The truth is that inevitably, a portion of our students is going to do poorly in school for one reason or another. This has been the case in everything throughout time. In every portion of life, some people do not do well for one reason or another. But in America, we have a dichotomy or paradox in that we want all of our students to be tested, but we also want everybody to do well. This is something we are especially sensitive about with our children.
Every parent wants to believe they are a good parent and their children are the best.
We as a society want these people to perform well, but yet we also do not want to ostracize or isolate people because of poor performance. We want to have our cake and eat it too. It is as if somehow we think we should just keep squeezing and wringing the educational system like a dry towel in the middle of the desert. We need to realize that everyone has different goals and potential. The schools and teachers of today are trying to make up for the shortcomings of parents, society and just plain genetics.