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Agree that smart students can come from anywhere, however, the "top" districts have more resources and the parents can usually spend more for tutors, help, etc.
The kids at the top of most districts will likely do well almost anywhere they go to school, however, it's the kids in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th tiers. The average kid who isn't motivated. Will he be swayed to study harder or to slack-off?
Someone once told me that one metric you can use is the number of National Merit Semi Finalists that a school has. For Long Island, it's dominated by Jericho, Great Neck, Dix Hils, Manhasset, Port Washington, Syosset, etc.
That has more to do with the parents who live there than something magical that stops at the borders of Jericho. It’s amazing people still think this way.
That has more to do with the parents who live there than something magical that stops at the borders of Jericho. It’s amazing people still think this way.
It's not magical, but it does exist. Towns like Jericho that have a high percentage of upper income Asian and Jewish families typically produce high-achieving children, and are usually highly involved in their education and upbringing. If you have a smart kid, and parent them well, sure, they can do just as well in a "lesser" district. Things in a bottom-level district like Hempstead however will make their lives more difficult. Having to deal with black vs. Hispanic race riots in the lunchroom, teachers that are more babysitters than educators, chaos in the classrooms and hallways, is not particularly conducive to learning. Jericho and other high-performing districts also have many more resources available to high achievers.
I'll stack up the valedictorian of Jericho HS far above that of Hempstead HS any day. The competition in Hempstead is far, far less stiff - show up, do your work, and you're going to do great in a school with a ~50% graduation rate. If you're a non-Asian minority, you also have the advantage of affirmative action and other race-based preferences to earn a scholarship to a prestigious school - at least until the case making its way to the Supreme Court is decided (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studen...ons_v._Harvard)
It's not magical, but it does exist. Towns like Jericho that have a high percentage of upper income Asian and Jewish families typically produce high-achieving children, and are usually highly involved in their education and upbringing. If you have a smart kid, and parent them well, sure, they can do just as well in a "lesser" district. Things in a bottom-level district like Hempstead however will make their lives more difficult. Having to deal with black vs. Hispanic race riots in the lunchroom, teachers that are more babysitters than educators, chaos in the classrooms and hallways, is not particularly conducive to learning. Jericho and other high-performing districts also have many more resources available to high achievers.
I'll stack up the valedictorian of Jericho HS far above that of Hempstead HS any day. The competition in Hempstead is far, far less stiff - show up, do your work, and you're going to do great in a school with a ~50% graduation rate. If you're a non-Asian minority, you also have the advantage of affirmative action and other race-based preferences to earn a scholarship to a prestigious school - at least until the case making its way to the Supreme Court is decided (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studen...ons_v._Harvard)
I agree with this 100%
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