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[quote=Anonymous]Yes and no. MCPS does a very poor job in its integration attempts.

I have no issues with more URM students being brought into the school if their families are OK with a longer bus ride. I think the school should provide extra resources after and before school to help the kids who are behind catch up. I think the school system should provide summer long , full day school for low performing FARMS kids.

I would have no problem with more URM kids that can work at the same academic level being integrated into my kids classes. I have no problem with them playing outside together and having playdates.

I do have a problem when a school system like MCPS wants to lump everyone in the same classroom with one teacher despite a proficiency range spanning several years. I don't want my kids education diminished because the system has added 20% kids who are 2-3 years below grade level so now the expectations, grading and level of the curriculum is lowered so they can meet the bar. I don't want my kid just sitting in a seat learning nothing and delivering high scores for MCPS to glow in while they do nothing for him.

If integration is done in a way that catches kids with educational deficiencies up without lowering the standard for everyone else then its great. This requires effort and money from the school system. Its easier for a system to just try to hide the underperforming poor kids behind the UMC high performing kids which is classic MCPS. [/quote]

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