tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post1839787285113539094..comments2024-03-28T06:53:24.022-05:00Comments on a blog about school: Little kids, not goblinsChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12919030671050831251noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-29959115401165931812014-04-30T16:40:14.912-05:002014-04-30T16:40:14.912-05:00Anonymous -- If you’re not indifferent to having a...Anonymous -- If you’re not indifferent to having a 79% FRL rate at your school, then how can you say that it sounds like there’s no reason to rebalance?<br /><br />It seems like you’re trying to argue that it’s internally contradictory to say (as this post does) that some increase in your school’s FRL rate isn’t worth worrying about, while also saying that a 79% FRL rate is something to avoid. Again, I just don’t see how that’s contradictory, since I think kids can do fine in schools that have different FRL rates, but I do worry about a rate as high as 79% (as you do, too). (The post very clearly does not say that “Wood is fine,” since Wood has an FRL rate that I think is too high.)<br /><br />But if you admit that you’re not indifferent, then why don’t you agree that some rebalancing is a worthy goal? (Or do you agree? I can’t tell.)<br />Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559356125770114400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-42784311065486757962014-04-30T16:04:08.607-05:002014-04-30T16:04:08.607-05:00Absolutely not. But I'm not saying Wood is fi...Absolutely not. But I'm not saying Wood is fine, or that rebalancing isn't going to affect the schools into which the FRL students transfer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-60375104370154543142014-04-30T15:36:51.310-05:002014-04-30T15:36:51.310-05:00Anonymous: Are you yourself indifferent to whether...Anonymous: Are you yourself indifferent to whether your kids' school has a 4% FRL rate or a 79% FRL rate?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559356125770114400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-83736315189969598522014-04-30T15:23:35.579-05:002014-04-30T15:23:35.579-05:00It sounds like there isn't any reason to rebal...It sounds like there isn't any reason to rebalance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-30123221201356949322014-04-30T10:42:01.847-05:002014-04-30T10:42:01.847-05:00I am a parent of two Grant Wood children. We don&#...I am a parent of two Grant Wood children. We don't receive FRL. I love our school! My kids are academically successful. They have strong friendships with other students racially and SE-ically similar AND different from them.<br /><br />I say all of this only to speak to parents and families who are *similarly* situated but who fear sending their children to a school like Wood, for whatever reason, or those who worry about changes to their school's current population.<br /><br />Our experience and my efforts to share it say nothing about the learning opportunities provided to their peers. In fact, regardless of how the schools end up rebalanced, we will have plenty of continued work to do in order for impoverished students (and students of color) to be receiving the best educational experience our district can offer.Sara Barronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-31712700413424279752014-04-29T22:28:13.288-05:002014-04-29T22:28:13.288-05:00Anonymous – I’m sure there are people who would ar...Anonymous – I’m sure there are people who would argue that it doesn’t make any difference whether a school is 4% FRL or 79% FRL. Up to some number, I’d agree, but I think having 79% FRL probably does make a difference, especially for the kids who are from low-income families. My guess is that most people in Iowa City would agree that 79% is too high. I don’t think that’s at all inconsistent with saying that nobody needs to be afraid of FRL kids, or of a school having a higher (but not too high) FRL rate than it currently has. <br /><br />I’ve heard parents from Twain and Wood talk about what a great school it’s been for their kids and about how they have no regrets about sending their kids there. I can see how that would make people wonder what the problem is that needs fixing. But it’s very possible that a school that works well for non-FRL kids could still work better for FRL kids than it does. In any event, I don’t see anyone volunteering for a 79% FRL rate at their own schools, so why would anyone be unbothered by Twain and Wood having a rate that high?<br />Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559356125770114400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-89025666411372282412014-04-29T21:56:55.215-05:002014-04-29T21:56:55.215-05:00I'm confused. Are they just like everyone els...I'm confused. Are they just like everyone else, or is being packed into a school with them so bad that someone would want to transfer out. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-71054858300684158752014-04-26T09:29:09.875-05:002014-04-26T09:29:09.875-05:00Thanks, Eric. Sorry for Blogger's comment sys...Thanks, Eric. Sorry for Blogger's comment system -- I deleted the duplicates.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559356125770114400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-88103321239100497092014-04-25T23:49:20.016-05:002014-04-25T23:49:20.016-05:00Chris, Thanks for this simple, human statement. A...Chris, Thanks for this simple, human statement. And thanks especially for this:<br /><br />"But I don’t need an academic study to convince me that we don’t need to pack the bulk of our low-income families into three or four elementary schools, some of which have FRL rates near eighty percent."<br /><br />I admit, I've quoted the studies, but only when people won't be persuaded by the simple fact that its wrong.EDJhttp://deliberatespeed.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com