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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seems like a chicken and egg problem. If more middle class families sent their kids to S. Arlington schools, there would be a larger cohort of equivalent peers (still a need for differentiation, but better balanced). We could maybe see some of the middling schools move in the direction of Patrick Henry.

Yet as it stands now, given the delta in quality, parents seem to (understandably) steer away from many of the S. Arlington schools in favor of alternatives.

Short of extensive bussing (which we all know is a no-go), is there a way of resolving this problem? The county helped create this mess. Is there a way the county can step in and help fix it?

I am an optimist at heart, and really want to believe that the schools can improve. [/quote]

This is going to be controversial and I'm gonna get flamed for this...

Why not school within a school for middle class English speakers? Give a reading assessment and place those kids in one class. Give the parents an assurance their kid won't be one of 5 that is each put in a different class.[/quote]

I think that's kind of what happens in practice with pullout with the RTGs--not that the kids are necessarily "gifted," but they end up getting pulled into a group outside of their classes. But that's not really a solution to the overall issue. There is just a difference between being in a classroom where everyone is used to being around books, going to the library, and reading with their parents and being in a classroom where learning to read is like any other thing you do at school. By the older grades, the kids get it--you see them walking around with books and talking about books. But not at the younger grades...although you do see that at north Arlington schools (6 and 7 year olds talking about their favorite authors, reading chapter books, navigating the library by themselves, etc.)[/quote]

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