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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]You've missed the point. FAPE is [F]ree and [A]ppropriate [P]ublic [E]ducation. "Free" education isn't the issue. APPROPRIATE education is the issue. If schools aren't meeting needs appropriate to a student's developmental level (and many don't) then it's not an appropriate education.[/quote]

I've not missed the point.  I've not seen any evidence presented that indicates there are kids who are not getting an appropriate education.  The standard is not based on 'developmental level' but on what the state has determined appropriate.  There are certainly minimum standards but not maximum standards.  States are not required to maximize each child's potential, just to the standard. If you want to do something, argue about what the standard should be.  I'd love for schools to help each child realize their potential but given the scarcity of resources, it's unlikely that will ever happen.[/quote]

Again, just meeting some bare minimum and cranking kids through a one-size-fits-all education is *NOT* appropriate education.  Anyone who thinks it is has no business being in education or policy.[/quote]

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