Originally Posted by
bisous
I'm not okay with secret classes. But also I still want DS in the secret class. DS will be behind his most competitive peers if he doesn't get the secret class, or so I thought before I learned about this charter school alternative. I think the charter school solves this problem. I also don't see why the kids who are ahead get extra math but the numerous kids who were struggling over distance learning through the past year don't get a special class.
I bet you aren't the only parent who feels this way. We all want the best for our kids but it often goes against what is best for the student body of a school as a whole. Having the class is fine, but the lack of objective selection criteria and calling it secret feels wrong. I don't have a great answer here and there is no wrong one. I feel like you should enroll in the alternative math program and tell the school why you chose that route but I also know you are weighing it out since you have other kids there as well.
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