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Yes, there are poor families who have the internal structure of UMC families, but they are in the minority in DC. KIPP is targeting those kids whose parents don't ask about homework, aren't conditioned to sit and pay attention to a teacher, who don't know the "soft skills" that UMC kids learn. They are in the business of filling gaps. [/quote]

This is unbelievably racist. You think that the white UMC kids of DC have the soft skills that make them "conditioned to sit and pay attention to a teacher"? No, they have parents who will argue that it's not developmentally appropriate for them to sit still and that they need a yoga ball or fidget or ability to move during lessons or... any number of things. It is the white parents I know who don't ask about homework and argue for less of it. Sheesh.[/quote]

Those parents at whom you scoff have the academic research on their side. In any event, what bothers you so much about a fidget toy? What's wrong with not wanting an overload of homework?[/quote]

:roll: I was once one of those parents, and my son actually needs structure.  There's no "academic research" showing that lack of structure is good for kids.  Lack of structure was awful for him, actually.  [/quote]

One again, kids, and families, are different, which it is why it is silly that some posters keep making the point that "UMCs think they are so smart but really they are clueless about their lame-ass kids, who all could use KIPP"

Anyway, see 13:15. That article makes much better points than I can articulate.[/quote]

You're twisting the topic. The topic is UMC parents (like you) who think that a KIPP could NEVER be a good learning environment for their child.  OP (and I) are suggesting that in fact it could be a good environment for many kids, regardless of income levels. The refusal to even consider or learn about it for your kid because you think it is just for "those" kids is what we're calling out.  [/quote]

You have many assumptions going. Talk about twisting. KIPP would never be a good environment for my child; I believe it can be a great environment for a different child. Meanwhile, I have known a lot about KIPP for a long time, and I know people who have worked there since early on.  What I'm calling out is that what you think you are commiting uninformed stereotyping in thinking that you are calling out uninformed stereotyping. But whatever. Keep the chip on your shoulder.[/quote]

Um ... ok.  So what's your position on OP's question? Why does this board and UMC parents in general never consider KIPP as viable options? [/quote]

(a) Some on this board and some UMC parents do consider KIPP. I don't understand why you keep saying "never'.
(b) The multiple reasons that many UMC parents do not consider KIPP have been provided in several places in this thread (too long of a school day, too structured, targeted at underserved students, etc. etc.)[/quote]

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