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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s just amazing to me how far FCPS has fallen since the mid-90s. It would have been unheard of before then to have any schools in those lower two categories. [b]Massive illegal immigration and far-left Democrats on the SB are all responsible for this decline and it’s shameful.[/b][/quote] Yup we all watched it in real time. We heard teachers sounding the alarms years ago but nothing was done. [/quote] I love this because it shows just how ignorant Republicans are about themselves. George bush was the master of No Child Left Behinc- the bill that was supposed to eliminate the “soft bigotry of low expectations” from ELL learners. This bill is the root of all current education issue. Schools are the great equalizer, but that equality needs to be looked at over 1-2 generations, not all to happen within the life time of one child brought to the USA at age 10 and expected to master a new language culture and academic achievements at the same rate of native born middle class children. That expectation is driving so many educational issue right now. We are dealing the consequences of NCLB a REPUBLICAN bill that has left school systems unable to meet the needs of their students because those expectations are so unreal for most students. I say this as a child on an immigrant BTW.[/quote] I think you have your chicken and egg reversed. If the Democrats had any interest in enforcing our immigration laws, we would not be in the situation where some schools are overwhelmed by poor ESL immigrants. A smaller number of poor ESL students would be manageable, but not the huge influx FCPS and other jurisdictions have seen. Only now that some limousine liberals may be rezoned to those overwhelmed schools do they see the folly of their ways. But then again, Fairfax will go in the tank again for a Democratic presidential candidate, and the current official designated as responsible for the border, who will do absolutely nothing about the border.[/quote] No sweetie I do not. Again, you are a republican and have a constant stream of incorrect history. NCLB was run by Bush who changed the landscape of the American education system. He instituted standardize testing for everyone regardless of how much English that child knew and tied federal dollars to schools that brought test ‘scores ‘up.’ If his intent was to stop immigration, he should have passed more immigration bills. He didn’t. He talked about soft bigotry of low expectations and teachers were told that kids who didnt’ speak English didn’t pass the test because we were racist. I’m not making this up- this was all BUSH and the republicans. Stop tying money to test scores and expecting children to pass tests on when they can’t speak the language the test is written int. Immigration isn’t an education problem it is a societal and economic one. Why are you yelling at ‘schools about immigration and not all the companies that hire illegal immig]rants? I’ll tell you why- because schools are run by mostly by women and you find it easier to blame at women than to take down a business run by a man for providing the very jobs that bring these kids parents here. So I know where the chicken is hatched, plucked and turned into boneless skinless children breast for my store. It is in a factory that is run by a man with illegal immigrants doing the work. Get your own chicken and eggs sorted out.[/quote] I think you missed the point. If we didn't have an overwhelming amount of illegal immigration, then certain school would not have such a burden (whether NCLB existed or not). These schools might very well look much better. I am not blaming the schools or teachers. I am blaming the voters for not understanding the consequences of their votes, the resulting policies, and the direct impact on schools. Perhaps NCLB just highlights the impacts of a high rate of illegal immigration. And if not NCLB, would other standardized testing not show the same thing? Unless of course you just want zero testing so that these facts are kept hidden. Immigration is indeed an education problem when uncontrolled. I would like to see immigration laws relative to work enforced as well. I have absolutely no problem with that - bring it on! Your odd transition to a man-woman issue is bizarre and seems to speak to a chip on your shoulder.[/quote]
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