Dumbfounded

Dumbfounded

Slip through the cracks
Too much work
Not enough time to commit
Not enough heart to care
The public school system has become a vortex
I stand in awe today at decisions made, out of my control that though we are a much more advanced society than we were when I attended school, the courses of action have become obscenely aggressive. I understand a no tolerance policy for weapons, a no tolerance policy for bullying, a no tolerance policy for abusive behavior, but a no tolerance policy for poor grades? Really? So the public school systems answer to academic struggle is to not recommend tutoring or after school programs, or any plans to get a struggling child back on track, or even to recommend outside help in addition to regular attendance of their school. Nope. Their answer is to force the parents to withdrawal the child from school to attend class elsewhere... Needless to say if this is the way that a struggling child is treated, someone whom is intelligent, thoughtful,respectful,and full of heart is treated by their public school then honestly I'd much rather said child not be attending such an irreverent school. There is a good outcome to this situation as there are wonderful charter schools available that offer soooo much more. However in the midst of this unfortunate turn of events there is a child that was not given a voice, not given an option, not given a choice in his academic future , was blindsided by the only academic system he has known, and was left without even the opportunity to say goodbye to classmates,or teachers , within 1 hour everything he knew to be, all that was safe in his academic world was flipped upside down , that part I am truly heartbroken about. Absolutely dumbfounded.