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Originally Posted by toobusytoday
What is up with all this talk about rankings and numbers? If you ask me, those numbers have to do with what school preps the best and how much pressure is put on the kids. I'm all about good schools but there is more to life then whether a school (or a district) is ranked the best.
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It also seems to be about who has the money to hire the best teachers and have the smallest class sizes.
I'm sure the differences between the top 30 schools on this list are negligible yet people get all worked up about it because they're hyper-competitive snobs.
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09-03-2008, 12:32 PM
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