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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]The Achievement Gap can not be closed. There are too many factors that do not have to do with education and school that come into play that create the Achievement Gap.

Schools in our area waste inordinate resources trying to achieve something that can no be achieved at any dollar amount. 
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The home life of these children is a huge factor in why they are underachievers. Some of their parents work three jobs in order to support the family, and between that and the language gap, many of the children have no one at home to help them with homework or to support them and help them to do well. The teachers and the schools can only do so much!   [/quote]

You are right on the money.  And, I mean the money that is being thrown at a problem that can't be solved by schools.  Go to some of these schools and meet the administrators with their low level expectations and you know they contribute to the problem too.  Then there are name callers who troll these lists attacking anyone who has something subtantive to say.

The achievement gap will always exist as long as there are irresponsible parents who don't care for or value education.  Let it be.  Meanwhile, just teach the kids who want to learn.  If Silver Spring parents want to keep everything is okay in their schools, leave them to their schools and move away to an area where you can advocate for a good education.  [/quote]

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