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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think we will very soon learn that the only thing needed for education is a good teacher, chalk and a black board. Our education system isn't failing because it's not well funded enough. It's failing because these kids have way too many corporate backed distractions. [/quote]

No, it's failing because 50% of a class has an ADHD or autism diagnosis with accommodations that require many resources and the other 50% are ESOL kids with parents at home who don't care if their kids learn English as long as they are in school and not needing daycare for 8 hours a day.

If I still had kids at home, there's no way I'd allow them in public school. The minority of kids, those kids without accommodations, are severely disadvantaged and cannot fairly compete with the kids with accommodations, like extra test time. [/quote]

Exactly. They should be graded separately because they have accommodations. The existence of a 540 or IEP is an acknowledgement that they are not the same as other students, and there's been no study to decide how much extra time or which tool is considered "fair."[/quote]

I feel like they are going to leave special Ed alone. The IEP moms would lose their minds. [/quote]They won’t. Special needs families in Florida are doing well with their scholarships to go private, to cover in-home therapies/tutors/caregiving, and a streamlined application process that doesn’t involve the DOE. The law there also requires all schools to allow outside providers. Truly a godsend and should be the national model for special education.[/quote]

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