But it often isn't - particularly for families on the lower end of the economic scale. Provincetown Schools Supt. I think it's made a big difference. Those students feel they have a real grounding. Others aren't as lucky.
Some children react to moves by acting out, and disrupting the days of all their classmates.
Others are withdrawn, and unwilling to participate. Any move is stressful, officials say, but when housing is constantly in question, children can feel at sea. Everyone's scared, but I'm just shy. The state Education Reform Act requires schools to teach the same curriculum in each grade, but it doesn't specify when during that year. So a third-grader whose first school was due to study animals in the spring may move and miss learning about them because her new school already taught that unit in the fall.