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Rock and a Hard Place
| Thu, 11-20-2003 - 10:45am |
There's something on this board that has been bothering me, and I hope I can articulate it.
| Thu, 11-20-2003 - 10:45am |
There's something on this board that has been bothering me, and I hope I can articulate it.
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Every year I get a report that ranks my dd against the other kids in the school and nationally. Knowing where she fits helps determine what help she might need. I see nothing odd about this. My dd took the Tera Nova last year and the FCAT this year. Why WOULDN'T you let parents know how their children are doing compared to their peers?
Edited 11/25/2003 9:36:20 PM ET by cyndiluwhoagain
My child is not a class or a group.
PumpkinAngel
Of my two daughters, it's the gifted one who has been using a computer since she was a toddler. Can't see as to how it has hurt her. Exactly how is she supposed to be different than her sister because her sister showed little interest in the computer until she was about 5?
Knowing where your child should be academically and socially in their current grade and age is
PumpkinAngel
And if your child is not doing well because he/she has a learning disability of some kind, it would be good to know it.
On the flip side, if your child is way ahead of the pack and not challenged enough, you would want to know that too - so they can take on "extra" work or move ahead in some areas.
There's nothing wrong with being "faster" or "slower" than the rest of the class, but you should want to direct your child's education to his/her speed as much as possible, and schools/teachers are WAY too busy to do that for you. The best they can do is make recommendations - which they can do by showing where your child stands.
Your child is an individual to you...but how hard must it be that teacher who sees 30 to hundreds of children each year? Eventually, they have to become a number, in some way shape or form (no insult intended Eileen!)
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