When I enrolled the kids into a charter school I had the ideas that it was the same as last time my kids were enrolled into a Charter. Meaning. I would be able to have more of a controll of what they studdied. I would make sure that they were studying at THEIR level.

Insted they give my kids tests to find out where they are. They are impressed with their level because they are both over 2 grade levels ahead of what other kids their ages are doing. But insted of having them continue on. They give us grade level work for each kids.

W is the age of a 2nd grader so they give him 2nd grade work. This being stupid as the lowest he tested at is Math and he is in a 3rd grade level with the comprehension of a 4th grader. Math is his highest and yet the are wanting me to use 2nd grade books. So far W has finished 2 reading books both grade 2. He is bored and it showes. In math he has finished the whole book and insted of getting the book I want them to do (which is what they were doing before) they are ordering ANOTHER 2nd grade book.

Same thing for B. He tested at a 8th grade level reading so they are putting him in a 3rd grade book He did all 3 books they gave him and rolled his eyes. Now they are ordering yet another 3rd grade book for him. He let the teacher know how stupid he thinks this is. He asked why he can't have the questions that are used for kids that are reading the books he is reading. The teacher told him.....

"WE need to teach you at your level. These that you are reading are above your level. You should be reading xxxxx yyyyyy and things like that."

B responded that he had read those book when he was in K. Then he told the teacher how he started by reading... and then he read...and then he read.... and then he read...till he go to the books he is reading now. He also INFORMED the teacher that he wasn't going to stop trying to be smart just because the teacher thinks he should be stupid. He turned and asked me if I would take him out of the school and work with him in the books he was doin BEFORE this stupid thing that the school is trying to make him do.

I asked the kids to go out so I could talk to the teacher. The teacher, while admiting that the kids have more of the fundamentals than kids thier own age, said that the law requires them to do the books of their age. I asked why once they did the work they couldnt' move on to the next level. HE said that isn't allowable or possible through the new laws.

So public education requires kids to be stupid.

SIGH....