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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is undesirable because everyone says it is without any real proof or personal experience.

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Look, test scores are what they are. You can try to argue that they shouldn’t carry any weight, but most parents do in fact care about those scores. That’s “real proof.”[/quote]

But dig deeper and test scores are probably related to the kids that just showed up from another country knowing no English or they came in upper elementary and didn’t really catch up. I work in the pyramid. Many families value education and push their kids. Many do not. They come here and do nothing and don’t work and don’t push their kids to go to school or make an effort.

That doesn’t mean another student working hard can’t get a good education or have a good experience there. There is a lot of pride in the school and happy students. [/quote]

That’s all well and good, but the school system devotes more resources to those students, so a lot of time the strong performers get the shaft at these schools.[/quote]

I am not sure I would agree that the strong performers get the shaft - my kids went through FCHS pyramid so Title I ES, Jackson MS. Agree that there are lots of resources for the ESOL/low SES kids but I always felt like the [b]strong performers got a lot of attention and praise, graduated at the top of their class, and had their pick of activities - student govt/sports/music[/b]. I agree with the PP who had concerns about average students at the low SES schools - that is a more realistic concern. Strong performers will do well anywhere. [/quote]

That is for sure a positive that I had not considered.[/quote]

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