tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post4904376175768820589..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools UpdatesMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-27844279774753076442019-08-11T09:54:54.081-07:002019-08-11T09:54:54.081-07:00Careful, and that's what I have thought as wel...Careful, and that's what I have thought as well - one group, one gender to focus on the hope that it will trickle down to others? Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-23006496553626139372019-08-10T23:40:41.155-07:002019-08-10T23:40:41.155-07:00I am wary of a department being created to focus o...I am wary of a department being created to focus on a single group of disadvantaged students. Only because, as I saw at an SPS school I worked at, the intense focus on one group often leads to an academic decline in other groups. For instance, in this school, the performance of LatinX and Native students of both genders declined when we were asked to focus our student growth goals on African-American males. While I understand the need for this department, I hope that SPS is careful to focus on the academic improvement for ALL historically disadvantaged children.<br /><br />CarefulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com