[spinestein]

[Do you care if "retards" and "dullards are home schooled?]



It seems to me, the less intelligent among the public school students are typically being short-changed on a daily basis by being shuffled along from grade to grade, without mastering much of the material, only to either drop out before graduating, or to graduate with a diploma that doesn't mean much academically.

IF the parents are motivated to teach their "less gifted" child at home, to achieve his or her highest potential, then that is the better outcome.

[luckystarmom]

My daughter is one of those kids being short-changed by public school. She has brain damage. Until this past year, she always kept up academically. Now, she is slipping behind in reading.

The school district does not want to even try another type of reading program with her (even though a learning specialist and neuropsychologist have recommended several). The school district wants to wait until she is 2 years behind before they help her.

I've tried working with my daughter, but it's not helping. We're putting her in a private school with a special ed teacher trained in teaching reading using different senses.

I'm hoping this helps my daughter. We'll have to wait a year before I know if we've done the right thing. If not, we'll try homeschooling.