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[quote=Anonymous]MoCo is a huge school district.  There will always be discrepancies.  But I think a lot of "how great" the schools are have to do with the resources of the school system.  In general, parents in this area are highly educated.  They have high expectations for the school systems.  They understand what it takes to get into a good college.  That has resulted in the county offering many opportunities for advancement and enrichment--ie HCG, AP, IB, etc.  Then of course there are resources allocated for LD and ESOL.  If you're a middle of the road student, the standards are still high, but your highly education parent can fill in the gap.

Add to it that many students come from a background where education is valued and you end up with a classroom of peers that can effectively present different ideas and have open discussions.  If the teacher is more focused on stimulating an intellectual exchange of ideas, it makes for a "greater school".  Things like critical thinking are then routinely integrated in the school day.  When it comes time to perform on a national standardized test, it's easy for kids where critical thinking is the norm.

When the test scores are high, the schools are seen as "great"[/quote]

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