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I don't understand what interest the people posting negative things here have in making sure that the schools in their neighborhoods that they think are "bad" -- stay "bad".  
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It has NOTHING to do with this!  I would love it if my neighborhood school was great - or even good!  The problem is that I haven't been here for 10yrs or longer, the time necessary to really make a difference in a school, assuming you have a big group of people working together to that end.  [b]My kids need the school to be good TODAY -- not in 5-10 YEARS!!![/b]

My reason for posting the school's real scores and giving my account as someone living near MR is to at least encourage those who legitimately have other options to think VERY CAREFULLY before actually picking MR.  [b]I don't see how it would help people considering the school to give them HAPPY TALK about how everything will be great as long as they are involved parents.[/b]

Too many people on DCUM seem to have a problem with the truth, unless the "truth" is that every school has wonderful potential and is just around the corner from being a fantastic school... as long as you're an involved parent.  Fantasyland.

It makes me sick that a great school is not an option for everyone.  But pretending that SOME people don't just settle for their not-great in-boundary school just because they don't WANT to move is ignoring at least part of the reality here on these boards.  I HATE the idea of selling the home we're in, but we're doing it to get the kids in a better school.  My point is that at least some of the people considering MR out of boundary can do the same as we are, and CHOOSE not to.  [/quote]

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