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[quote=Anonymous][code]Ok I am reading a lot of petty, gossipy, ignorant things being written here. It's disgusting. The assigning of students to individual classes is actually a tedious, complicated process which takes place in the spring before everyone goes home for the summer. Teachers make CAREFUL recommendations based on a number of factors: keeping a balanced boy/girl balance, keeping a balance of what we refer to as High, Medium and Low for both academic skills and behavior. And believe it or not we have to keep in mind the parents of these kids. If too many helicopter or PITA ( pain in the ass ) parents assigned to one teacher they switch them out and shuffle to keep a good balance of that also. Most schools have a policy that allow a parent to meet with the principal or write a letter to identify the "characteristics" of what they would like to see in a teacher. If your principal is wishy washy or not a good administrator than, yes, sometimes parents who bitch the most get to make changes. Sometimes principals take the path of least resistance - but it really ticks off all of the teachers because they spend a lot of time trying to make a good match. Also, teachers try to send on kids with at least one friend from their previous class. HOWEVER, if the little darlings are truly obnoxious together than yes, they are most definitely separated. Then, there are other reasons students are put into various classes. Maybe the speech teacher clumps a few kids together so they can service them at the same time. If there are a group of ELL ( english language learners ) they might be put into a class together. Then parents will write a letter requesting that certain children NOT be with other children and the principal definitely tries to accommodate those parents. IT'S VERY COMPLICATED and not some petty, random "unscientific" system that you all seem to think it is. [quote]

+100.

I understand that the heavy duty PTA parents want to inflate their importance, but, honestly, 90% of the time, in DC, even when you think you have influence over placement, you don't. Seriously, parents, you are a not a serious consideration by yourselves, and your wishes are only honored when we agree that there is an educationally sound reason to hear you out.[/quote]

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