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[quote=Anonymous][quote]+1. We are moving our GT/LD kid out of MoCo and into private because I can't stand to watch a bright, motivated 6th grader get beaten down and discouraged day after day. I'm sure there are good teachers out there, and to be fair he has a couple who get him and push him, but we've been told outright by the principal that the school's job is not to have kids reach their potential, but to get them to proficiency. I think it's a crime for a school system encourage proficiency (mediocrity) rather than encouraging each child's potential for excellence. Parents and students are not the customers in MoCo.[/quote]

Same experience. Our principal has said the same thing that 504 and IEPs are only to get kids to the base proficiency. It doesn't matter if they are working well below their potential, frustrated, and make no progress for 1-3 years as long as they don't fall below grade level. In MCPS, a child has to start failing to get accommodations or services to address their learning disability. [/quote]

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