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Are you trying to brag because you have heard about O levels?

Why do American students perform poorly on Math in the PISA exams year in and year out?

Why do the students in the public magnet schools perform at a higher level in math than kids in local private schools?

Why do the kids in the local private schools who perform highly in math resemble the kids in the local public magnet schools?[/quote]

1) No, but I'm making a point that the ed systems are different and that your reference to O levels was not informative.

2) If you bother checking out the analyses of the PISA exams, the US scores are typical of American students, but the non-US scores often only include their best.

3) The public magnets are STEM schools. Of course they are going to have higher math scores than schools that are attractive to the best humanities/social science students. And no, there is comparison between what's commonly taught at Sidwell or GDS to the AP English offered at the publics.

4) Huh? What's your point? Are kids supposed to look any different?

The public magnets in the area are great for a STEM oriented kid. But if you live in DC or Alexandria, they aren't open to your kids. And, not everyone wants to be an engineer. [/quote]

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