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[quote=Anonymous]MCPS has a lot to deal with. In schools where the majority of the kids struggle, the resources are almost entirely dedicated to the kids who are not meeting the standard the school is aiming toward.

This is necessary. However, students who are average or above average will get little or no attention. If they can get into Highly Gifted program, they are in good shape. Those students who just miss out on Highly gifted but who don't need lots of extra help are left out entirely. Parents of these students are going to move out of these districts if they can afford to and the gap widens.

This is our situation. We tried to stay in a struggling school but our kid wasn't struggling so there was nothing to offer him. He finished his work and was not challenged because it was just him and maybe one other kid in class who could do the work. The teacher needed to focus on the kids who needed help. There was no time to help kids who wanted work to get an ES.

To keep parents quiet, kids get an ES or two. The might deserve it but they certainly didn't get the ES level work that they needed. It's not the teacher's fault but it's just the way it is.
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