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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Now that my kids are in HS- I wish I had believed the GS ratings for our elementary school. We spent 9 years in a terrible school and were filled by the “great school ratings don’t mean anything.” It was a shock to attend a well rated school and see the difference. Adults in the building really do matter![/quote]

This is code for a high SES school btw. Wealthy white kids do fine in GS 4 schools and you know it. [/quote]

My child started his schooling at a low SES school, granted at the end of Covid, but he did not have a good experience. Kids yelling (even cursing) at teachers, he had to evacuate the classroom for disruptive students, and his snack was stolen daily for months. Now at a high SES school, he’s happy and content. Thank goodness. [/quote]

In a nutshell, this is an example of how the tenor of the school changes with the student population.

If the administration is worn out from dealing with really big issues that students have, they don't have the bandwidth to deal with "smaller" issues that impact their peers, but maybe not the whole school.  When admins have fewer dumpster fires to put out, they can turn their attention to the "nice to have" things.[/quote]

On the opposite end of the spectrum, they have to deal with incessant whining for unimportant issues like those brought forth by the Woodson baseball moms.  [/quote]

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