Anonymous
Post 09/23/2013 22:35     Subject: Re:all seven seats in first row of classroom assigned to minority students - 3rd grade
Please name that school so we can avoid it
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2013 22:20     Subject: Re:all seven seats in first row of classroom assigned to minority students - 3rd grade
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I wish my son's 3rd grade teacher would sit them in rows. She says the kids talk a lot. Um, yeah, they are going to talk when they are all facing each other. But that's what the admins want to see so....


This is one of my biggest beefs with classroom setup: why are kids grouped together like this? Of course they're going to talk and get distracted when they're right on top of one another. Why aren't they seated in rows, like they used to be? Where's the common sense these days?




+1000
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2013 09:06     Subject: Re:all seven seats in first row of classroom assigned to minority students - 3rd grade
Anonymous wrote:I wish my son's 3rd grade teacher would sit them in rows. She says the kids talk a lot. Um, yeah, they are going to talk when they are all facing each other. But that's what the admins want to see so....


This is one of my biggest beefs with classroom setup: why are kids grouped together like this? Of course they're going to talk and get distracted when they're right on top of one another. Why aren't they seated in rows, like they used to be? Where's the common sense these days?
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2013 06:55     Subject: Re:all seven seats in first row of classroom assigned to minority students - 3rd grade
Sadly the non AA families are riddled with multiple divorces. How do you respond when a child tells you he or she can't keep up with all the half brothers and sisters. Mom, what is the difference between a step-father and the real deal?
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2013 00:10     Subject: Re:all seven seats in first row of classroom assigned to minority students - 3rd grade
Anonymous wrote:Very sadly, the "race issue" in my daughter's class is that all five African American kids live in single parent homes, and all of the other kids live in two-parent homes. I am sure this was not intentional, but I was shocked to hear my daughter ask why her black friends only get to live with one parent.


I'm surprised their are no divorced families. This is the most shocking thing to me. I know several women who are divorce and live with their child and no husband. Does she know if they are single or divorce? What age? If it is early elementary, then she will discover her white friends parents getting divorced and that it will be more equal later.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2013 15:00     Subject: Re:all seven seats in first row of classroom assigned to minority students - 3rd grade
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
This is funny to me. A rare instance where low-SES students (maybe) have privilege? And the high-SES person who has always had privilege is complaining. Good grief... give someone else a chance. How pathetic!


That's the thing -- I still want to know what the OP thinks it means. If the teacher has all of the minority students in the front row, is the teacher favoring the minority students? Is the teacher making assumptions about the minority students (e.g., they will misbehave)? Does the teacher think that if minority students sit next to non-minority students, there will be a race riot? Or what?


the seats were re-arranged this way after the first 1.5 weeks of school, so it did not happen by chance, it was by design that the teacher wanted these 7 kids up front.

of course it's quite possible the decision had nothing to do with race, but i'm not convinced yet.


Why is it necessary for you to be convinced of anything? The situation really isn't any of your business.

If you have a kid in the class who has a need to sit up front, talk to the teacher. If not, leave the business of the classroom to her. Pretty simple.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2013 13:23     Subject: all seven seats in first row of classroom assigned to minority students - 3rd grade
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is funny to me. A rare instance where low-SES students (maybe) have privilege? And the high-SES person who has always had privilege is complaining. Good grief... give someone else a chance. How pathetic!


That's the thing -- I still want to know what the OP thinks it means. If the teacher has all of the minority students in the front row, is the teacher favoring the minority students? Is the teacher making assumptions about the minority students (e.g., they will misbehave)? Does the teacher think that if minority students sit next to non-minority students, there will be a race riot? Or what?


the seats were re-arranged this way after the first 1.5 weeks of school, so it did not happen by chance, it was by design that the teacher wanted these 7 kids up front.

of course it's quite possible the decision had nothing to do with race, but i'm not convinced yet.


I would assume that these 7 students are the ones that need the most attention whether it be behavioral or learning disability or both. it may be coincidence that these students who need the most help/attention just happen to be minorities.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2013 10:54     Subject: all seven seats in first row of classroom assigned to minority students - 3rd grade
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is funny to me. A rare instance where low-SES students (maybe) have privilege? And the high-SES person who has always had privilege is complaining. Good grief... give someone else a chance. How pathetic!


