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Well I just pulled my daughter out of her "Blue Ribbon" school
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 515260" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I have not read all the responses, but that school is AWFUL, in my opinion. I dont' CARE about test scores. they have lost sight of the fact that NO 6yo should do that much work. Family time is as important as school time in the long run. Test results for a kid in 1st grade are just not that important. T hey are for the school that gets funding based on those test results, but not for the kid!</p><p></p><p>There is no excuse for a teacher or other school staff member to be telling people that there are 3 kids with adhd and they all have to work super hard because that. in my opinion that is gossip and is wrong and possibly illegal. I am sure they do discriminate and cherry pick the better students.</p><p></p><p>I am also sure that your daughter will grow up to be a more well rounded person than the kids who grow up thinking this is the best approach and she will also be far more tolerant of others and more caring and compassionate. They sound exactly like the first grade teacher wh o thought that since Wzi was in the gifted program then all his grades should be 100% and he should be able to correct all of HER mistakes. The gifted program was a full class day in another building, so this teacher thought that Wiz should come home and do every single paper that the other kids did in her class after he got home from school on the day of the gifted class. She was incredibly irate (her face turned an interesting shade of red-purple with her fury) when I brought the statutes about no child being forced to do 6 days of schoolwork in a week and how if a child went to a school assigned program like the gifted program then they were NOT to do the reg classowrk for that day. </p><p></p><p>In the long run your daughter will greatly benefit from NOT being in that school. Those who think this is a great thing are just burning the kids out. I read an article about overparenting that says that college administrators are calling the students "teacups" and "crispies" now. Teacups are students who have been so overmanaged and over protected that they are unable to handle life on their own, they just cannot function with-o someone there to tell them what to do and how to do it. College is traumatic for them.</p><p></p><p>Crispies are what this "10" school will produce. Kids who are so burned out from working hours and hours extra to get the highest A and do the most extracurricular activities are the "crispies" because they just crumble. they just cannot handle another set of expectations because they are just too stressed out.</p><p></p><p>YOUR daughter will not be in those groups because she has a mom who wants her to have a childhood, to have a family life, and to do normal things and not freak out to get the highest standardized test scores.</p><p></p><p>in my opinion most educational systems in the US have lost sight of the fact that there is a LOT more to education than can be measured on a standardized test. students now only want to know what is on the test and they have a tough time with the idea that their entire future does NOT hang on the results of any test. sadly we now have parents who never learned this who are raising kids. </p><p></p><p>So relax, get your daughter the help and supports she needs, and let the lemmings flock to the "10" rated schools. Raise you child to be happy, healthy and well rounded and she will end up with a satisfying, well rounded life.</p><p></p><p>You did GREAT by pulling her out!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 515260, member: 1233"] I have not read all the responses, but that school is AWFUL, in my opinion. I dont' CARE about test scores. they have lost sight of the fact that NO 6yo should do that much work. Family time is as important as school time in the long run. Test results for a kid in 1st grade are just not that important. T hey are for the school that gets funding based on those test results, but not for the kid! There is no excuse for a teacher or other school staff member to be telling people that there are 3 kids with adhd and they all have to work super hard because that. in my opinion that is gossip and is wrong and possibly illegal. I am sure they do discriminate and cherry pick the better students. I am also sure that your daughter will grow up to be a more well rounded person than the kids who grow up thinking this is the best approach and she will also be far more tolerant of others and more caring and compassionate. They sound exactly like the first grade teacher wh o thought that since Wzi was in the gifted program then all his grades should be 100% and he should be able to correct all of HER mistakes. The gifted program was a full class day in another building, so this teacher thought that Wiz should come home and do every single paper that the other kids did in her class after he got home from school on the day of the gifted class. She was incredibly irate (her face turned an interesting shade of red-purple with her fury) when I brought the statutes about no child being forced to do 6 days of schoolwork in a week and how if a child went to a school assigned program like the gifted program then they were NOT to do the reg classowrk for that day. In the long run your daughter will greatly benefit from NOT being in that school. Those who think this is a great thing are just burning the kids out. I read an article about overparenting that says that college administrators are calling the students "teacups" and "crispies" now. Teacups are students who have been so overmanaged and over protected that they are unable to handle life on their own, they just cannot function with-o someone there to tell them what to do and how to do it. College is traumatic for them. Crispies are what this "10" school will produce. Kids who are so burned out from working hours and hours extra to get the highest A and do the most extracurricular activities are the "crispies" because they just crumble. they just cannot handle another set of expectations because they are just too stressed out. YOUR daughter will not be in those groups because she has a mom who wants her to have a childhood, to have a family life, and to do normal things and not freak out to get the highest standardized test scores. in my opinion most educational systems in the US have lost sight of the fact that there is a LOT more to education than can be measured on a standardized test. students now only want to know what is on the test and they have a tough time with the idea that their entire future does NOT hang on the results of any test. sadly we now have parents who never learned this who are raising kids. So relax, get your daughter the help and supports she needs, and let the lemmings flock to the "10" rated schools. Raise you child to be happy, healthy and well rounded and she will end up with a satisfying, well rounded life. You did GREAT by pulling her out! [/QUOTE]
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