Strollerderby

I know in many cases every available resource is thrown at the ELLS and those in need of accomodations. These are the kids that aren't making AYP. I guess the thinking is that the other kids "are ok."*

*In essence of full disclouse I do work for ED.

And another thing... Thank f*king god Babble fixed their stupid commenting parameters.

I removed my child from public school and am homeschooling her now. This was mostly due to the fact that she wasn't actually learning anything in public school due to overcroweded classrooms and a sever lack of funding for resources.

With that being said, in all fairness to the overworked, underpaid teachers, who do you think they should focus their time on?  A child that can already read and is reading well above grade level? Or a child that is struggling to read at all?  

Gifted children will get bored in a regular classroom. I know that from firsthand experience, but there are a lot of outside activities parents can involve a gifted child in.  Children with learning disabilities are more likely to drop out of school, more likely to have behavior problems and in general less likely to succeed.

Until federal and state funding catches up to the need, I can understand why schools are choosing to cut gifted programs. It may suck, but it's unfortunately a sign of the times.

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