After years of fighting with the WBSD on behalf of our advanced children, we've decided to homeschool starting this fall. Differential education, while wonderful in theory, does not always work well in the classroom. These students need these classes just as badly as a child on the spectrum might need added instruction, or a child in a wheelchair needs a ramp; you are doing a disservice to the needs of our students by taking away services, classes, and options that would otherwise help them succeed.
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Renee Remy
8 years ago
I greatly benefited from these programs! Please don't cut them.
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Jeffrey May
8 years ago
Tyler and I spoke out against this at a recent board meeting. This policy is poorly thought through. Even more poorly implemented. And the current admin is taking no input from stakeholders
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Judy Schultz
8 years ago
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As former AP coordinator this is totally against best practice. It also goes against College Board policy. This is taking opportunity away from those who need it most.
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Anonymous
8 years ago
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My son has been pushed through regular math and is now going to be a freshman. His gpa is always around 3.8-4.0 yet he has never been in an advanced class. He needs it fir math. Yet still going into high school they won’t let him. The teachers have actually let him takes him the students. He needs a challenge in math and they say no. Just because of the stupid testing.
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Anonymous
8 years ago
This decision and a plethora of others that caters to encouraging and rewarding mediocrity in students and limited involvement from families and parents is one of the main reasons we decided to pull two of our three children out of the district again. Both of our kids tested in the 99-96% percentile on the standardized tests and were on the honor role this entire year. However, because we were homeschooling last year and opted out of state testing in the past, they did not meet the criteria for advanced placement and would have been put in the same classes as other kids who do not demonstrate a strong desire to be in school, do not appear to challenge themselves past learning the bare minimum required to pass a grade, and who are more interested in participating in disruptive, social-media driven behavior. To say we are disturbed and disappointed by the direction being taken and decisions being made, would be a tremendous understatement! Please do what is right for the kids, the district and the future of our community and overturn this decision.
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Tracy Braun
8 years ago
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I find the advanced classes is a saving grace for students who are serious about their schoolwork, and often have to struggle in regular classes due to other students being unruly, Disrespectful to the teacher, and disruptive to the whole class. You hope taking advanced type courses you are weeding out some of the kids who aren’t so serious about school and their education; Giving the More serious student a challenging and rewarding education experience.
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Anonymous
8 years ago
How about putting our kids first!!!
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Kimberly Goldman
8 years ago
This is BAD for the children of our district!!!
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Kelly Godejohn
8 years ago
Ridiculous. How are our kids supposed to excel when they are not given opportunities to do so in the correct settings.
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Stephanie Averill
8 years ago
These changes have impacted my daughter and I am concerned about her future education in this district.
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Sara E Kucik
8 years ago
With my son 3 years ahead in math this line of thinking is unacceptable!!
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Steve Zingsheim
8 years ago
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The School Board is elected. The district's employee's salaries are paid with the public's tax dollars. Yet this radical shift was done without input from or communication with the community.
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Kathleen Downing
8 years ago
Put our children's success in education first on your agenda,,,
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Anonymous
8 years ago
Standardized testing is bull, plain and simple
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Nadia
8 years ago
Um yea no
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Aminee H
8 years ago
Students have so much more potential than what the school system gives us.
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mg
8 years ago
stop
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Caitlin Marsch
8 years ago
How can one expect students to love learning and challenge themselves when not given the opportunity to do so?
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Severin Hilt
8 years ago
When I look back on school's impact later in life, I want it to have played a role as something that helped me succeed, not the flat tire that held me back.
After years of fighting with the WBSD on behalf of our advanced children, we've decided to homeschool starting this fall. Differential education, while wonderful in theory, does not always work well in the classroom. These students need these classes just as badly as a child on the spectrum might need added instruction, or a child in a wheelchair needs a ramp; you are doing a disservice to the needs of our students by taking away services, classes, and options that would otherwise help them succeed.
I greatly benefited from these programs! Please don't cut them.
Tyler and I spoke out against this at a recent board meeting. This policy is poorly thought through. Even more poorly implemented. And the current admin is taking no input from stakeholders
As former AP coordinator this is totally against best practice. It also goes against College Board policy. This is taking opportunity away from those who need it most.
My son has been pushed through regular math and is now going to be a freshman. His gpa is always around 3.8-4.0 yet he has never been in an advanced class. He needs it fir math. Yet still going into high school they won’t let him. The teachers have actually let him takes him the students. He needs a challenge in math and they say no. Just because of the stupid testing.
This decision and a plethora of others that caters to encouraging and rewarding mediocrity in students and limited involvement from families and parents is one of the main reasons we decided to pull two of our three children out of the district again. Both of our kids tested in the 99-96% percentile on the standardized tests and were on the honor role this entire year. However, because we were homeschooling last year and opted out of state testing in the past, they did not meet the criteria for advanced placement and would have been put in the same classes as other kids who do not demonstrate a strong desire to be in school, do not appear to challenge themselves past learning the bare minimum required to pass a grade, and who are more interested in participating in disruptive, social-media driven behavior. To say we are disturbed and disappointed by the direction being taken and decisions being made, would be a tremendous understatement! Please do what is right for the kids, the district and the future of our community and overturn this decision.
I find the advanced classes is a saving grace for students who are serious about their schoolwork, and often have to struggle in regular classes due to other students being unruly, Disrespectful to the teacher, and disruptive to the whole class. You hope taking advanced type courses you are weeding out some of the kids who aren’t so serious about school and their education; Giving the More serious student a challenging and rewarding education experience.
How about putting our kids first!!!
This is BAD for the children of our district!!!
Ridiculous. How are our kids supposed to excel when they are not given opportunities to do so in the correct settings.
These changes have impacted my daughter and I am concerned about her future education in this district.
With my son 3 years ahead in math this line of thinking is unacceptable!!
The School Board is elected. The district's employee's salaries are paid with the public's tax dollars. Yet this radical shift was done without input from or communication with the community.
Put our children's success in education first on your agenda,,,
Standardized testing is bull, plain and simple
Um yea no
Students have so much more potential than what the school system gives us.
stop
How can one expect students to love learning and challenge themselves when not given the opportunity to do so?
When I look back on school's impact later in life, I want it to have played a role as something that helped me succeed, not the flat tire that held me back.