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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]to 15:01 - I think you sound unhinged. 
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She may b nuts but she has a point. Passive DC public school parents/voters are a big part of the problem. Move to the burbs and you'll get it, hon.

BTW, it's not unusual for Deal parents to band together to hire tutors, particularly to teach writing. The emails asking for takers go around.  You'll see this at DCI eventually.

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Unhinged Deal Parent who was in a DCI Feeder[/quote]

[b]I read this article, as a both a former DCPS teacher and former charter school employee, the mother has a point. I currently teach in the suburbs and I can most assuredly tell you that the parents advocate hard as hell to ensure their children receive enrichment and acceleration [both are two different things]. As parents she and her husband seem very involved in trying to hold DCI accountable to their mission statement. There isn’t anything wrong with that. People are just upset because she is calling DCI on what is is lacking and there’s also the issue of unintentional bias that she seemingly touches upon. People in this area rarely like to admit that *their school* in DC isn’t on the golden brick road.

No teenager (white, black, Asian or other) will ask for more enriching assignments after they complete their class work, most times they are happy to have placed a check mark next to the assignment and move on. The *only* exception to this age group are my Gifted & Talented students who are eager to learn and love challenges.

One of the differences between the District (publics/charters) and suburban schools is the enrichment & acceleration component. In the District, they are philosophically opposed to enrichment & acceleration for fear that it will single out and only be beneficial to White and Asian students. IMHO, this belief is racist, in the suburbs we welcome enrichment and acceleration, we test for it, quantify the data and also recognize GT/2e (twice exceptional students who are GT but have a few learning disabilities such as ADHD/Asperger’s).  In the suburbs we let the chips fall where they fall and move on. No one is trying to outrank each other in the social justice war.[/quote]

What suburb are you talking about?[/quote]

Howard County[/quote]

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