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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Those kids don’t even attend school on a regular basis. My DH had quite a few students who missed well over 50 days of school. They missed that every year. [/quote]

Yes.  Public school teacher here.  The ones getting Cs and Ds DON'T ATTEND SCHOOL. 
And there are a surprisingly large number of them.

Let me be frank.  It is not difficult to get Bs at most publics if you simply come to school and make any attempt to do the work.  [/quote]

Are we comparing 50k private schools with schools that have high truancy rates? Because I bet the kids from Thomas Jefferson or Bronx Science would like a word.[/quote]

You are totally missing the point (or being purposely obtuse). MOST public schools (which is the vast majority of kids applying to college) inflate grades -  privates (and public magnets which are basically privates paid for by our taxes) don’t. Magnets make up a very small percentage of public schools…[/quote]

we don't have magnets in nyc so I'm lost on that point. but I'm trying to make things clear. most colleges are not at all selective, so this is moot. if you're talking selective colleges, then no, the vast majority aren't coming from public. It's usually more public than private, but not by a vast number. rigorous public schools don't inflate grades. I've never heard of retakes, but obviously this is something thats happening in Arlington. [b]Can't imagine the resources that would require and most rigorous public schools don't have those resources. [/quote]

Parents in this are area are care about the most selective colleges so grade inflation matters here (that’s why they are sending them to rigorous magnets or privates). It’s disingenuous to say the “vast majority of kids” at selective schools aren’t coming from public. In fact, 60 percent or more are coming from public.

The DC area has some of THE most rigorous schools in the country. Virginia and Maryland rank in the top ten states for education and the DC area schools are at the top for those lists (Fairfax and MCPS are top in the nation). They are all are doing equitable grading which results in grade inflation.

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I think we have some of the most rigorous publics. We have strong private schools, but not top in the country. [/quote]

Disagree on the publics, just more DC bluster. [b]TJ students have a national rep for arrogance not achievement, when they go on to top schools but are quickly overshadowed.[/b][/quote]

Says the  :lol: mommy who's still upset that her snowflake didn't get into TJ and pissed off at having to pay top $ for a medicore 'Big 3' (or is it Big 30?) private. [/quote]

Nope, on the other side of the country, in a niche academic setting. TJ is known, I’ll give it that—I don’t bring it up, these are people who met TJ alums in college. The rep is they come in with egos but fade to bit players. While students from other elite publics tend the opposite, nice enough but will eat your lunch.[/quote]

[b]Top 10% students[/b] at the most rigorous institutions in the US are made up of mostly TJ grads including MIT, CMU, UC Berkeley, Princeton, Caltech etc. Schools do not want to talk about this since it is not pol cor.[/quote]

Or ... it's not talked about because it can't possibly be true. The top 10% of those schools is more students than TJ graduates.  The top 1% is, too.  Now, over represented at Pitt, I'd believe you.[/quote]

You are probably right. It's top 5%.[/quote]

TJ grads make up the plurality (largest group) of the top 5% of the top/elite schools.[/quote]

til, TJ graduates thousands of students every year [/quote]

You need to brush up on your arithmetic skills.[/quote]

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