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I put "average" in quotes because I don't think they are average, many people on this post seem to think they are. I am happy with my "average" school. Like 13:38 says, most exburbians don't commute to the city and are quite happy to only have to go there when realtives want to see the monuments.

I know only a few who commute to the city and they only do that because they are young and not established in their career.

I actually did not stereotype. You called them elite, I am not convinced which is why I call them "elite". Each school has a personality that leave a little bit to be desired. I only pointed out one of those personalities.  The perfect school has yet to be created... but some think they have found it.[/quote]

Too many messages getting crossed.  I didn't call any public schools "elite" on this thread, except in response to your previously having done so.  I think one could call TJ "elite" since it's a selective magnet, but otherwise calling public schools in this area "elite" seems odd to me.  On average, the kids who attend them may have wealthier parents and score higher on standardized tests, but otherwise they attend these schools due to accident of birth.

In any event, while I think there's some merit to the idea that rankings can get in the way of education, I also think that some of the attacks on rankings come from people moving to areas where the schools are less highly ranked and ultimately not really liking that.  It seems to me that, as long as the limitations of rankings are acknowledged and they are taken with a grain of salt, they can serve a useful purpose, particularly when people are moving to large metropolitan areas with large school systems.    [/quote]

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