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[quote=Anonymous][quote]We moved from a different state. How would people be able to go to all these places to investigate how good the schools are if they are moving from far away? Sure, they could make multiple trips and stay in a hotel while they look around, but that's pretty expensive to do.

So, in your estimation, we would still use test scores, just at the HS level. Therefore, parents do look at standardized test scores to determine how good the schools are. And I bet you that most would want that kind of figure in the ESs as well because it makes it much more quantifiable and easy to look up.[/quote]

Most people want some of the soft data as well (what I was saying about extra curricular activities and community resources for sports, music, etc.), especially in ES, because they know that test data is not the whole story.  They know that what matters in ES is the improvement of their own child from many angles (the "whole child").  Many whose children already do well in school know that the ES will not "make or break" the kid if there is flexibility in the teaching (the teacher has time and resources to plan to let the students learn at their own levels).  The HS scores are relevant because they show that the students did receive instruction to get them to those higher levels.  And colleges don't care about ES test scores.  If the HS is doing well, that's a pretty good indicator for the feeders.  ES is a time when the child is developing in so many ways and the test scores don't tell you about the soft skills development at all.  For many, those are the more important things being learned in ES.

My parents did not have those figures.  I would say that, yes, my HS was probably better from a quantifiable perspective than my ES (because I was in one of the outlying schools).  But, that didn't matter by the end.  My parents were more than willing to drive me to the library, music lessons, drama club, etc. so they brought me to the amenities.  That is, in fact, one way to live in a cheaper area, but take advantage of the more expensive area's resources.  You do need transportation though.  [/quote]

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