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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You want to stir this up over a number? Have you gone to both schools? Assessed them for yourself? Talked to, oh I dunno, the kids's teachers? Compared the opportunities, class sizes, extra curiculars, experience and enthusiasm of the faculty? Met with the principals? Talked to other parents?

Or did you just want to stir shit up with the ex, and this is a convenient way to do it?

"She would send your kids to a school that's a *5* when we have an *exceptional* school right here! Did she even tell you that? I know you don't like to confront her, but think of the *children*."

What a manipulative piece of work.[/quote]

Oh you're ridiculous. I have no interest in stirring things up with the kids' mom. I don't pretend to know what's best for my SC.  That's for her and DH to figure out. Contrary to the ever prevalent stepmom myth, I am not an evil bitch. I do want the best for the kids and that's why I'm stressing over the school choice. I don't have kids of my own, and so I readily admit that I have no idea how much stock to put into the Great Schools rankings. That's why I'm asking strangers on the internet. I was hoping to get some constructive feedback. [/quote]

Here's your constructive feedback: Great Schools is just a number. It by no means gives the full picture of the entire school. If you are only focused on test scores, then compare apples to apples. If your kids are white, then compare the pass rates of the 9 school and the 5 school. If they're black, then compare the pass rates of black students at both schools. School 5 may be a Title1 school which to some here is awful and to others a great thing. If it is a Title 1 school, the class sizes will be smaller and there will be more instructional support and resources. Perhaps both the mom and your husband value diversity and School 5 offers that over School 9. Maybe School 9 has kids in trailers and that's not okay with the mom. Perhaps mom visited the School 5 and really liked the principal and the feel of the school. The bottom line is that no one factor can decide whether a school is a good fit for one family. And what's important for one family may not be important to another. [/quote]

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