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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had this feeling too.  I volunteered at a kindergarten party in my sons class. 30 kids one teacher one aid.  The aid spent the entire time trying to get 3 kids under control.  They were throwing chairs in the reading corner, tackling each other, yelling and screaming.  I finally understood why when I had the parent teacher conference it seemed like the teacher had no clue who my average child was.  He was lost in the noise, sometimes literally. It was heartbreaking.  I don’t fault the teachers I fault government actors who have consistently fought to under support public education for the last 40 years and the push to mainstream all children which does not provide those most in need with environs conducive to their own healthy growth and learning and undermines the education of more average performers.   It’s doing so much damage to our nation and children. [b]I don’t know what can be done[/b].  [/quote]

I know this is not the answer to the question you asked but my family decided to make our budget uncomfortably tight so that our kids can go to our parish elementary school. It is hard seeing neighbors do much needed updates on their homes when our house needs it as well (windows have freeze on the inside as well as the outside on the coldest mornings) but it is what it is. We feel fortunate to (barely) be able to pull of tuition but the school our kids attend has very few of the widespread issues I hear about in our public.[/quote]

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