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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah, the thing is, I was that kid.  Reading by myself, doing SRAs (anyone else remember those?) and basically just following my own lead.  I did fine!  I'm a business owner making lots of money and employing plenty of people.  I'm sure it is frustrating to hear about schools where the resources are directed towards nuturing and enriching the advanced kids, but I bet your kid will do fine too!  I send my kids to public schools where there is a real nice mix of focus on all levels of academic achievement, but I bet as long as you provide solid enrichment and provide a great example at home, your kid will do just as well as mine, possibly exceed (I'm not as proficient at providing at home enrighment as I should be, I think). [/quote]

I'm pretty sure it's not the same classroom that you were in as a kid.  [b]In many of these DCPS classrooms you wouldn't even be able to read by yourself, unless you brought earplugs to deal with the constant disruptive behavior and didn't mind routinely getting beat up, harrassed and bullied for being a bookworm and for being what they will surely figure to be teacher's special pet if you get any A's.[/b]  [/quote]

Those were some of the reasons why my mother took me out of DCPS years ago.  I had to endure this type of behavior from pre-kindergarten until 8th grade.  The last straw for my liberal mom was when I witnessed what they call a jump (a group of students beating on one student) in the 7th grade.  I actually didn't tell my mother about the other jumps because I was afraid of retaliation.   When I entered Catholic school I couldn't believe how respectful the students were towards the teachers, how much the other students valued education, how it was okay for white students to be friends with black students, the nurturing that I received from my teachers, and just the overall atmosphere was just great for learning.  Honestly, it felt so weird at first because it was my first experience with being around students who cared about their future.  Coming from an environment where students were disruptive, mean-spirited, and down right uncivilized into an environment where the students where the total opposite felt like a dream.  I always think what would've happened to me if my mom didn't make the decision to get me the Hell out DCPS.

It's really a sad state of affairs when a child can't even learn because they fear the negative reaction of other students.  [/quote]

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