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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What are the [b]resources[/b] that WotP have that EotP elementary schools don’t? Is it just bells and whistles, like chickens and an edible garden? (I don’t want my kids to do gardening in school!)[/quote]

Some of it is bells and whistles - like chickens and edible gardens.....but think about what chickens do.   Kids learn about the lifecycle of a egg.  They watch it hatch and see how chicks are cared for.   For the garden the kids learn about science through the garden.  Is science a bell or a whistle?

I have had my children in EOTP and WOTP schools.   In general - my experience is the that WOTP teachers are better.  They have more diverse student body and the needs  that come along with that.   The complexities of dealing with a Title 1 student body day to day in the class room are greater than when 95% of the class is UMC.  But teachers can only do so much.  When the children are not in the classroom consistently or come exhausted each day because no one at home told them to go to bed.

The WOTP parents pull their kids for a ski trip - b/c their extended family is going that week.   EOTP kids were not in school for a week b/c it was serious rain and getting too and from the bus stop + walking from the stop to the school was too much of a barrier.

The behavior differences in the classroom are real - do not underestimate this and the impact it has on your child.    Tour schools and notice the volume.  Listen to how children communicate with each other on the playground - in the hall - in the classroom.

Having the resources makes it easier for teachers.   Paper towels, tissues, dry erase markers.  Having a parent make sure your room is stocked with what ever you need so that you spend 0 energy doing those things makes a difference.  
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