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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FWIW, for those of you who have high-ability students, Hardy DOES offer algebra in 7th grade (at least a section of it, not everyone takes it then obviously) as well as a small group of 8th graders taking geometry. By the time Hardy students leave at the end of 8th grade the vast majority of them have taken algebra already. That doesn't seem too shabby to me. [/quote]

Yeah, unfortunately for the Latin cultists, Hardy IS comparable to their object of devotion.  You will see that even more clearly once this year's test scores come out.  But so what, parents need to encourage more middle schools to be of decent quality, not harping on whether one or the other is Tier 1 or Tier 2.  We need more Tier 2's!![/quote]
Yeah!! Achieving the tier 2 level is now our goal!  Congratulations. [/quote]

The PP you are mocking is correct. Since MGP controls for starting test scores, you could have an entire city of kids who start smart and learn a ton -- as long as there's a scintilla of variation among the kids, some of the schools will be "tier 2." Given the ranking system, the fact that a good school moved down to tier two actually means that the availability of quality of schools in the city is increasing. Which is indeed the goal. [/quote]

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