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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids can find a large cohort of strong peers at the top schools like Langley, McLean, Chantilly and Oakton, but not at Lewis or Mount Vernon, so the types of kids who need a Governor’s School in each pyramid can vary.  If you look at it that way, the fact that the top kids coming from the low-performing pyramids in general might be just average at a top school doesn’t matter; what matters is that they wouldn’t be challenged at Lewis or Mount Vernon. 
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How on earth would any regular smart kid not be challenged at Lewis or Mount Vernon?  Every single FCPS high school either has a full IB program or a full  load of AP classes.  The overwhelming majority of kids can be challenged at any base school in FCPS.  I know a few full IB diploma graduates of Annandale high school.  They did not lack for a peer group or sufficient challenge.  [/quote]

How many National Merit Semifinalists from Annandale, Lewis, and Mount Vernon in recent years? Next to none, which underscores that the most talented kids from those pyramids may not be reaching their potential.  Maybe they need TJ more than other kids who’d do just as well at Chantilly or Langley, which clearly have a very strong peer group. [/quote]
There is no correlation between quality of instruction at the base school and NMS.  The low SES schools aren’t failing to develop their kids potential.  NMS is just a reflection that affluent kids can invest more resources in prepping for the pSAT[/quote]

There certainly is a difference.[/quote]

No there isn't. Are you implying that Langley is producing Merit finalists because Langley's AP math and AP English teachers are significantly better than Mt. Vernon's IB math and IB English teachers? That assumes that over the years, as teachers move and retire, Langley somehow manages to constantly have an objectively better set of teachers. It's clearly not because of teachers and instruction. It's the kids and their parents.[/quote]

who would do exactly the same at any other school[/quote]

The top kids get dragged down at MV so the quality of instruction is not the same or as good.  Whether the quality of the instructors is as good is irrelevant. [/quote]

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