That's the thing -- I still want to know what the OP thinks it means. If the teacher has all of the minority students in the front row, is the teacher favoring the minority students? Is the teacher making assumptions about the minority students (e.g., they will misbehave)? Does the teacher think that if minority students sit next to non-minority students, there will be a race riot? Or what?


the seats were re-arranged this way after the first 1.5 weeks of school, so it did not happen by chance, it was by design that the teacher wanted these 7 kids up front.

of course it's quite possible the decision had nothing to do with race, but i'm not convinced yet.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2013 06:40     Subject: all seven seats in first row of classroom assigned to minority students - 3rd grade
PP, how did you respond? Thanks!
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2013 18:58     Subject: Re:all seven seats in first row of classroom assigned to minority students - 3rd grade
Very sadly, the "race issue" in my daughter's class is that all five African American kids live in single parent homes, and all of the other kids live in two-parent homes. I am sure this was not intentional, but I was shocked to hear my daughter ask why her black friends only get to live with one parent.
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2013 18:49     Subject: all seven seats in first row of classroom assigned to minority students - 3rd grade
Anonymous wrote:This is funny to me. A rare instance where low-SES students (maybe) have privilege? And the high-SES person who has always had privilege is complaining. Good grief... give someone else a chance. How pathetic!


That's the thing -- I still want to know what the OP thinks it means. If the teacher has all of the minority students in the front row, is the teacher favoring the minority students? Is the teacher making assumptions about the minority students (e.g., they will misbehave)? Does the teacher think that if minority students sit next to non-minority students, there will be a race riot? Or what?
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2013 17:03     Subject: Re:all seven seats in first row of classroom assigned to minority students - 3rd grade
Same poster. I have absolutely no idea. I also don't know at what stage DC will be able to file for federal disability. Guess that's the next hurdle. I have concerns she will not be able to hold down a job.

But back to colleges and universities, if you are starting the search, there is an xlnt book that evaluates the disability program offered at every postsecondary institution in the U.S. It helped us enormously to narrow down which colleges to go visit. The key is to locate a committed disability office with a big staff - then you know they are serious.


+1, except the point about a large staff in the disability office. I'm a professor and at our college, even with a small staff, we provide all the services you mention and more. I think the key is that the disability staff is communicative, works closely with the faculty, and is well supported by the administration in its mission.

I'm happy to say that many, if not most, colleges and universities now have offices committed to disability services so every student can access the curriculum and be successful in college.

I'm proud of the work we do and want parents to know there are lots of opportunities for kids who need accommodations.
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2013 16:05     Subject: all seven seats in first row of classroom assigned to minority students - 3rd grade
This is funny to me. A rare instance where low-SES students (maybe) have privilege? And the high-SES person who has always had privilege is complaining. Good grief... give someone else a chance. How pathetic!
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2013 10:44     Subject: all seven seats in first row of classroom assigned to minority students - 3rd grade
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Your 3rd grade classroom sits in rows? Really? That's the most shocking thing about your post.


+100


expand your world a 100 times then you won't be shocking anymore


Honeybuns. Elementary school children sitting in rows is an Industrial Age relic. It's totally backwards. So, contrary to your assertion that I should get out more, which implies that this is the norm, the reality is that it really is an antiquated way of doing things and, as a result, is a bit shocking to hear.


Folks, it was sarcasm. Really? All the degrees you have on this site and ya'll really responded. As my friend says, "Sense is not Common!"


The first post was sarcastic but the subsequent ones were not. The relic reference is example in how people believe all of the schools are like theirs.
Anonymous
Post 09/20/2013 21:03     Subject: all seven seats in first row of classroom assigned to minority students - 3rd grade
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Your 3rd grade classroom sits in rows? Really? That's the most shocking thing about your post.


+100


expand your world a 100 times then you won't be shocking anymore


Honeybuns. Elementary school children sitting in rows is an Industrial Age relic. It's totally backwards. So, contrary to your assertion that I should get out more, which implies that this is the norm, the reality is that it really is an antiquated way of doing things and, as a result, is a bit shocking to hear.


Folks, it was sarcasm. Really? All the degrees you have on this site and ya'll really responded. As my friend says, "Sense is not Common!"