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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I doubt that anyone posting against honors for all at this point in the thread genuinely believes they are fighting for the education of their own children, but just for the record: People who fight for their child’s right to the best education fight FOR that. They don’t fight “for” it by putting huge amounts of time and energy into stopping the access of other peoples’ children to that same education. The same is true of the anti-OOB posters, whose posts also happen to, entirely coincidentally, target children who are not white and middle-class. [/quote]

Don’t confuse the issue and make it about race.  No one is denying anyone access to anything.  What people are saying is that groups of students should be place with peers at their level and challenged to their full potential.  I don’t care if the students in my child’s class is black, brown, or white.  I don’t care if the students are homeless, poor, middle class, or rich.  What I care about is that the peers in his class are continuously challenged to their full potential and that bar continues to rise.  That won’t be happening when you have someone in the top of their class with someone at or below grade level.  Not everyone can handle an honors level course curriculum and speed.  So the course will slow down or be less in depth to accommodate those below.  Fact and this is coming from someone who is non-white. [/quote]

And yes people are fighting for the education of their children.  They are fighting for an education that challenges their child to their full potential.  It’s very  naive to think that the primary motive of those advocating for tracking is based on race or denying accees.  That or you don’t fully comprehend differences in speed and depth of learning in children.[/quote]

Use your energy to fight for your child’s access to a good education. Don’t use it to fight to prevent other peoples’ children from accessing a good education. That does not help your child. It only hurts other children. Thinking that other children being well-educated hurts your child is not logical.[/quote]

DP: How is PP trying to deny anyone access to good education? I define 'good' as education at the correct level and pace for the learner. How do you define it?[/quote]

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