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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective

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To: epicure who wrote (3350)	10/21/2000 1:25:54 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) of 10042

Your proposals are excellent in that they address the weaknesses in the learning readiness and social abilities of an incoming child and call for immediate diagnosis and placement.(I vote for you) I predict opposition from groups who will see discrimination and segregation if the numbers appear racially unbalanced-- which I bet they will be. And once that becomes an issue, the plans will get mired in politics. Also while these solutions cover the most severe challenge facing society, I still believe that we are not offering enough for the truly gifted child who deserves the same kind of attention we give the least able. When we were still in Dallas, I tried to find public alternatives for CW and learned that the TAG program didn't even begin until 4th grade and then was offered only one afternoon a week. The Montessori school, considered the best that Dallas offered, informed me that unless I was a minority I might as well not apply. There was nothing for the bright and talented until it was too late as far as we were concerned. I would like to see more offered at both ends of the spectrum. If we don't nurture our gifted, we lose them just as surely as we lose the others, either to the private sector or to the unchallenged easiness of lazy mediocrity. I have not seen in twenty years any changes in the Dallas system that would make me more likely to keep my children in it despite increased inflow of funding. I do see that GW has made some progress in Texas with new programs that deal with some of these specific problems. The local level- very local-- is the only level that can really know and address its own specific needs. For instance, here in Southlake, bilingual education is hardly a concern; in the border towns it's a dominating issue. I'm opposed to federal control, though I think they should demand accountability if they are funding the programs. hmmm-the religious question (re: vouchers) : While I oppose religion in public schools, I'm not sure I object to it being part of the choice of a parent in picking a private school, even if my tax money supports their voucher. But I need to think more about that some more.

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