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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parents 100% matter more.  This is why failing schools will still be failing schools no matter what the teachers do or how much money is thrown (wasted) at them.  You just can’t.  It’s the parents.  Parents are the single most important factor in a child’s education. [/quote]

I agree with this completely, but the reason OP is asking is to try to decide whether, because "parents matter more," is it okay to send their kid to a crappy school?

One thing that parents who care about education do is make sacrifices so that their children are in the best educational environments.  This could mean private school.  This could mean moving to a boring neighborhood in a good public school district.  This could mean paying a lot and/or driving them to outside academic enrichment.  This could mean scheduling and paying for tutors.  This could mean spending hours every night sitting with them, reading together or talking about math problems or whatever else.

It's not simply that wealthy parent = great outcome for the kid.  It's that wealthy parents tend to care about the educational development of their kid, and they devote resources (time, money or both) to fostering that development.  You can't skip the middle step.

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Yes, it is.  In fact, they can benefit even more.  “Crappy” schools often have tons of resources poured into them that are underutilized. Motivated kids can take advantage of this without any competition. My kids go to a crappy school and are doing amazingly well.  They found some like-minded kids to be friends with, are helpful in class, and have developed a lot of empathy and tolerance.  My 8th grader is in precalc- it has not hindered them academically in the least.  The school does far more to get their academic needs met and challenged, through outside programs, if necessary, than a better performing public school or average private would be willing to do [/quote]

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