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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Teacher here. We can help students advance academically but it is a heavy pull to do so. We've just gotten 70% of the kindergarten students in my school to grade level. At the beginning of the year, that % was 10-15%. It was a hell of a lot of work. Sadly, they will go home over the summer and start off next year with appr. the same % on grade level as last year. For our kids, 10 weeks off is devastating.[/quote] Not disagreeing with any of this. It feels sisyphean. We do it because we want to try rather than walk away from them. I'm not arguing that it feels insurmountable sometimes and the system should be better. It has helped me to do a little internet sleuthing and find out what some of my students are doing 15-20 years down the line. We are making a difference.[/quote]
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