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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Churchill's FARMS percent is 5.3%. Churchill's percent of black students is 8.9%. Churchill's enrollment is 2,093. So 111 FARMS students, and 186 black students.

Blair's FARMS percent is 36.8%. Blair's percent of black students is 27.2%. Blair's enrollment is 2,790. So 1,027 FARMS students, and 759 black students.

I wonder if the difference in the size of the denominator makes a difference. (Actually I don't wonder that. I'm pretty sure it does.)

But, ok, let's say you're correct. Churchill does a better job of educating FARMS students and black students than Blair. Therefore, MCPS should enable more FARMS students and black students to attend Churchill. You don't have a problem with that, right?[/quote]

I cannot believe anyone would have the chutzpah to even say these things.  very inappropriate.

On a more politically correct note, these two schools cannot even be compared.  You are comparing a Ferrari to a Ford.  I mean seriously.  Almost half of Blair is Farms, ok.  So basically, a majority of the non-magnet students are socioeconomically disadvantaged.  And yes, these students get into fights.  At least, they are the kids who would usually [i]start [/i]the fights in my SS school (but not always finish them).  And believe me, it's not racial.  White people scrap too in SS.  I did, my cousins did (SS public schools).  [/quote]

Almost half of Blair is FARMS?  See http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04757.pdf

Not quite.

Yes, getting into fights may not be the monopoly of any single race.

The question is whether Blair does a good job teaching its students compare to other MCPS schools, especially "W" schools.
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You blame the teachers for the stats?  I don't think so.  It's the kids.  The parents.  It's definitely not the teachers (please).[/quote]

Jeez, will you give it a rest?  No one is blaming teachers.  The ability to teach a student is not, I say not, simply a function of the teacher's skills.  [/quote]

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