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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What being accepted into college is validation for DCPS teachers.  So, when the child flunks out of college within the first semester do we go back and retool the IMPACT scores.  Don't get it twisted DCMET is not a last resort and it's many first choice.  It is not sad they pink-slipped Ms. Minor, she was not the cat's meow.  She's a principal and accordingly there's other responsibilities that come with the job.  You are as only good as your weakest link and the assistant principal was as weak as oodles of noodles.[/quote]

Thanks, Kaya.[/quote]

[b]Acceptance into college isn't any kind of universal validation.[/b]  How about more fundamental things, like being able to fill out a job application on your own.  DCPS cranks out hundreds of kids each year who aren't even capable of that.  How about trying to get basic skills like literacy and numeracy in place first, college is a pipe dream for far too many DC kids already given the horrible circumstances presently.[/quote]

Did you even watch the documentary?

Did you see what that school and the students were working with? Deciding to apply to college is a big step; actually applying is a leap, and acceptance is indeed validation.

The biggest problem in these communities is the mindset people have. Putting those children in the mindset to do more than hang on the street corner or work at McDonalds is a HUGE first step. College may be a pipe dream for those kids, but so is making it in the NBA, becoming a rapper, making millions selling drugs. College is the best of all the options, wouldn't you say?

And if those kids can fill out a college application and write personal statements, what makes you think they don't have the basic skills to fill out a job app?

Why are you so angry DC Met got all of their graduates into college? What would you have preferred to see happen to those 30 young people?[/quote]

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