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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids of Black African immigrants are doing well in MCPS.  They are accepted by top colleges and become the post child for diversity.  I wonder if MCPS knows the different between a kid from Africa immigrant family and a kid from a black family who has been here for generation.
50% hispanic are white, and many of them came from well educated and two parents family.  Those kids have nothing in common with the poor central american migrants.  
Why not focusing on EACH student?  If a student progresses too slow, wotk with him/her.  You cannot expect a 5th grade student with 2nd grade knowledge to reach the 5th bench mark within one year.  I would like see any center office admin to work as a classroom teacher for a year and make the magic happen.  [/quote]

I agree that it would be interesting to disagregate the data, but the fact is there are plenty of Black kids from African immigrant families not doing well and many African American kids who are. Most often the difference is socioeconomic status. If your parents are PhDs, lawyers, engineers, or doctors, you will do well whether they are From Lagos or Atlanta. However, if your parents are working 16 hour days to manage a 2 bedroom apartment for 5 people, you will more likely struggle, whether they were born in Addis Abbaba or SE DC. I’ve taught Ethiopian middle and high schoolers for 16 years. They have ranged from focused straight A students to those with all Es and multiple behavior referrals. Parent involvement is key, but parents also have to work. Calling someone twenty times to discuss concerns isn’t effective if they aren’t allowed personal calls at work and don’t have paid leave to take for a face to face conference.[/quote]

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