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Oh 100%. I realized we’re both b bias here but this is a no brained.
I’m often shocked t how sprawling, suburban and modern poor performing southern schools are. I Dj t get it, at all.
They’ll have all the kids form the same neighborhood, everyone speaking English or maybe Spanish, community support and still be below schools that look like this or this in Boston that are 100+ years old and falling apart inside with rotted floors, leaky ceilings etc. Then they’ll have the nerve to build a 5,000 seat state of the art football stadium. What are the priorities? I think I. The south the low COL doesn’t make students feel as pressured to go to elite colleges. Also state schools with high acceptance rates are more abundant.
The high immigrant populations of northastern metros probably helps educational outcomes rather than hurts it tbh.
I see what you are saying, but I think the only reason why it can make things tougher is due to the fact that many immigrants/refugees are also trying to assimilate to living in America.
Oh 100%. I realized we’re both b bias here but this is a no brained.
I’m often shocked t how sprawling, suburban and modern poor performing southern schools are. I Dj t get it, at all.
They’ll have all the kids form the same neighborhood, everyone speaking English or maybe Spanish, community support and still be below schools that look like this or this in Boston that are 100+ years old and falling apart inside with rotted floors, leaky ceilings etc. Then they’ll have the nerve to build a 5,000 seat state of the art football stadium. What are the priorities? I think I. The south the low COL doesn’t make students feel as pressured to go to elite colleges.Also state schools with high acceptance rates are more abundant.
The high immigrant populations of northastern metros probably helps educational outcomes rather than hurts it tbh.
Please remember that the South is huge, and hardly monolithic. The bolded is quite insulting, especially where I happen to live.
My 'not so great' public school in Massachusetts was light years ahead of the ritzy suburb I lived in Florida.
In college, I went back to NY and the students were way ahead of me in certain things. I graduated top 10% in my FL HS and took 7 science classes in HS including two AP, but I was still behind.
My 'not so great' public school in Massachusetts was light years ahead of the ritzy suburb I lived in Florida.
In college, I went back to NY and the students were way ahead of me in certain things. I graduated top 10% in my FL HS and took 7 science classes in HS including two AP, but I was still behind.
Perhaps if your family had done their due diligence before moving to Lake Nona (of all places) in Metro Orlando, there would have been a different outcome.
There are much better schools and areas to choose from that actually are 'ritzy'.
Perhaps if your family had done their due diligence before moving to Lake Nona (of all places) in Metro Orlando, there would have been a different outcome.
There are much better schools and areas to choose from that actually are 'ritzy'.
Doesnt really hide the fact that Florida Public Schools are way behind.. sorry. Sure there will be exceptions, but generally.. generally.. Public Schools in NY/MA/NJ/CT were wayyy ahead.
Doesnt really hide the fact that Florida Public Schools are way behind.. sorry. Sure there will be exceptions, but generally.. generally.. Public Schools in NY/MA/NJ/CT were wayyy ahead.
It is very possible to get a top notch public education in Florida. You have to do your research, just like anywhere.
Note: I didn't take time to read the above postings.
My cousin lives in the West Houston, Texas suburbs. His son was in a large high school and he would have normally been close to a valedictorian. But that school was filled with the sons and daughters of physicians and engineers from what I would say were "foreigners." He ended up in the 90th percentile, and didn't get the very best college scholarships.
He graduated in electrical engineering and is 4 years into his career--doing great. Clients love working with him because he is a normal person and speaks with a decent southern accent.
The father and his brother had a house the next school district over--where the high school was a football machine. The boy was an incredible field goal kicker--50 yards+ in high school. He ended up with a groin injury that ended his future major league college football career. He just graduated in Computer Engineering.
Very often, the quality of high schools comes down to the motivations and brains of the students. And genetics plays a role too. High achieving parents produce high achieving kids. And $25K private schools are not required when you can find the really great public high schools.
It is very possible to get a top notch public education in Florida. You have to do your research, just like anywhere.
Kids from Florida at my CT college said the same thing. They were behind.
Literally any data show NE metros are far far ahead. So this supported with facts as well as anecdotes. If we’re just gonna make this about cherry picking too southern schools-fine the beat private schools in the country are all in the northeast....
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