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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe more parents would be "trailblazers" if they were confident that certain things that usually affect high-poverty schools would be taken care of like:
- actually removing chronically disruptive children from the classroom (so that all kids can learn, and teachers are able to create more relaxed environments)
- providing a rich, well-balanced curriculum, not one that is completely about the tests
- making sure that higher performing students, or students with unique talents, can get proper attention from the teachers and not get lost in the NCLB shuffle
- getting the schools staffed with experienced teachers who already know how to teach, not lots of inexperienced folks who are learning on the job

These things are basically a given in schools that service mostly middle and high income kids, but not in schools with mostly low income kids. [/quote]

Unfortunately, as long as school reform practices are in place, these things are unlikely to change. For instance, DCPS purposely staffed some schools (e.g. Shaw) with inexperienced teachers thinking they would be better than experienced ones because they were Teach for America recruits.[/quote]

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