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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I take back my words about making a PK thread. It’s insane how some people think that PK teachers would sit back and teach other grades in the first place.
Or they haven’t lived here long enough to figure out how much value DCPS places in PK.

Or the value of starting school at this age, especially for children with special needs, HUGE gains can be made in PK. For people who ‘follow science’ they sure don’t know a lock about education.[/quote]

I’m the PP who hit a nerve. I have two children in DCPS. My younger one is special needs and has had interventions since a toddler. He is now 10 and has an IEP because, even though interventions at the PK level help, most of these children need services long term. Schools absolutely cannot meet IEP requirements in a virtual setting that my child, and many other children, have and need. And let me tell you, for a lot of SN children the stakes are much higher at 10/12/15 years old than at 3. I’m living this nightmare and don’t wish it on anyone. [b]But the focus needs to be on older kids getting back in the classroom first. The stakes are much higher, SN or not. [/b]It may not be a politically acceptable argument on DCUM, but it is reality that many of us live, and at this time when resources are scarce, hard and unpopular decisions need to be made.[/quote]

Your anecdote about your kid is a complete non sequester because kids with IEPs are prioritized for in-person learning.  Also, to the bolded, what evidence do you cite that says that the stakes are higher for older kids?  There is mountains of evidence that show that 1) early intervention is crucial for helping kids succeed; and 2) universal PK is an enormous societal benefit that helps lift kids out of poverty.

What if a PK kid that might need early intervention is not identified because none are in person?  You are hitting a nerve because your arguments are not based in fact or reality, they are based on you wanting to prioritize your kids (who GOT HELP IN PK) over the kids of others, just because they are older.  Continuing to state that k and up should be prioritized is an opinion, not a fact.  DC has PK, you clearly took advantage of it so didn't think it was a waste or resources at the time.  If your school hadn't had PK when your kid was in PK, maybe the older kids could have had smaller classrooms or your school could have let in more out of bounds kids, which would have been helpful to them.  Were you advocating for that at the time or just taking advantage of PK because you could?  Clearly the latter[/quote]

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