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It is very, very disheartening that this program has been cut. As the son of a resource teacher, I can say I truly believe teachers have super powers, but the paradigm shift needed in order to successfully integrate the ALAP curriculum into the classroom is patently unrealistic. My 10 year old daughter was at that meeting, and despite being an introverted bookworm she chose to face her fear of crowds and speak her heart and mind because it was that important to her. I agree that in hard times we all must make sacrifices, but in no way were we told where the so called savings is going, or offered alternatives of any sort.

I'm sorry, but I think in time we will see that the classrooms are going to suffer for this, and I do not just mean for the kids that seem somehow to pick up on lessons a little more easily. I believe that the teachers are going to try their hearts out, and we are just going to prove the old adage 'nothin gets done for tryin to do everything', and then the teachers will be undeservedly bla med for it.

The Warwick school system is indeed poorer for the lack of ALAP, and for the lack of consideration shown to nearly 400 students simply because they excel. The article states there are kids who really need the attention. I agree. I think 398 of them will not be getting what attention they need in Warwick, however. Maybe it is time to start looking for scholarships to pay for schools we cannot afford, and further a negative and useless social dichotomy. As parents it is our job to advocate for our children's best interests, but that is extremely difficult when those we are supposed to trust as working in our family's best interest do not trust us with facts and figures in order for us to make our own decision. It seems much more like the program was railroaded.

From: Loss of smart kids program questioned

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