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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think we all over thing these choices - read the section in the article below about elementary schools:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/25/AR2008022500675.html

Admittedly, this is from 2008, but I always refer back to it.

7. Don't worry about elementary school.

The fact that you have read this far means you are an energetic parent who puts great emphasis on education and who, I would guess, has been reading and talking to your children since they were infants. You have filled your house with books. You make learning exciting. All the studies show that you are going to have much more influence over your child's academic achievement through sixth grade than the elementary school you choose. So as long as the school is safe and you like it, it really doesn't matter whether its test scores are not the highest. Your child is still getting a great education because of you.

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HUH? So don't worry about what happens at school? Why not just home school them with this logic.[/quote]

Completely missing the point.  Of course you should choose the best school for your child that you can -- but you shouldn't drive yourself mad obsessing over FARMS scores in elementary school.

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Maybe we shouldn't obsess over scores but peer effect on academic achievement in classrooms is real.  There are lots of studies out there with quantitative evidence to back it up.[/quote]

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