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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The homework overkill is my main worry about the school. THAT seems very old school to me. What’s the point of all the homework/busywork if it’s not producing better students? [/quote]

If the amount of homework doesn't fit with your approach to school/life balance then by all means you should not send your kid there. That seems logical. For some people lots of homework is something they are looking for in a school. What confuses me is the idea that because something doesn't fit with your perspective it must necessarily be wrong for everyone (to be clear, PP, you didn't say that, many others did).

I'd also argue that the "too much homework as the reason UMC and white people don't choose the school" explanation doesn't track with other available data. For instance, Basis gives tons of homework and it is very popular with white and UMC families.    [/quote]

Look at Basis scores on AP exams compared to Banneker. Compare the SAT scores of the 2 schools. Look at how many AP courses (which typically require more homework) Basis kids takes as compared to Banneker.

Large differences between the 2 schools.

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Ummm, yeah. You are making my point for me, so...thanks? The issues isn't that large amounts of homework are good or bad. Using "too much homework" to explain causation of UMC students not enrolling and/or for failed academic outcomes confuses correlation with causation (cause, you know, DCUM).

Can I guess you are a Basis fan who is so defensive that you can't even take 3 seconds to read what was written before blindly concluding that it was somehow an attack on Basis?[/quote]

[b]Get Banneker to have the same stats as Basis and more middle class families will enroll.  If kids are going to grind and just do academics and homework, then parents expect results.  Banneker as a whole are not showing these results.[/b]

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Then why is Banneker ranked #1, higher than Basis?[/quote]

NP.  I think it's because US News looks at other factors than just straight test scores, e.g., minority students and the achievement gap.  US News gives Banneker a 96.7% Minority Enrollment rating, whereas BASIS is a 53.5%.  And my guess is there is no achievement gap at Banneker because it's minority enrollment is so high.  [/quote]

They look at minority achievement at the school versus minority achievement for the city, actually, which is a little different than the achievement gap. The numbers for Walls and Basis are not bad (ie, those schools are better for minority students than the average DC high school). But Banneker’s number on this metric is phenomenal. (This metric is also hurting Jackson Reed in the rankings.)[/quote][/quote]

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