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I was looking for a thread because I was sure the matter was covered on here before but couldn't find one.
Neighbor lady asked me if I was going to pull DQ out of her school because it failed "NCLB" two years in a row. I said "no"; I'm not an advocate of the program. What about "No Child HELD Behind"? :shrug: That's what it amounts to in my opinion. "Normal"/non-special-ed students are held up in class while the teacher works to catch up the other students. DQ told me on several occasions this was the case last year in her class. So, why would I pull her out? Only to be put in another school where the teacher is doing the same thing? :shrug: She's not failing; she's a straight-A student.
If it's done to keep from singling out the students who are slower, how is that going to happen? I'd think there would be MORE pressure on them now (and more 'finger-pointing') because now those children ARE a 'nuisance' to the other kids by holding them up. I realize I probably sound insensitive to the slower kids, but that's not my intention. Just as they shouldn't be "left behind", mine shouldn't be "held back" ... fair is fair, right?
Is there something with this program I'm missing that I should give thought to pulling her out of the school for? I don't want to do that. She's doing great there, is in the AG program this year, and I just got word that the principal who I think would be better off reading parking meters is leaving this week (after his one-year stint on the job ). If I focus on the overall test scores for the school, I might have an issue. But she aced 'em all. So in my opinion, it's showing that the program isn't working; not her, and not the teachers. To expect the teachers (who AREN'T special-ed trained) to try and cater to such a wide spectrum of students is ridiculous.
Thoughts?
Neighbor lady asked me if I was going to pull DQ out of her school because it failed "NCLB" two years in a row. I said "no"; I'm not an advocate of the program. What about "No Child HELD Behind"? :shrug: That's what it amounts to in my opinion. "Normal"/non-special-ed students are held up in class while the teacher works to catch up the other students. DQ told me on several occasions this was the case last year in her class. So, why would I pull her out? Only to be put in another school where the teacher is doing the same thing? :shrug: She's not failing; she's a straight-A student.
If it's done to keep from singling out the students who are slower, how is that going to happen? I'd think there would be MORE pressure on them now (and more 'finger-pointing') because now those children ARE a 'nuisance' to the other kids by holding them up. I realize I probably sound insensitive to the slower kids, but that's not my intention. Just as they shouldn't be "left behind", mine shouldn't be "held back" ... fair is fair, right?
Is there something with this program I'm missing that I should give thought to pulling her out of the school for? I don't want to do that. She's doing great there, is in the AG program this year, and I just got word that the principal who I think would be better off reading parking meters is leaving this week (after his one-year stint on the job ). If I focus on the overall test scores for the school, I might have an issue. But she aced 'em all. So in my opinion, it's showing that the program isn't working; not her, and not the teachers. To expect the teachers (who AREN'T special-ed trained) to try and cater to such a wide spectrum of students is ridiculous.
Thoughts?