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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s hard to get an idea of what many of that underperforming schools are like, because people pull their kids out around 3rd grade. Of course that should tell you something.[/quote]

I've seen this mentioned before and I think it's probably the same person each time.  Where are your stats/proof?[/quote]

I talk to my neighbors. You should give it a try.[/quote]

So you're making an assumption for EVERYONE in SA schools based on your own small cohort.  That is fine but let's make sure that we're clear about it.  I haven't seen data to support this, if it exists would be good to see but I'm not sure it does to reflect either position, in which case we are left to those screaming the loudest.[/quote]

Oh come on. The STATS are evident in the schools that NEVER improve. The cohort of middle class kids never grows, despite neighborhood turn over. Despite playgrounds bursting with kids.  Wake up. 
But no you’re right. It must be the same poster. All the time. Every time. That must be it. Couldn’t possibly be a prevailing pattern. [/quote]

Those are the families that never show up. Where are the stats showing those who start don't finish, or leave by 3rd grade? [/quote]

People do give those schools a try. 
Why don’t you try them out and report back to us.[/quote]

Parent of rising third grader here. Yes, I’ll be putting my child in private school. And no I’m not willing to go from the top performing school in SA  to the lowest performing school. Sorry. [/quote]

So you're admitting that you aren't giving the schools we're talking about a try. Okay. You're not proving PP's point. I think the majority of people never even enroll their kids in K at these schools. There's no magic thing that happens at 3rd grade. If the school is terrible, you'd know it well before then. And if you discover a school is terrible in K and you fail to act until third grade, is it the school's fault? Maybe your kids aren't progressing because you've abdicated the entirety of parenting to your child's school? It's not like there are a lot of secrets and Arlington parents talk a lot, and post even more online. You can easily find out what activities, clubs, filed trips, etc. are happening or not just by checking PTA websites and Twitter feeds. Hell, you can even find out many PTA budgets. Parents don't give higher poverty schools a chance. They just don't. Which is why bad boundaries are so stupid and make things a lot worse than they'd be otherwise. [/quote]

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