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Neelamjit Dhaliwal, Back of the Yards // Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 9:46 AM
Great program! Our entire staff is listening! I work at a CPS Alternative High School that serves the dropout community. The only requirement is that students be between 17-21 years of age and be withdrawn from their former high school. Check out our website: http://www.peaceandeducationschools.org/
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brandon, Wicker Park/Chicago // Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 9:47 AM
I'm disappointed by the comments of the mother of Demetrious(?) who stated that she did her job - she got him to school. Is that to imply that everything else is the responsibility of the schools? If so, we have a serious disconnect in the expectations of parents. As a parent myself, it's our responsibility to not only see that our children make it to school, but to follow-up with them (daily) on their progress whether that means, talking with our kids about what they learned in school, assisting them with school work, engaging in tasks outside of school work that re-enforce what they're currently studying or at a minimum attending parent/teacher conferences, school meetings, etc. to ensure we're up to speed with our child's progress and status. Public schools are not boarding schools. Parents/families need to be more involved. Schools are only as successful as the parental involvement in the child's life.
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Andrea, West Rogers Park // Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 10:07 AM
I had to get out of the car a few minutes before the show wrapped up, but I didn't hear anyone talk about the problem of students coming into the school not yet at a high school level. What kind of programs are in place to doggedly follow kids in junior high or elementary school and make sure they're really learning?
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Karl, North Lawndale // Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 10:13 AM
Brandon, I agree 100%. That was exactly the point that disturbed me. I found the parent quote that "he lost the paper not me" (referring to a students immunization document) to be offensive for the same reasons. Attendance, assistance, Parent-teacher interaction, compliance with immunizations and dress code, and monitoring a child's grades are all a parent's responsibilities.
As someone who lives in a neighborhood very similar to the one in this series, I can attest that there are significant problems with the public school system, but importance of parents taking responsibility for thier role in their child's education cannot be overstated.
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