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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The issue regarding poverty in schools is that when the percent of at risk students tips over a certain threshold, the school has little choice but to focus most resources on the needs of at risk kids.

We went through this in elementary. Zero issues with individual kids or families regardless of SES. But there came a point where our kid's needs weren't really being met because she was an outlier. We moved to a school with a smaller at risk percentage (not zero, just lower, with more families in our approximate income bracket). Her academic needs were better met, end of story.

It's not about fleeing poor students. It's about recognizing when a school's focus and aims don't align with yours.

You can sit around feeling guilty or wringing your hands over it. At the end of the day you look at your kid and try to find a school that makes sense for them.[/quote]

We talk about the needs of advanced students not being met at title 1 schools who focus on below grade level students.  But middle class students who are one to two years behind grade level fair terribly at these schools too.  The school assumes they will be fine because of the higher SES status of their parents. We were told to get tutors by the school. Move them to a school where most students are on grade level or above, and these kids gets attention and resources. [/quote]

This is true. our middle school has seemingly decided that average kids don’t need to be taught any math. [/quote]

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