another instance, my friend's son was placed in a K class that was majority Hispanic. The teacher spoke to the class in Spanish more often than not, and at Back to School Night, they had to use a translator.  And he's bilingual - but not in Spanish.  So she switched him b/c he was acting up. And guess what?  problem solved, no more behavior issues, report card improved

I fail to see how your outdated situation applies to today.

And blame Weast and society for red zone schools.  Money finds money, honey!  Areas with high rates of poverty are the ones housing the red zone schools.  So a high concentration of poverty is found in parts of Silver Spring, Gaithersburg, Wheaton, etc.  Look up Schools at a Glance and you'll see the FARMs rate per school.  And yes, it affects instruction, sadly, as there aren't enough resources, classes can sometimes be too large or too demanding, teacher burnout is high, as is transience.

Again, I love hearing how everyone is an expert on education simply b/c everyone on these boards has attended school.  [/quote]

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