Schools & School districts

[UCGal]

[quote=propertysearchaddiction]My son attended pre-school at All Saints in UC and I was amazed at all the kids Curie sent back each year because they were not “ready for kindergarten”. IMHO Curie seemed to be a little obsessive about levels and being the best. Some of the parents seemed a little stressed.

If you are sending your kids to Curie and you are supplementing stuff after school. I think your kids will naturally be above the curve.
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You’re right about Curie being obsessive. When we went to K orientation, the message was loud and clear “Hold your kid back an extra year.” They freaked out some of the parents about how hard transition to K was going to be. It was kind of like they were encouraging academic red-shirting.

[quote=flu]Based on how I grew up, there was simply no replacement for parents involvement in their kid’s education. [/quote]

I couldn’t agree more.

[quote=Oni Koroshi]I was a product of the GATE system in the PUSD and I don’t think I really got anything extra out of it. I remember being pulled out of my normal class a couple of times a week to meet with a teacher and a group of 4 or 5 other GATE kids. Like CBad said, I didn’t like being singled out and having to leave while all my friends were doing something else.
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That would bug me. My experience, 40 years ago, at San Diego Unified, was they clustered the kids, so each class had some percentage of GATE kids – no one was pulled out. And Seminar kids (back then called “I.S.”) were in their own class, in homogenious classes. No one was pulled out, but they had to go to a different school.

From what I’m reading – that seems to still be the model for SDUSD. I’d have very mixed/bad feelings about my sons getting pulled out of their regular class. Too much potential for stigma.

Hey sdr – are you going to the meeting on June 3rd for parents of newly identified kids?

[scaredyclassic]

let’s face it. in general, school sucks. the main issue is ssafety and socialization and not getting loaded up with excessive, pointless homework.

[scaredyclassic]

let’s face it. in general, school sucks. the main issue is ssafety and socialization and not getting loaded up with excessive, pointless homework.

[scaredyclassic]

let’s face it. in general, school sucks. the main issue is ssafety and socialization and not getting loaded up with excessive, pointless homework.

[scaredyclassic]

let’s face it. in general, school sucks. the main issue is ssafety and socialization and not getting loaded up with excessive, pointless homework.

[scaredyclassic]

let’s face it. in general, school sucks. the main issue is ssafety and socialization and not getting loaded up with excessive, pointless homework.

[gn]

I’d like to pose the following question.
In your opinion, which is a bigger factor for students who are in the GATE programs:

– Naturally gifted (i.e. nature)
– Parental involvement (i.e. nurture)

[gn]

I’d like to pose the following question.
In your opinion, which is a bigger factor for students who are in the GATE programs:

– Naturally gifted (i.e. nature)
– Parental involvement (i.e. nurture)

[gn]

I’d like to pose the following question.
In your opinion, which is a bigger factor for students who are in the GATE programs:

– Naturally gifted (i.e. nature)
– Parental involvement (i.e. nurture)

[gn]

I’d like to pose the following question.
In your opinion, which is a bigger factor for students who are in the GATE programs:

– Naturally gifted (i.e. nature)
– Parental involvement (i.e. nurture)

[gn]

I’d like to pose the following question.
In your opinion, which is a bigger factor for students who are in the GATE programs:

– Naturally gifted (i.e. nature)
– Parental involvement (i.e. nurture)

[UCGal]

[quote=gn]I’d like to pose the following question.
In your opinion, which is a bigger factor for students who are in the GATE programs:

– Naturally gifted (i.e. nature)
– Parental involvement (i.e. nurture)[/quote]

Punt:
Both are equally important.
I have friends who are EXTREMELY involved parents – practically homeschooling their children in addition to the school’s education. But the kids didn’t test GATE. They perform as well or better, academically, than the GATE kids in their classes.

I have other friends who are busy, busy, busy. Nanny takes care of the kids – and english isn’t her first language. The kids test off the charts, but perform mediocre in school.

I think it’s got to be a combo of both.

I know that SDSU uses the Raven test – which tests abstract thinking (puzzle/problem solving rather than knowlege/facts/literacy). I’m not sure how parental involvement would improve scores other than an involved parent makes sure the child is well rested, well fed, and confident when they go to take the test.

[UCGal]

[quote=gn]I’d like to pose the following question.
In your opinion, which is a bigger factor for students who are in the GATE programs:

– Naturally gifted (i.e. nature)
– Parental involvement (i.e. nurture)[/quote]

Punt:
Both are equally important.
I have friends who are EXTREMELY involved parents – practically homeschooling their children in addition to the school’s education. But the kids didn’t test GATE. They perform as well or better, academically, than the GATE kids in their classes.

I have other friends who are busy, busy, busy. Nanny takes care of the kids – and english isn’t her first language. The kids test off the charts, but perform mediocre in school.

I think it’s got to be a combo of both.

I know that SDSU uses the Raven test – which tests abstract thinking (puzzle/problem solving rather than knowlege/facts/literacy). I’m not sure how parental involvement would improve scores other than an involved parent makes sure the child is well rested, well fed, and confident when they go to take the test.

[UCGal]

[quote=gn]I’d like to pose the following question.
In your opinion, which is a bigger factor for students who are in the GATE programs:

– Naturally gifted (i.e. nature)
– Parental involvement (i.e. nurture)[/quote]

Punt:
Both are equally important.
I have friends who are EXTREMELY involved parents – practically homeschooling their children in addition to the school’s education. But the kids didn’t test GATE. They perform as well or better, academically, than the GATE kids in their classes.

I have other friends who are busy, busy, busy. Nanny takes care of the kids – and english isn’t her first language. The kids test off the charts, but perform mediocre in school.

I think it’s got to be a combo of both.

I know that SDSU uses the Raven test – which tests abstract thinking (puzzle/problem solving rather than knowlege/facts/literacy). I’m not sure how parental involvement would improve scores other than an involved parent makes sure the child is well rested, well fed, and confident when they go to take the test.

[UCGal]

[quote=gn]I’d like to pose the following question.
In your opinion, which is a bigger factor for students who are in the GATE programs:

– Naturally gifted (i.e. nature)
– Parental involvement (i.e. nurture)[/quote]

Punt:
Both are equally important.
I have friends who are EXTREMELY involved parents – practically homeschooling their children in addition to the school’s education. But the kids didn’t test GATE. They perform as well or better, academically, than the GATE kids in their classes.

I have other friends who are busy, busy, busy. Nanny takes care of the kids – and english isn’t her first language. The kids test off the charts, but perform mediocre in school.

I think it’s got to be a combo of both.

I know that SDSU uses the Raven test – which tests abstract thinking (puzzle/problem solving rather than knowlege/facts/literacy). I’m not sure how parental involvement would improve scores other than an involved parent makes sure the child is well rested, well fed, and confident when they go to take the test.

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