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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been that mom.
Always provided interpretation yet participation was low. I choose to think it is because they can’t, not won’t.
Advocated for my child, yes, but kept being told that teachers don’t have resources to really differentiate (except if a kid is really gifted and willing to do extra work after having done what is busywork for them). 
My kid finally lotteried into a middle class school recently and I am so happy.
I have come to think that the needs and wants of UMC and farms/ESOL are almost the opposites. They are so different that it is impossible to cater to both groups in the same school unless they are separate groups maybe (tracking).

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Very interesting post, thank you.  What do you think are the different needs of these two groups?  [/quote]

DP with a similar experience.  Take the various EC/ after school stuff.  From the UMC perspective, their kids are already signed up for all the possible enrichments, so ideally there should be minimal mandatory after school activities.  Their kids are getting their tutoring, music and sports instructions at a more advanced level than the school can provide.  From the low income kid’s perspective, they should be kept in school as long as possible to stay out of trouble and the only way for them to get any extracurricular involvement is through school, however amateur it is.   And those activities have to be mandatory to a) avoid stigma and segregation and b) provide them an excuse for their parents lest they be made to e.g. take care of the younger siblings instead of doing homework.  My daughter attends a high school with about 50% FARMS, and the Saturday AP prep sessions run by the school are always a point of tension.[/quote]

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