Ravi
Diamond Member
Yes, I'm in parochial school and yes I get to call how I'll teach within the parameters of state approved curriculum. With that said, the idea of 'select' students is way wrong. At the diocesan level they have a 'mission' of educating 'all God's children', no matter how damaged.
I do mean 'damaged.' In my current 7th grade, I have a student that comprehension wise if at 2nd grade level. Her parents refuse to move her, so she is currently working in a 5th grade text and workbook. She works hard, but excluding literal work, she fails.
I was under the impression that private schools are not required to give the NCLB tests. My kids certainly did not take them until they got to public school. And seventh graders, as far as I know, don't take the test. So you are comparing two different things.