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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why can't people just ask 
what is the learning environment like at a school ?
what is the class size?
how responsive is the administration?
how do teachers implement the curriculum?
What is the neighborhood community like...parent involvement?
Are these not the things that give you specific and helpful information about the school experience?
Asking about ESOL and FARMS gets you stats...that lead to assumptions...that well...basically may or may not be true and doesn't give you a window into what the real experience of the place may be.
It really is sad...[/quote]

The reality is that FARMS and ESOL have a lot to do with it.  Looking at the data here http://mdreportcard.org/ it is clear that more students at certain schools are scoring at advanced levels than at others.  Try the elementary school comparison tool and you will see.[/quote]
What I am saying is that stats do not give you the whole story...
You need to find out what is happening on the ground...
How are the teachers...
How do they implement the curriculum
A school may have kids testing into Harvard, but the reality is that all the parents are supplementing with Kumon.
But go ahead...keep being afraid of folks who don't make a $200,00 HHI
A family of 4 (2 parents, 2 kids I would assume) making $42,000 qualifies...
You do realize that is about the average HHI in money parts of the country...
That only makes them "poor" in here...and for a lot of people assumed to be ignorant and not supporting their kids in school
Still I say...sad[/quote]

It is very sad but it is reality.  200K household income is not what it used to be.  People with that income still have to make sacrifices when it comes to their homes, cars, vacations, schools, college, extra curricular activities.  That is the unfortunate reality for this area.[/quote]
PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS SARCASM......[/quote]

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