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I'd bet a small, nimble district could handle 20% ESOL and 20% FARMS better than a big, giant county district like Montgomery or Fairfax. 
At least Fairfax does not have a F'd up curriculum for all of it's non-magnet students. [/quote]

How about 18% ESOL and 35% FARMs?

A small district with 35% FARMs would be a district that didn't have enough money to handle 20% ESOL and 20% FARMs well.[/quote]

No school or government or budget can compare to two responsible parents with jobs raising their children right. [/quote]

What question does your post answer?[/quote]
I'd say it answers OP's question and all the fluff about ESOl and FARMS.  My poor immigrant parents who didn't speak english and didn't receive free lunches or English tutors in grade school in America had two responsible parents who actively raised their children. Everyone learned english, worked hard, paid taxes, stayed in school, graduated, got full-time jobs, never were incarcerated, never on the dole.  [/quote]

I think you are probably dramatically underestimating the amount of assistance your parents and grandparents received, PP, and how quickly they acquired English. https://news.wisc.edu/study-debunks-myth-that-early-immigrants-quickly-learned-english/[/quote]

That's hilarious, because my German-speaking father was sent home from kindergarten with a note saying, "Please return once you learn English." So he did and returns in 4 mos as a 6 yo. [/quote]

Where did he live and when did this happen? I’ve heard it before, but none of my relatives (immigrants who came from Russia, Malta, and Japan in the 1920s to the NYC area) say they remember this happening. I’m not doubting you; I’m just curious. That said, they all taught themselves English; none remember having dedicated aides in the schools.[/quote]

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