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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No schools should be allowing any children to skip grades just because an entitled parent thinks they have the right to demand it. Schools need to stop caving in to these insane requests. They would never even entertain this at a school in wards 7 or 8. Your skin color doesn’t make you anymore deserving of having a demand approved than a black parent who might be economically disadvantaged. [/quote]

I'm at a Ward 8 school that has moved children up. in one case, the parent asked about better programming for their student and the admin reviewed all of the student's current and past data and felt skipping was the appropriate next step. It's not an insane request. It just might not be an appropriate answer for all students.

Parents should not assume how much the teacher or administrator readily knows a student's academic standing -- especially at the beginning of the year when assessment data can be slow to get to the current teacher/school. I wish more Ward 7 or 8 families who recognize their children can handle advanced work in the younger grades would make more demands. I absolutely believe that would lead to more rigorous work overall and better middle school performance later. Do it early before a child with significant potential has it dulled out of them from years of substandard, below level work. [/quote]

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