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I am educator of 20 years and a mother of T.A.G. 6th grader. My beliefs are based on an understanding of the frustration of funding, along with the knowledge that, "A parent is a child's first teacher." Although the mission for T.A.G. is honorable, it's an unfunded mandate. My husband and I have taken on the responsibility of challenging our son. A child only spends about 5 and one-half hours in a classroom for about 180 days out of the school year. As parents, we push our son to grow academically through hobbies outside of school. He is an excellent percussionist in a blues band for the Cascade Blues Association, an athlete in a variety of sport, and I involve in meaningful real-life synthesis type learning activities. I only view T.A.G. as a helpful statistic for funding classes and teachers.
Sincerely,
Tracy

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