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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I will point out two things. First, as a former elementary teacher, I think most Hispanic and black parents are way, way too deferential to teachers' assessment of their children, including AAP resource teacher. In my experience white and especially Asian parents are much, much more willing to go over a teacher's head and advocate for their children to be in the AAP program. They go and appeal and get a wisc. They parent referral so the student is screened regardless. Black and hispanic parents seem to accept a teacher's assessment that their child shouldn't be in the program and leave it at that. [/quote]

I could totally see this.  My spouse, who is in a pediatric specialty, says that white, educated parents are much more likely to question his diagnosis, ask for other explanations, etc.  In contrast, he said that black and Latino families (who are less likely to be well-educated in our urban, gentrifying area) are less likely to ask questions or challenge him, and more apt to just accept his opinion as the authority.  FWIW.  I think part of it is education/health literacy, and part of it may be cultural (deference to authority).  [/quote]

Is your husband ever wrong? Does he every change his mind based on his patients' parents observations?[/quote]

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