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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my experience, that is true.   [b]The kids without the money and resources need some kind of pull out program[/b] -- be it "gifted" or some particularly challenging school -- the most.  [/quote]

I am right now in a small village in Eastern Europe where elementary school is year round (3 tracks to accommodate all the students).
There are 5 old computers in the entire school. The teachers use basic textbooks and a green chalk board. There are no Promethean boards, no LCD projectors , no listening centers, very minimal technology.
I was invited to the 3rd grade class to help students with their English pronunciation. English is their 3rd language, being taught 3 times a week (45 minutes each)
All the kids were able to read from their English textbook and answer the questions in writing. They lacked oral fluency and so did their teacher.
I then stayed for the other subjects and visited other grade levels . Almost every student was able to follow the written directions. This is the only school the village has so there's no such thing as gifted and talented; however there is daily music and chess instruction for all students.
So I truly do not get it when people complain that students do not perform well in the capital of the USA because the school lacks funding.
Instead of spending so much time on constant testing, writing measurement topics making sure mastery is reached or else reteach the same thing again and again, let the teachers follow a certain curriculum.
However, this won't work in the USA because education is such a big business, with lucrative charters mushrooming right and left, because they have something "innovative" to offer.[/quote]

How is the generational poverty in that village compared to DC?  Are most of the fathers in jail, dead, or on their way there?  Do they kids have role models and motivation to succeed via school?[/quote]

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