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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The GS is a business.  It makes money by translating the data published by MCPS and other school distracts into nice bar graphs.  GS doesnt make up data.  It is a fact that the blacks and hispanics perform below average.  The families who value high test score and the families who value diversity can find what they are looking for.  Of corse, a few families may want to find a school with more white, black, Asian, and Hispanic for their child.  GS makes their rating based on facts, not skin color![/quote]

Yes, we get that.

The point is that families who just want a good school for their kids and don't have anything else to go on may look at GS numbers and decide naively that only 8, 9, 10 schools are acceptable (thus perpetuating segregation) when all experience of upper-income families shows that their kids do well in schools scoring 4, 6, 8, etc.[/quote]

yes less competition for us.  Are you really that dense.  Sure a high SES kid will be ok at a lower ranked school.  But why would anyone settle for ok.  You need to be challenged and driven which can only be found when you are surrounded by high caliber peers.  I guess you are ok with an average life and career for your kids.  Most of the rest of us want the best for our children.    [/quote]

One of the advantage to be in a low GS ating school is to feel good about onwself: easy to be the top kid in the classroom or the whole school, more attention from teachers, more oppotunity to be  student leader,etc. [/quote]

From your side the general argument is big fish small pond.  I don't think your points make much sense.  As a top performer in an average classroom you actually get less attention and focus from teachers.  and again your peer group won't be challenging enough to spur the greatest amount of growth.  [/quote]

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