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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are white or asian, so what if there is an uptick in FARMs students? The number of FARMs students does [b]NOT[/b] statistically impact the performance of White and Asian students. Now if you are AA or Hispanic, and either FARMs are non-FARMs, then yes I would be concerned if your local school has high FARMs, because there is evidence it may negatively impact your child. You may need to invest in supplementation if you see your child's scores dipping.[/quote]

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NP.  What is the evidence that high FARMs rate negatively impacts AA and Hispanic children, but not White or Asian? If that's true, then white parents should be unconcerned about the percentage of FARM children in their child's school (as they seem with charters).

One probable factor in the achievement gap that's never discussed is the [i]assumption[/i] that white kids are better learners and that their parents are more motivated to ensure a quality education.[/quote]

[b]It may impact their test scores but it does impact their classroom experience.[/b]  I am amazed that so parents assume one teacher can differentiate that much in one classroom.  If your kid is advanced (not gifted just above typical) in a class where the majority of the kids are reading one to two grade levels below--who do you think the teacher is going to focus on? The kids who are going to bring down the school test scores.  Your higher achieving kid is either "helping' others or doing a lot of busy work.  I am the daughter of a teacher and she was very clear to stop kidding myself on this front.  Best case scenario, the teacher teaches straight down the middle. Most likely scenario, focus only on the kids that will make your school test scores look "bad"--and that to me is a very negative classroom/educational experience. [/quote]

I think you're missing a "not" somewhere in this sentence.  I understand what you're trying to say, though.

The issue I'm having is with the PP quoted above saying that it's not a problem for white or asian kids but AA and Hispanic parents need to worry.  I repeatedly see the grown ups in the room looking at a class full of kids and seeing all the black and hispanic kids as those "who are going to bring down the school test scores."

For those who want to use data showing that even minority kids from higher SES households score lower than white kids on testing, I'm saying this widely held assumption is a contributing factor.  I wouldn't want my AA kid in a classroom where this belief prevails, but I'm growing more and more convinced that it's impossible to get away from it in public schools.  [/quote]

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