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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Trust me, I have huge problems with MCPS, but DCPS is just not this glorious heaven you’re making it out to be. Sure, there are some good elementary schools, but what about middle and high school?

Public education in the US is a crap show all over. Stop acting like DCPS is heavenly.

Also, if you don’t understand why it’s a problem for PTAs to fund aides, you’re an idiot. It’s simply not a sustainable source of funding, unless the PTA is committed to paying for that person for as long as he/she wants to work there and is performing well, even if that’s 25 years. How is that a good solution?[/quote]

It will always be a good solution when your county-run school districts thinks kindergarten and 1st grade should have 24-28 five or six year olds all at different ability levels and only one teacher and all different ability levels. Your attempt arguing that PTAs aren't a reliable funding source or that the same aide is in the same school for two decades doesn't hold water.

Have you ever volunteered in your kids' K or 1st grade? It's like whack-a-mole. Hopefully something sticks! Our overstuffed ES has mothers and fathers taking OFF OF full-time jobs to volunteer as much as possible it is such a serious matter.  Then working after 8pm to catch-up on office work.

And yes, DCPS has an excellent 20+ year track record of each class' K and 1st grade parents paying for an aide if the Central Office does not appoint one for ESOL/FARM/Poverty reasons. So now most K and grade 1 in DCPS have one teacher and one aide - the NW DC schools have that and the Title 1 schools have that.  
Seems fair to millions of people and 1000s of public school districts who allow that.

WHY would anyone think it's better in ANY kindergarten classroom or 1st grade classroom in the country not to have an aide helping the teacher? What exactly is better about that?  Please tell us more. Tell us what you really think this time.[/quote]

I think school systems should be paying for these things rather than pushing the burden on parents. That’s what you all should be fighting for.[/quote]

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