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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]You don't need to preach to me. I'm a Public school teacher myself and well aware of my duties as a teacher. My daughter did go to kindergarten without issues. The fact is this is a problem for many kids, not just kindergarteners. If a child is capable of moving at an accelerated pace, it should be available to him or her. If this is the case in VA, I can assure you it's not the case nationwide. Most school districts spend their time and money on those who can't and the ones who can are the ones who are left behind.  
 
 
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Wow!  I strongly disagree with you.  Are  you an elementary school teacher?  Doesn't sound like it.[/quote]
Yes, of course I'm a teacher. Why would anyone lie about that ? It's not exactly considered a well respected profession anymore.
I'm not quite sure what part  you disagree  with--kind of curious to know.... You probably haven't had any experience with the schools such as the ones where I teach. This is a school where the focus was on test scores and getting all of the kids to pass the standards. We are critiqued many times a month by administrators, hired consultants, or so called master teachers ( I saw 'so called' bc often times they are not) who come into our classes unannounced to observe us teach. Then we meet with them and they tell us how we could
Be teaching better and which strategies to use, etc because the trends in education are always changing. 'This year we'll teach math this way and the following year that trend it out and we have to relearn a whole new program or best practice method. Doesn't matter if you're a first year teacher or have tenure. And some schools even  Have grants where teachers are awarded a certain amount of money if their students perform well on the standardized tests. So you tell me-- if you have a check dangling in front of your nose like a carrot , which students are you going to focus on to ensure you get that money?

Anyway, I probably don't sound like a teacher  because I'm simply stating the truth, based on my experiences, and not saying how wonderful and amazing all the students are and how everyone will succeed and pass the standards(!!!!)--which is how most teachers have to talk nowadays to keep the parents happy.

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