Anonymous wrote:Please. Let's remember the glossary here:

Rich kids = drugs

Poor kids = gangs

All kids = sexcapades

My kid/neighborhood/school = better than yours

exactly

Only at the rich schools are the SAT scores the highest because this crowd has the highest abuse rate for Adderall and other ADHD therapies, highest number of kids taking multiple year round + summer SAT prep camps and tutorials, the highest number of students getting special accommodations (get double the usual time to test ...extra time and multiple bites of the apple) the SAT test multiple times.

Just do the arithmetic. It's simple SAT math.

Anonymous wrote:Please. Let's remember the glossary here:

Rich kids = drugs

Poor kids = gangs

All kids = sexcapades

My kid/neighborhood/school = better than yours

I love you.

I've seen sports clips of talented HS teams playing in DC and MD to nearly empty stands.

Here's what it looks like at a Langley-McLean game:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/highschools/mclean-upsets-no-17-langley-42-35-in-overtime/2013/02/09/5f143ce0-7278-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_video.html

So, yes, these schools have their first-world/rich-kid issues, but there are plenty of other things taking place there and at other schools in NoVa that make them such big draws for parents.

Anonymous wrote:Exactly. Drugs and drinking are common among rich kids. The low income crowd can't spare the cash.

yeah, and all crackheads are white?

Anonymous wrote:Drugs are a lot more prevalent at the higher-income area schools. (And even more so at the private schools). Kids at lower income area schools are much less likely to have access to money.

Umm, maybe that's why they sell it instead of use it?

Maybe because adults don't repeat pure rumor?

I'd note we're now over 20 posts into this thread and no one has actually addressed the question posed by the OP.

Anonymous wrote:I'll take my chances. Whatever data you show, when it comes to achieving the highest SAT scores or avoiding substance abuse and gun violence, I'd choose the "richest" high school over the "poorest" high school for my kids any day.

+1

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Exactly. Drugs and drinking are common among rich kids. The low income crowd can't spare the cash.

Exactly. That's why there is no substance abuse in wards 7 and 8 in DC. Poor people definitely don't drink or buy drugs.

We're talking about young teens here. Totally different situation.

So poor teens don't engage in illegal activity involving say guns, alcohol or drugs? Because they don't have the resources. It's just the rich Great Falls kids? Good to know. People here a so knowledgable, nonjudgemental and never spread unsubstantiated rumors. That's what I love about DCUM.

The poor kids parents don't have the money or resources to bail the kids out or sweep things under the rug when they do get in trouble. The parents at Langley and other rich areas do.

That is the difference.

I'll take my chances. Whatever data you show, when it comes to achieving the highest SAT scores or avoiding substance abuse and gun violence, I'd choose the "richest" high school over the "poorest" high school for my kids any day.

http://www.substanceabusepolicy.com/content/5/1/19 Check out Table 5 for specific comparisons on different types of substance use.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Exactly. Drugs and drinking are common among rich kids. The low income crowd can't spare the cash.

Exactly. That's why there is no substance abuse in wards 7 and 8 in DC. Poor people definitely don't drink or buy drugs.

We're talking about young teens here. Totally different situation.

So poor teens don't engage in illegal activity involving say guns, alcohol or drugs? Because they don't have the resources. It's just the rich Great Falls kids? Good to know. People here a so knowledgable, nonjudgemental and never spread unsubstantiated rumors. That's what I love about DCUM.

Please. Let's remember the glossary here:

Rich kids = drugs

Poor kids = gangs

All kids = sexcapades

My kid/neighborhood/school = better than yours