Re Seventh grader, far ahead of her class, punished for taking too many courses

["Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>]

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From: Seth David Schoen <schoen () loyalty org>
Date: Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: [IP] Re Seventh grader, far ahead of her class, punished for
taking too many courses
To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Cc: ip <ip () listbox com>


Dave Farber writes:

> From: Craig Partridge <craig () tereschau net>
> Date: Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 9:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [IP] Seventh grader, far ahead of her class, punished for
> taking too many courses
>
> Not a surprise that a Michigan school district would react poorly.  Once
> students exhaust their school's offerings,
> in many cases they are entitled to start taking college courses at a local
> university, and the school district has to pay.

It's really common for students who are working far ahead of grade level
to have a rough time in schools all over the U.S. because many schools and
school districts haven't made effective plans for them or feel they don't
have the resources to offer them more challenging coursework.  This is
unfortunately not just a problem in one state.

It can make a huge difference when there's a parent or other adult
prepared to advocate on a student's behalf, look around for other
resources and options, and sometimes argue with school officials --
like in this case.

Although it's no excuse for forcing students to sit in boring classes
or study hall during the day, and may be less than ideal for things
like foreign language learning, I think the Internet has been helping
here.  There are a lot of truly wonderful courses that people can pursue
online, often at their own pace and according to their own interest (and
on the Internet nobody knows you're a middle schooler).

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