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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Which Focus School is it?  Maybe that makes a difference.

I'll go against all the other posters and say that we don't love our Focus School.

[b]Before I get flamed completely, I feel like I need to say that we are a minority/mixed-race family so people don't automatically come on here and tell that I am racist.[/b]

There have been several things that we have not liked, especially when we compare our experience with that of friends/families at non-FOCUS elementary schools in MoCo.

First off, the wealthier schools seem to have a MUCH better sense of community.  The kids play together on a soccer team / parents all know each other / do piano recitals together.  Our school offers piano lessons but there is not enough demand for it (expensive) so they will probably axe the program next year.

Which leads me to the second issue.  Lack of before/after school enrichments.  My nephews school offers anything and everything under the son - Scouts, dance, language, drama, science, you name it.  Our school has maybe half (if that) the offerings that they do.

Part of the reason there seems to be less of a sense of community is the language.  My DD's best friend in 1st grade was a little girl whose parents did not speak English.  That is completely fine (I am a kid of immigrants) but it was really tough to forge a relationship with the family.  It is much easier to forge relationships with people when you speak the same language.  The family is very friendly with other families who speak their language (rightfully so) but there seems to be a decent amount of self-segregation.  You see it especially at the school events, like International Night (ironically enough).

Communication is the other big difference we have noticed.  Wealthier schools seem to use apps like Class Dojo to let parents know what is going on.  We have never had a teacher use that.  There are no 'room moms' or weekly emails from teachers.  Not sure if the teachers are just more overwhelmed or if it is school specific or what.

There is more, and I'm sure people are going to tear up my post but I wanted to put another POV out there.  We can't afford to move so we're here for the long term.  If we were able to afford a non-Focus school, I would move in a heartbeat.  [/quote]
ok -- your school is not that great, truly a bad assumption to assume that at a wealthier school those problems would magically disappear.
By the way, being a person of color does not mean you cannot be racist.
SMH - Why do people have to keep being reminded of that shit?[/quote]

What shit??  What in that PP did you find racist?  There was no mention of race.  Why are you even bringing race into this??

Anyone who comes on here saying anything even remotely negative about a lower income Title 1 or Focus schools automatically gets labeled a racist on this board.  Doesn't matter if they are making valid comments.

SMH - Why do people have to keep being reminded that it's not always about race?

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I NEVER SAID THAT OP WAS RACIST I WAS RESPONDING TO OP'S OWN ASSERTION ""Before I get flamed completely, I feel like I need to say that we are a minority/mixed-race family so people don't automatically come on here and tell that I am racist."
I WAS SIMPLY POINTING OUT THAT WAS AN ASININE ASSERTION.
Maybe you better work on reading comprehension before you start responding to posts.[/quote]

You were not quoting the OP, you were quoting a different poster.

Anyone who needs to yell at anonymous posters online is the asinine one.

Sounds like you need to calm the F down and respond to posts more accurately before spewing off crap.[/quote]
AND OP'S POST WAS INCLUDED IN THE QUOTED MATERIAL AT THE TOP. 
MAYBE JUST ADMIT YOU WERE MISTAKEN AND MOVE THE F* ON[/quote]

You, my lovely friend, need to pop a Xanax.  Nowhere did you quote the OP.  Nowhere.  You quoted 21:55 and that's it.

I hope you don't scream at your kids the way you scream at random people online.   :lol:   I don't care what color you or your kids are - that just seems over the top.  Hope you have a fantastic and calming weekend.   :wink: [/quote]

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