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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op, the quick (and sad) answer to your question is nothing.  All the advantages that WTOP park seem to have come from SES.

1) schools have more financial resources bc parents can afford to give
2) parents can participate more either bc one can afford to SAH (and thus have the time) or they have jobs that allows for flexibility so they can volunteer
3) kids are not as disruptive bc they do not have to deal with crap at home
4) parents have the means and the will to "fix" those kids who are disruptive

I could go on but you get the point.  [/quote]

So here is the other side of the coin for each claim you're making (I'm numbering them for quick reference):
1) Title I schools enjoy many more fully funded partnerships due to their Title I status (needs good management but it's there for the taking and a true asset)
2) you find fewer high-maintenance parents; they aren't constantly in the face of a teacher who is otherwise doing a good job
3) kids appreciate school, truly bond, and make it their home
4) see (2): try do what you propose, rude awaking, unless of course it's a poor black child...[/quote]

+1. I had a draft saying the same things, but slightly more offensively. You call them "high-maintenance parents", and I was going to comment on the "pushy neurotic controlling parents" who could be a huge stressor and time sink on teachers, possibly on par with the 8 year-old with behavioral problems, but at least schools have specialized staff for the kid. The parents are all on the teacher.

There was another comment about the "class party coordinator" taking work off the teachers WOTP. Whee. Really? That sounds like a job created to give a bored person a sense of purpose.

I'm actually really looking forward to meeting and collaborating with the current ELL moms at my local DCPS. They may not bully the local businesses into throwing money at a PTA, but they seem plenty involved, they know how to feed a crowd, and they were smart enough to get their kids into a school that has been doing great things for their kids.[/quote]

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