[Mishmash] Dragging Kids Down

[Hugh Gigante]

Fred:

One of the problems is political . . . my son (and grandson's father) is a 
principal in another local school district.

I've suggested they submit a consulting contract for my grandson . . . if he 
is going to help the teachers do their job, he might as well get paid 
(actually, I'm not sure they should be doing that job anyway).

The whole thing brings back memories of the catholic high school all of my 
kids attended, and a very telling statistic. Among the 3,000+ families in 
the school, the primary parental occupation (by a large margin) was and 
still is public high school teacher.

Seem those who know run someplace else!

Hugh

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Atkinson" <fatkinson at mishmash.com>
To: "Mishmash" <mishmash at mishmash.net>
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Dragging Kids Down


> Hugh,
>
>    Certainly your kids aren't going to stand for that, are they?
> Aren't they putting up a fight about it?
>
>    I don't have a problem with our kids spending a class session with
> ESL kids.  But it shouldn't be a full time thing that only benefits the
> ESL students.
>
>    What are they going to do about it?
>
>    Regards,
>
>
>
>                                                            Fred
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Hugh Gigante" <hgigante at optonline.net>
> To: "Mishmash" <mishmash at mishmash.net>
> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 5:53 AM
> Subject: [Mishmash] Dragging Kids Down
>
>
>> Here's my current "we're doomed" situation.
>>
>> My oldest grandson just entered kindergarten. He's (even if it is
> grandpa
>> saying it) bright and has really strong verbal skills (reading at the
> second
>> grade level; speech at the 4th grade level).
>>
>> So, the local public school system, in its PC-directed wisdom, puts
> him in a
>> class with all ESL students. Seems its more important to use him as an
>> example for those students than to nurture and grow his abilities (the
>> teacher speaks english with a heavy accent).
>>
>> He starts today at the local parish school.
>>
>> Hugh
>>
>>
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