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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your child's instructional day will be interrupted by countless episodes of disruptive behavior. The classroom culture will be tense as these children are frequently not engaged and well below level of the grade level material. Many of the  teachers will be on the spectrum of burnout. Lots of staff turnover. The school focus will be to raise those test scores and the curriculum will be focused entirely on that. The common denominator of rigor will be much lower. Your kid will look like a rock star to most teachers who appreciate that he does his work, doesn't mouth off, and makes an effort. Is this a good thing? Not really, because the perception is skewed. He won't be challenged. He will not be motivated and inspired  by other achievers, as they are not the norm. He will be involved in a close knit group of friends there, which is nice, but there are few options to make broader connections. School events are sparsely attended by the whole of the community.

Before the flamers start, yes, there are some  kids from low income environments who excel beyond all these characterizations, but it is not the norm.

Sincerely,

Someone who really knows......[/quote]

I agree with this. My kid was very average in a good elementary school. She is the rock star in a bad middle school. Her cousin goes to the same grade, but different school. After my daughter came home with straight A's  :shock: I quizzed her based on the level of work her cousin is doing. She failed miserably. I set up a meeting with her teacher and they couldn't explain why she didn't do well with "my quiz". They were adamant that they were teaching the same curriculum and that she was performing well. I told them I don't want her measured against her peers. I didn't get very far but I now we are forced to consider private school. Seems like there are other kids in the same boat as her. I really wish they would separate the good kids from the bad and actually follow the curriculum. Not to mention, she comes homes EVERYDAY and talks about fights and disruptions. Every single day.

I think the issue here is that most of the kids come from low income housing developments with very unengaged parents. I Have a friend whose child attends a high FARMS school that is mostly Hispanic and things are much better there. Parents may not have a lot of time to help their kids, but they do value education and won't tolerate acting up in school.[/quote]

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