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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hey everyone - we're a few years away from kindergarten and I've been looking at the statistics for our Arlington Public Schools elementary school. Folks in the neighborhood have said good things about it but a couple have mentioned the high percentage (26%) of English learners require extra attention and resources so that lower needs kids might not get much attention. First time parent with only daycare experience so I don't know how to interpret that. I'm sure going to school while learning the language is tough - so how does that work? I'm sure it doesn't matter much for a kindergartner (coloring inside the lines crosses all languages) but how does this play out when more structured learning begins?

My wife attended a semi-rural public school in the midwest and felt held back with teachers focusing their energy on the kids who needed it the most. I know she's worried about the same thing happening here. Of course APS has a much better reputation than my wife's old school district but I'm curious what this looks like in the real world. [/quote]

Best practices in EL and special education translate to best practices for all students--assuming your school is one of those great APS schools. If you aren't interested in having your children educated in a diverse setting, there are many lovely private schools where you are almost guaranteed that all students will look like yours and be "high achievers".

My husband moved here when he was 11. He was an EL kid. He has a four year degree and earns a ridiculous amount of money utilizing his bilingual skills.

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I am so over this “looks like me nonsense.” How come black and brown people get to say that they want to be around people who “look like them,” but white people have to say that they want to be in a diverse environment or they are deemed racist? [/quote]

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