New 9th graders / transfer kids outperforming the "lifers"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Amazing how many of you have actually engaged in this ugly discussion. Yay! My child is smarter than those other children! I'm such a great parent!


Ugh.

I agree. No one wants to admit the degree of student cheating going on. It's only one consequence of the high pressure of attaining top scores. The prevailing parental mantra, is "just don't get caught". Many of your "superstars" are the same ones engaging in the most "risky" behavior (drugs, drinking, sex), because they know they have a free pass to do what they want, as long as they maintain their superstar status. They know how easily their parents and teachers are fooled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was surprised at a few of the kids who got into Big 3 schools from my DCs 8th grade class this year. Some of them are far from academically inclined. A few were siblings, a few were athletes but I have to think they will have a really hard time when they get hit with the work load. What do the Big 3 schools do with kids like this? Do they support them? Do they just try to get them through? I think a few of these families probably like the prestige factor over finding the right school for the kid and the kid is going to get slammed.

Not necessarily. There is a wide range of courses that kids can take even at Big 3. Not everyone takes AP courses or even the hardest courses offered.