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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So I hear a lot of talk about 2 tracks in public for MS/HS grades where if you are in Honors classes and hang out with the "right" kids, you are more insulated from the violence/stress/general environment of the school(s).  [b]Is this correct?[/b]  Is your kid just not affected at all because in our very nice neighborhood, it seems that the kids all go to public but I always wonder with all the stuff you hear about MS/HS, how can they stand it?

How on earth does any parent allow their kid to enroll in either MS/HS if it really is chaotic most of the time?[/quote]

Correct. The school are segregated. "My kid is in honors/AP so they never see the violence" is code for the schools are segregated and we don't care because it is advantageous to us.

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It isn't like the school administration sits down and divides the kids into groups. Segregation happens all on its own, just like it does at other high schools. The higher achieving, extracurricular-successful and engaged students take honors classes. [b]Those who didn't come from the wealthy, high performing elementary schools are not registering for honors classes in high school.[/b] Like it or not, certain groups of students gravitate more to certain activities and all kids tend to make friends/hang out with kids from among the classes and activities they're in.[/quote]

There are zero "high performing" elementary schools in ACPS. Lyles Crouch has the best results in the city and it's just barely meeting or slightly exceeding state levels of proficiency. It was evident in the most recent results in the US DOE's National report card, VA has some of the lowest proficiency standards in the country.

What schools are you referring to as "wealthy" and what is your criteria for that? Some of the east end schools are the lowest performing schools when you look at the proficiency levels for economically disadvantaged students. The UMC kids get quietly tutored so the levels for the economically disadvantaged students is the real measure. Again, only Lyles Crouch does a decent job. George Mason, Barrett, Brooks, MVCS are a disgrace. [/quote]

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