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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went a school district with approximately 80% FARMs (one of the poorest and lowest-performing school districts in my state) and it took me a long time to grapple with this and come to terms with it.[/quote]
Why do you think there are kids there who seem out of place? Middle class, on grade level or higher, well behaved? What are their parents thinking?![/quote]

My parents had (have) a belief in urban public schools. My father went to Catholic school and didn't even go to college, and was perturbed by his experiences there. My parents were adamant that we live in the city they grew up in and attend school there rather than flee it and deprive it of its tax base like so many other people did.

I think I turned out more than fine. I had plenty of friends who had zero behavioral issues, I did sports, there was little violence where I lived (not a major city) and I graduated at the top of my class with good SAT scores. Didn't struggle in college and am happy in my profession (accounting). BUT, many, many kids' lives did not turn out that way. And I can't ignore that.

My schools always had much more tracking than DC area high schools have currently. Think 4-5 levels of Math classes from 9th-12th grade, and 3-4 levels of history, science, and english. [/quote]

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