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I was at a regional NCSO recently and saw DA students outperform Ravenscroft. FYI.
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Originally Posted by NoneOfThis
Academically speaking, my understanding is that Durham Academy tops Ravenscroft, but the important thing is finding which is the better fit. DA is not for everyone.
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Originally Posted by angelkitten
Not always! You go google NCSO and see what appears. But thanks anyway.
Oh lord, are we going to start another debate/competition on which school produces the smarter kids? Here's the answer: Neither of them. Stop giving schools credit for the quality of the students they draw. The "smarter" kids are going to be smarter whether they are at School A or School B.
NoneofThis is right - the better question is which school is best for an individual student.
Oh lord, are we going to start another debate/competition on which school produces the smarter kids? Here's the answer: Neither of them. Stop giving schools credit for the quality of the students they draw. The "smarter" kids are going to be smarter whether they are at School A or School B.
So true, you hear about those studies that students at Ivy League colleges would have been just as successful if they went to XYZ state school. Sure you have the 'it's who you know', so going to an Ivy League school gets you some connections in professional life possibly, but in the end it's about the person. Of course the Ivies don't want to hear that it's not really worth going to their school, when you can get just as good of an education elsewhere for a third of the price!
Well, when it comes to colleges, I think another factor comes into play: brand value. Thus, while the education may not differ between an Ivy League school and a state school, the economic value of the degree might vary significantly. (Might, and cost of attaining the degree would have to be accounted for.)
FTR, I did google NCSO and North Carolina Science Olympiad was the first result returned for me. I think google knows I live in NC, though, so it might return different results for other people.
I've know several DA folks who love their school. Being in Chapel Hill I see more DA kids and alums than I do Ravenscroft folks. I'm sure either school would be fine. They both have excellent reputations.
We moved here from the Midwest almost 2 yrs ago and looked at both of those schools. Our son was in a small private school and the realtor scared us from public schools in Raleigh (so we didn't even research that option). We didn't have much time to look into schools, as we had offer to move here in May. The children at Durham seemed friendlier on our visit to DA. We ended up going with Ravenscroft as it was closer to home. Our experience has been mixed. Most of the academics are not that challenging and the teachers hands seem to be tied on teaching creatively. They all seem to follow the same cookie cutter methods. They are planning on changing their scheduling and maybe that will help allow the teachers to teach more in depth. The campus is nice. There is a sense of entitlement among the students and bullying exists at all schools to some degree. The faculty does seem to try to deal with it but at the middle school age, the kids know how to do it without the teachers being around. We are currently looking for other alternatives but have not found any yet. You are definitely in the South, so be prepared for some old southern views on things. We have lived in 3 different metro areas from Midwest to East coast.
There is a sense of entitlement among the students.
You don't say. When you have an elementary and high school cost between $19,000 and $22,000 per year, I would think a good chunk of the students might come from some rather wealthy families, where entitlement is just how they were brought up.
We moved here from the Midwest almost 2 yrs ago and looked at both of those schools. Our son was in a small private school and the realtor scared us from public schools in Raleigh (so we didn't even research that option). We didn't have much time to look into schools, as we had offer to move here in May. The children at Durham seemed friendlier on our visit to DA. We ended up going with Ravenscroft as it was closer to home. Our experience has been mixed. Most of the academics are not that challenging and the teachers hands seem to be tied on teaching creatively. They all seem to follow the same cookie cutter methods. They are planning on changing their scheduling and maybe that will help allow the teachers to teach more in depth. The campus is nice. There is a sense of entitlement among the students and bullying exists at all schools to some degree. The faculty does seem to try to deal with it but at the middle school age, the kids know how to do it without the teachers being around. We are currently looking for other alternatives but have not found any yet. You are definitely in the South, so be prepared for some old southern views on things. We have lived in 3 different metro areas from Midwest to East coast.
Thank you Lived Everywhere for your candid feedback. This is exactly the type of information we are looking for and hard to discover in one visit to the school.
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