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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you guys are overreacting to the use of the term choice sets at all.  A proximity preference that gives a leg up and allows parents to consider nearby schools is reasonable.[/quote]

Says the person with absolutely no connection to their in-bound school.

Introducing uncertainty into the working schools will relegate them to the "formerly working" category. I'm not exaggerrating. If you don't understand the dynamic of how these schools work (and why they work), I can see how you would think a lottery between {Janney, Murch and Lafayette} or {Key, Mann and Stoddert} would leave no one worse off. The schools are all (mostly) comparable, after all. But this is dead wrong, and such a lottery would cripple these schools. I'm happy to explain further, but hopefully someone else will chime in instead.

And, as a side note: what's accomplished by making a lottery b/w {Janney, Murch and Lafayette} or {Key, Mann and Stoddert}? NOTHING. You destroy the incredibly strong parental involvement in these schools for absolutely no gain. The talking point of "everybody else is doing it, even NWNW" is not worth it. Foolish and dangerous. [/quote]

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