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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let's be real. A poor kid from a disadvantaged area that scores in the 92nd percentile probably has more potential and ability than a high SES kid that scores in the 97th percentile. This is one area where the FCPS model makes a lot of sense. And I say that as a rich mom with privileged kids.[/quote]

Why do you think this? I mean, assuming the high SES kid wasn't heavily prepped, etc. [/quote]

We are higher SES, and we didn't prep our kids. But - we both went to graduate school, organically use higher level English, both are in STEM fields so we can help with homework or connections to the real world, sign our kids up for expensive camps that encourage curiosity, sign our kids up for lots of activities, follow up quickly with the teacher if there are learning or behavior issues, etc etc.

If a low SES kid is getting 92% in a school where the teaching level is lower, and their parents don't have the money/time to do the above, they surely have more potential than a 97% kid with all the support above. It may not make a difference in the long run (rich kids have an easier time staying rich as adults), but I would think if that 92% kid had been in our family, they would be knocking it fully out of the ballpark and more than the standard capable UMC kid. [/quote]

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