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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Better to be an outstanding student at a lower performing high school with less competition. Tried to tell my relativse in NOVA this and have them move to a lower performing part of the state, since they are retired now, because their daughter could be top of her class there. Not here. Wish my parents had understood![/quote]

I'll never understand parents who try to "game" the system by moving to a lower performing school. Will your kid stand out? Yes. But its short-sighted. Your kids college destination is the not the end game. If youre trying to raise motivated, life long learners, you don't purposely place them in a less challenging environment. 
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Clearly most DCUMers buy into this idea, but is there data--culled from schools within the same system--that backs it up?  Is the same AP class really more challenging at Langley than at a school like Falls Church?  Langley's AP kids may have higher test scores, but is that because their classes were more challenging or because they come from wealthier homes that can spend more on test prep?  A lot of confounding variables in this equation...[/quote]

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