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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Student and teacher school ratings are in conflict with some of the schools listed here, e.g. Blake, Einstein

https://sharedaccountability.mcpsmd.org/SurveyResults/content.php[/quote]

OP did ask about [i]underrated[/i] clusters.[/quote]

Fair enough.

Let's say these schools are indeed "underrated" (definition: underestimated or undervalued) - meaning they are better than the teachers and students who are in the schools think they are. Let's set aside our skepticism that is true. That would be awful if teachers and students were being told their schools were bad when they were in fact good. That by itself can lower student performance (look it up).[/quote]

You're being overly generous with your benefit of doubt and suspension of disbelief here.

I think it's disrespectful to invalidate the lived experiences of people who actually have to live with the realities of a school that is not performing. If the students and staff grade a school poorly, it's because the school actually [i][is[/i] bad. It doesn't mean that the school doesn't have the [i]potential[/i] to be good, but it currently is not. And we should believe students and staff when they say as much. [/quote]

PP I actually completely agree with you and do not think these schools are underrated. I believe the students and teachers.
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I don't think there is any way to defend these poor ratings and it makes me sad White liberals in Silver Spring continually say how great these schools are. Often on the basis that their White kids are doing ok (even though White students don't rate the schools that well). [/b]They should be angry and demand better for their communities.[/quote]

White liberals often have this attitude.  They're fine as long as things are fine for them.  Once things go south, they're out of there.  They like to talk a good game about how they value public education and care about non-White students, but it's not really true.

How can anyone say these schools are 'underrated' and defend such abysmal statistics.  If the schools aren't educating all our students (which is literally the point of public school!) then it's fair to say that the school is NOT performing well.  Like the PP says - listen to the staff and students who are actually AT the school.  Fight to make things better for them.  Don't just defend the poor ratings and say things are 'great' when that is not true.  [/quote]

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