May 15, 2008
Middle school redux
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“Parents should be concerned about the proposed changes to the middle school schedule for next year. Students who struggle academically will be denied involvement in electives other than remediation classes. Imagine a whole day spent in academic classes and then a review of the same, 180 days a year. ‘Drill and kill’ is not a great way to instill a love of lifelong learning into already frustrated, struggling preteens. The new schedule is also a slippery slope of elitism, the ‘haves’ retaining access to the non-core areas of the curriculum and the ‘have-nots’ missing three years of it. Given this, I can only imagine what the complexion and economic status of the remediation classes will look like. What a shame that WJC is going the route of many urban school districts and cutting student access to the arts and other elective areas all in the name of the almighty test score and Adequate Yearly Progress. We are currently raising students who will only be able to think insidethe box, because these days there apparently is only one right answer.”
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