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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP and the stupid equity lens is myopic! Woe to the average, native language speaker without a 504. You know who gets left behind? The “unlabeled” quiet, well-mannered, respectful DC with equally polite and engaged parents.

These are the students who get no additional support, guidance or almighty, nebulous “resources” or even attention. These kids fall through the cracks.

Why? The teachers, admins, counselors, social workers, front office admins, SROs are all in crisis mode and there’s literally no time for your bright DC (not bright enough for AAP though) who needs help with …anything. As I’ve been told, “average is absolutely fine” or, “DC is doing just fine and doesn’t need anything else - she’ll pick it up eventually” or “let’s wait until next year - sometimes boys mature later” or “no conference needed - no issues.”

You as the parent, however, will do kitchen-table teaching and tutoring all throughout ES. You’ll teach your own DC how to read, administer spelling tests, teach geography, make vocabulary and math facts flash cards.

You’ll also need to hire a professional tutor for higher level math and science around freshman year. Plan to do intensive SAT prep to include test-taking strategies and DC will likely learn more from SAT prep than from class subjects.

Mom of 2 FCPS graduates: one college graduate and one rising college senior. [/quote]

Don't try and pin this on Special Needs kids.  You don't know just how lucky you are to get to deal with "average" without complications.  And the result is a college graduate--and I assume another going to college?  Big old middle finger to that attitude.  [/quote]

Put down your middle finger. I was directly criticizing the carefully orchestrate 504 plans that savvy parents know to get and game the system. Same for gaining admission to AAP (go to the right child psychologist, go to the correct tutoring center, join the THHSST study group). My “expert” relative did extensive research to get her neurotypical DC a 504 that allows for additional testing time and some very specific supports.

When every other student has a 504, you can understand how this gamesmanship ends up undermining those students who have a genuine and legal right and need. We’ve gummed up the system.

An entire generation of FCPS parents arrive to register their DC in Head Start or peek with their hands out and ready to avail themselves of all resources.

A pregnant teen FCPS student gets showered with “resources” and all the help and services you can imagine - ok, great, nice but ask for some help with the very basics or if your kid slips behind-no worries. Average is just fine.

See also thread re: FCPS graduations. Everyone graduates.

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Nope, leaving it up. A kid who got into college and graduated was prepared.  I don’t think anyone considers that falling through the cracks. Seems solidly average or above. Where were you shortchanged?  How do you know the detailed medical histories of all these 504 moochers?  And IQs of AAP kids?  Yes, average is just fine, why all the animosity towards those who researched and were able to use a resource?  [/quote]

lol. 50% of Navy elementary is AAP. You really think 50% of those kids have a 130 IQ or higher? [/quote]

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It’s absurd.  [/quote]

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