{"id":542,"date":"2014-06-02T16:47:26","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T16:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.rsed.org\/?p=542"},"modified":"2017-12-17T05:24:55","modified_gmt":"2017-12-17T05:24:55","slug":"seeking-a-great-education-for-my-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/en\/latest-news\/blog\/seeking-a-great-education-for-my-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeking a Great Education For My Son"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"drop-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"drop-image\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"drop-author\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>My wife and I have a son who is eight years old and was recently accepted to a Rocketship school in San Jose.<\/p>\n<p>We chose Rocketship for our son after noticing that he was struggling in a traditional public school. Although he was falling behind his peers, he kept being moved ahead in grade levels. When our son was in second grade, we found out that he was at a kindergarten level for reading and math. My wife and I were heartbroken. We worked very hard with our son, and soon he began reading at the second grade level. But, we knew we had to find a better option.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We took trips around the area to visit other schools, and when we visited Rocketship in San Jose, we knew it was a school that would give our son a great education. We liked how the teachers get involved with families \u2014\u00a0they call parents to give updates on their kids and do home visits to get to know each family.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/parentfindbetteroptions.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-550 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/parentfindbetteroptions.png?w=640\" alt=\"&quot;As a parent, my responsibility is to find better options for my child.&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/parentfindbetteroptions.png 3137w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/parentfindbetteroptions-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/parentfindbetteroptions-768x284.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/parentfindbetteroptions-1024x379.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>As a volunteer in the Redwood City County Jail, I&#8217;ve noticed that some of the prisoners read at a very low level and some do not read at all. Talking with them I&#8217;ve learned that most dropped out of high school because they had been consistently falling behind since elementary school. We don\u2019t want that for our son.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s going to be hard for our family to drive to San Jose, but as a parent, my responsibility is to find better options for my child. That\u2019s what Rocketship can provide. We are proud to be a part of the movement of parents in Redwood City who want options like Rocketship in our community. We hope the Redwood City School Board votes to approve the new Rocketship Redwood City school on June 25th.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s Note: I first met Rony at a Redwood City School Board meeting where Rocketship and KIPP were presenting their charter applications. Rony spoke passionately at the meeting, which inspired us to ask him to share his story. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u2b07 Sign up to receive updates about Rocketship in Redwood City\u00a0\u2b07<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rocketshiprc-sanjoseforrocketship.nationbuilder.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-349 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/screen-shot-2014-05-05-at-6-13-48-pm.png\" alt=\"Click to receive updates\" width=\"551\" height=\"515\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My wife and I have a son who is eight years old and was recently accepted to a Rocketship school in San Jose. We chose Rocketship for our son after noticing that he was struggling in a traditional public school. 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