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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, could the teachers on this thread give me advice? Is the program in a title 1 school which is 50% ELL going to be less rigorous than at a 9-10 school? What about a 7-8?
Trying to decide whether to stay where we are. Kids are mostly fed and clothed and taken care of, just a lot of kids with non educated parents who don't know English. 
I can transfer my son to 7-8, but not to 9-10 (the latter would require moving). But I woukd have to drive him there instead of a 2 min walk to current school.
Also, he gets a lot of free and low cost enrichment just by virtue of going to a title 1. His reading is progressing, as is his writing. I like his teacher and the teachers for the next two grades are also great as I am told. Experienced.
So, will he fall behind by grade 5 compared to his peers who went to GS 9-10?

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I'm a teacher in a Title 1 school and I wouldn't send my child to one unless I really didn't have any other choice. It would be an okay option for ES but most definitely not past 5th grade. The curriculum is the same as other schools but when the focus is on bringing up kids who are below grade level, there is less focus on the higher kids. My DS was one of them. While his school wasn't perfect, there were enough other high kids to form groups for reading and math. In my school, there might be 2 kids per class who are above grade level. In my son's school, around a third of the class was above grade level. If you do stay, make a move to another MS. [/quote]

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