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Don’t be obtuse - of course all kids need school, but when there is a scarcity of resources how do you allocate them? [b]There is a significant set of children in MCPS who are fully able to get an adequate education with the current DL and support from Family members.[/b] There is another set who cannot get an adequate education by those means - so if we don’t have the resources to teach them all optimally, why not direct our resources to those most in need while the others get good enough. What I’m advocating is putting your money where your mouth is an accepting something slightly less so that others can have their most basic needs met. I find it funny that all of a sudden everyone here is so deeply concerned about the underprivileged. My children have more than enough - [b]why is it that others like me can’t give a bit for the greater good[/b]? The elephants walk at the pace of the slowest member of the herd. [/quote]

Says who?

My teenagers have family support, sufficient technology, no material worries, and no special needs, and what they got in the second half of Q3 and all of Q4 was not an adequate education. So, I'm glad that your children had more than enough, with respect to school for March through June. But mine didn't.[/quote]

Well then you aren’t like me. [b]I am actually advocating FOR you.[/b] If your kids can’t do it then they should be in school. As I said I would gladly sacrifice some for the greater good. [/quote]

No, you're advocating for poor kids, kids who are English-language learners, and kids who have special needs.

Parents who think education through the computer is working for their kids should be welcome to keep their kids home. Everybody else should have the option of sending their kids to school.[/quote]

In my original post I indicated that other kids identified by staff should be returned. [b]I find it surprising that all of your teenagers with no special needs cannot manage[/b] - is that true or are you just selfishly pushing your way to the trough. I find it hard to believe that your kids suffer the same challenges as the low income, special needs and ESOL kids. [/quote]

PP with the teenagers. You may find it surprising, but that's how it was. Do my kids suffer the same challenges as the low-income, special needs, and ESOL kids? No, of course not. Did the on-line school work for my kids? No, it did not. Is it selfish to want my kids to receive an adequate education from our public school system? I don't think so. I'm certainly not saying, "My kids should go to school and too bad for those other kids." I think ALL kids should receive an adequate education from our public school system.

And again, if yours are receiving an adequate education on-line from our public school system, that's great, and you should have the option of keeping them home. More space at school for everybody else.[/quote]

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