There is quite a bit that is good about NCLB. Most of NCLB was a re-authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). It *some* of the changes to that legislation that most people associate with the whole NCLB bill. Some of those changes need to be changed, tweaked, eliminated.....
I'm at a loss again as to why you have drawn that conclusion.
<Are you saying you think it's fine that parents are expected to help the kids with the project? >>
What I'm saying is the exact same thing you just said, with the exception of it being 3rd grade where the kids don't need much help....and they aren't called "family projects" because well they aren't the families project, they are the students.
Being middle class isn't a guarantee of anything and to assume that it gives someone an advantage simply because they attend a school in a middle class area, is just an assumption.
Why do you think that she would not know the area she lives in? It's not hard to look research your area. I am sure you have done that yourself, right? By doing so, even without knowing all the parents, she can see the demographics of the area of her school district.
Then you need to read up on education. It's an advantage for kids to have parents who are educated and affluent, which is what the parents are like at my dd1's school.
I see no difference whatsoever between surprised there isn't a "wide variety of demographics" and being surprised that "there isn't much socioeconomic diversity." I'm sorry that frustrates you. I can't imagine why.
So 200 kids are receiving some sort of financial assistance. Do you know how many are low-income?
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There is quite a bit that is good about NCLB. Most of NCLB was a re-authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). It *some* of the changes to that legislation that most people associate with the whole NCLB bill. Some of those changes need to be changed, tweaked, eliminated.....
http://www.wrightslaw.com/nclb/4defs.reading.htm
http://www.wrightslaw.com/news/07/nclb.reauth.2007.htm
I'm at a loss again as to why you have drawn that conclusion.
<Are you saying you think it's fine that parents are expected to help the kids with the project? >>
What I'm saying is the exact same thing you just said, with the exception of it being 3rd grade where the kids don't need much help....and they aren't called "family projects" because well they aren't the families project, they are the students.
PumpkinAngel
Being middle class isn't a guarantee of anything and to assume that it gives someone an advantage simply because they attend a school in a middle class area, is just an assumption.
PumpkinAngel
Then you need to read up on education. It's an advantage for kids to have parents who are educated and affluent, which is what the parents are like at my dd1's school.
I see no difference whatsoever between surprised there isn't a "wide variety of demographics" and being surprised that "there isn't much socioeconomic diversity." I'm sorry that frustrates you. I can't imagine why.
So 200 kids are receiving some sort of financial assistance. Do you know how many are low-income?
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