If you have a child struggling in a Fort Worth school, you’re probably asking yourself why, wondering if you have failed as a parent. Don’t blame yourself. You didn’t fail your child. Fort Worth ISD did.
I didn’t realize that truth until I took the SAT my junior year at South Hills High School. I was unaware of the exam’s significance and power. I was told to sit, handed a pencil and expected to perform without anybody telling me beforehand that preparation was needed.
This moment wasn’t an accident. This is what the school district has been doing for who knows how long, pushing students through the system without giving them a proper education and simply making way for the next kid…