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[quote=Anonymous]Separating kids by ability saves money, and whether you like it or not, we don’t have infinite funding. (Though APS spends more per student than most systems nationwide!)

We can’t — and shouldn’t — allocate most of our funding toward initiatives that serve only to make people feel good. Money should be spent on getting the greatest number of students ready to be productive adults with meaningful work. Spending loads on ineffective inclusion practices at the expense of REAL learning for capable/motivated students makes absolutely no sense.

There will always be a need for differentiation in classrooms, but when teachers have ENORMOUS gaps in ability (like kids who speak no English, or kids who have massive behavioral issues that disrupt the entire class), no learning is happening for anyone. That must stop.

Put kids in different classrooms. Scrap language immersion schools and have all students who lack English proficiency attend classes that are geared toward language acquisition until they can move over to the Gen Ed classrooms.

There are such wide ranges of special ed. Plenty of kids are capable of inclusion in gen ed with REASONABLE supports (extra time on tests, different seating options, etc). *We cannot provide everyone a 1:1 aide!* Many sped students need to be in dedicated sped classrooms. That’s just reality.

Then we need to discuss the students who have massive behavioral issues NOT due to an actual disability but due to family culture/poor parenting. Bring back alternative schools! These students should ONLY be allowed to attend their neighborhood school when they can demonstrate ability to behave appropriately, like they will have to do as an adult in the real world!

Parents have no stake in the game when our system runs with no accountability or consequences. For some, they will go back to parenting their kids if they realize their child’s future is going to be GRIM otherwise.[/quote]

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