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There is this thing called testing.  Maybe you should do some research.[/quote]

So to compare a given public elementary school with a given private elementary school, we'd use results from standardized tests? But I thought that private elementary schools don't give standardized tests, don't teach to standardized tests, etc. I thought that was one of the major advantages of private elementary schools.[/quote]

No, you misread this.  I was challenged as [b]whether the "W" clusters had the best schools, and testing shows that they do. [/b] Comparing MCPS schools.  Not private to public.

Now as to how we compared the private to public, the biggest glaring issue was English.  MCPS is great at teaching math, but horrendous at teaching English and writing.  DC's writing skills have improved immensely since we moved him to private.  Also class sizes are smaller in private.  You can't argue with that.[/quote]

Test scores tell us that the students at that school test higher than students at other schools.  That is all that test scores tell us.  No more, no less.[/quote]

Well for us, it is a data point that matters.  It says a lot about a school.  The students test higher for a number of reasons.  Better teachers.  Better learning environment.  Better parent involvement.  Maybe this doesn't matter to you.  That is fine too.  Some people are totally fine with mediocrity.  That is what makes us so diverse.[/quote]

No, better test scores usually equate to the family's SES status.
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Maybe because those parents know how to motivate their kids to learn.  After all, higher SES status, usually equals higher level of education. I am not the one pushing my DC in school (me with the lone bachelor degree).  It is my husband, who has multiple Ivy League degrees who does this.  We are well off, but not wealthy (well I guess that is relative).
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Wouldn't it be great if it were that simple?  There is much more to it.  Your DC need not worry about meals, warm clothing, whether the heat is on, where he will do Internet-related work, whether his parent can attend a conference, whether he will be alone at home when school is out.  He doesn't have to worry about the potential for embarrassment when he goes to the school counselor's office for his weekly backpack of food for the weekend.  He is not tasked with caring for younger siblings.  His parents are from a culture that values parent/school collaboration, vs. one that values parents keeping their noses out of school.

The list goes on.

Some parents (too many) are not even in a position to think about motivating their children to learn.[/quote]

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