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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I continue to not understand why we are so quick to make excuses for and give the benefit of the doubt to lack of organization and overall incompetence when it comes to educating our children.  If SSMA parents were dealing with shady dealings in a home or car purchase or in some other areas of their lives, they would likely never accept the treatment and behaviour.  Why must we accept this when it comes to our children's education?  Why such patience and acceptance?  Are the other options that bad?? [/quote]

In the case of Shining Stars, I think that the reason that many parents are willing to give the school some patience and acceptance is that by and large, our children's classroom experiences have been wonderful. It's an amazing group of parents. I know a lot of people who have gone through agonizing home purchases and compromised in some areas because overall, the home was exactly what they wanted.

We were at Shining Stars last year and loved it. My daughter learned so much, became so independent, made so many great friendships. We left because of commute, and now I'm glad we did, because if they do co-locate with SELA next year, that's a totally unsustainable commute for us. But it was a hard decision because of all the other things that were wonderful about the school and the community we found there. I understand why the families that have stayed want it to work, and having spoken to many of them, I don't think that they're sitting back and patiently accepting incompetence. I think they're pushing for answers and solutions as best they can, knowing that instant answers and solutions are impossible.[/quote]

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