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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh, we just moved here and my kid will be entering rocky run next year in gen Ed. She does struggle a little in school, needs extra help and even has an IEP because of her adhd. But she isn’t stupid. She is just average albeit creative. We moved here for the schools, is she just going to get a crap education in general Ed? [/quote]

She will do just fine and receive a solid education. Parents want the best for their kids and everyone is advocating for their kids. Last summer at the pool a group of parents were talking about school. One was bemoaning that there were not enough services for her kid with an IEP, another was complaining that the average kids get nothing, and a third was complaining that their advanced kid did not get enough attention. When asked, the mom with the kid with an IEP said that her kid was getting mainly 3s and 4s and received regular pull outs, the mom of the average kid said her child was doing well and seemed engaged but she wanted more reading group time for her kid, and the mom of the advanced kid discussed the extra worksheets her kid was getting. It sounded to me as if all three moms wanted their kid to have more time in order to do more with the Teacher, which I think is common.

There are parents whose kids are on the cusp of being in one group or another, the kids who are a bit ahead in reading or math but not quite far enough to be put in Level III pull outs or Advanced Math. So the math in Gen Ed or LA is moving a bit too slow for them but they would struggle in the next group up. The parents want their kid moved into the more advanced group but the Teachers seem to think that it will be a struggle for the kid. Or their kid is working hard and needs support but is still struggling and the Parents want more done because they want their kid on grade level and mainstreamed.

Honors classes are available in Middle School and AP/IB as well as Honors classes in High School so Parents and Kids have more room to move their kids were they think the kid belongs. There is less freedom of class assignment in ES and that seems to cause some consternation as parents don't always agree with the schools assessment of their child's abilities.[/quote]

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