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You know I don't think DCPS dismisses parents and I don't think they are all about appearances, lots of pressure yes, but not everyone is a cynical manipulator out there.  That said, they have to work with what they have and many parents for many reasons can't contribute enough to their child's educational needs.   Given that is a reality for a certain cohort other strategies need to be employed.

However, my feeling in DC is that there is a bubble group of kids quite smart and capable of doing more rigorous work that do not because there is so much focus on the cohort in crisis.   There are tremendous demands placed on both the school administration and teachers in these circumstances.  This is why I like Cantania's focus on redirecting needs.  That said ideally there would be smaller number of these type of schools in crisis and more where there is solid performance.  Yes it is lovely to have a schools scoring at 90% on test like the DC Cas, but you have to wonder if they are teaching that or parents are providing that through extras.

If DC had more solid 75% schools we would not have this boundary crisis because many of us would quit driving across town and help build these type of schools.  The problem is that we have a few 80-90 % schools and a lot of 30% and below schools.  [/quote]

They may not all be cynical manipulators , but they sure haven't been able to really improve things since their initial bumbling "no excuses" effort.  Maybe they realized it's beyond them and just gave up -- on all the kids -- not just the ones who really need help (which will take time and lots of expertise -- which they do not have).  Meanwhile, kids with supportive parents do not receive the education they need either.  Oh, They get it from their families, but not from the school system-- where they are treated more like movable little scoring machines.[/quote]

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