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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I appreciate it just was wondering what is so special in the schools that have high rankings. I was wondering foreign language exposure, etc.. I would be driving myself crazy trying to have my child in everything. Just want her to be exposed and have a chance.[/quote]

20:35 here.

My child is in one of those highly-ranked schools. The difference scores comes down to parental involvement in their children's education. Both psychologically (highly educated parents who instill such values in their kids) and practically (hire a tutor or put them in Kumon to keep them a grade level ahead). The extras such as language, sports and music are just that: extras. Which is not to say that perseverance and team-work can't be learned in sports and music, some parents enroll their kids just because they believe in those benefits! But they are not essential.
Resilience is learned every day when your parent goes over your work and frowns at the slightest mistake, and coaches you in every subject until you get all As. That's the "old-fashioned" way. Many parents in less highly-performing schools are too busy working 2-3 jobs to cater to all of their children's educational needs. Some of them do not have such high expectations.for their kids.

I'm on the PTA Board of my child's elementary school - we have a budget in the tens of thousands of dollars, while other schools barely have a few thousand. Some of that money goes to fulfilling the needs of ESOL or FARMS students. Much of the money goes to fluff out the curriculum, invite artists to perform, pay for fun activities, hold a fair. Please don't fall into the trap of throwing money at the problem. The real grunt work, the one that pays off long-term, is what involved parents do everywhere regardless of their geographical area - raise their children with intellectual discipline.

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