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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Different poster. The term "unprepared students" means poor and brown in DCUM vernacular. Maybe that's not what the pp meant, but that's how it's read.

I've been surprised to learn that most of the ESL students outperform my high SES kid in his EOTP school. I'm not worried about it but it's a reminder that the unprepared label is meaningless. Wealth and coming from a "good home" is also meaningless as a predictor of behavior.[/quote]
Sounds to me like maybe your child is an example of an "unprepared student."[/quote]

Don't be a jerk. Poster has not said anything rude about anyone. For all you know, her student has some extra needs. Check yourself. [/quote]

Fair point; I apologize. I am the PP who she referred to though, and she's implying that I was somehow using code words to refer to poor and brown children (which is absolutely false), so I was frustrated when I responded.

To be clear, I was referring to any student - regardless of race or HHI - who is making it hard for the other students to learn. The other poster can decide for herself whether her child fits that description. [/quote]

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