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pnwmom

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1. RandySF, you are right not to sacrifice your child to the cause.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 05:17 AM

Jul 2012

He's only going to be a little kid once, and it's bad enough that he's had to go through a kindergarten year like this. I'm glad you have the resources to give him another option, and I wish your whole family the best.

I know that you will continue to support the public schools, just as I do. But not to the point of allowing harm to our children that we could prevent.

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Beaten down by the SF Unified School District. [View all] RandySF Jul 2012 OP

RandySF, you are right not to sacrifice your child to the cause. pnwmom Jul 2012 #1

We got lucky. RandySF Jul 2012 #7

Wonderful! n/t pnwmom Jul 2012 #8

The Administration is probably obsessed with test scores and CYA over all other concerns nikto Jul 2012 #2

"But- Everyone knows those teachers are wasting your money! Stick it to the teachers! lindysalsagal Jul 2012 #3

In our case, the teacher did everything she could. RandySF Jul 2012 #5

I hope you know I was saying outloud what many taxpayers think, that education lindysalsagal Jul 2012 #6

This doesn't mean the poster will stop supporting public schools. pnwmom Jul 2012 #9

A placement counselor who wouldn't give her name? mbperrin Jul 2012 #4

This makes me very sad. Reader Rabbit Jul 2012 #10

A New Way to Fix Education RobertAustin Jul 2012 #11