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If you compare the percentage of parents in Mebane with undergraduate/graduate degrees and median family income against the same with Chapel Hill parents you start to get an inkling of what goes one here and how truly remarkable it is in the schools. Point being, if a child comes from a home here where education is highly valued by the parent, the schools here are very fertile ground indeed. Plus they get to learn (or have reinforced) those little things they don't have time for over in the "serious" schools................like manners, respect, honesty, hardwork, sportsmanship.............all without having to see a counselor and be medicated by 8th grade.
You guys do know the area mental healthcare professionals have a name for it, don't ya? It's called "Chapel Hill Syndrome". (I'm not kidding)
"Serious" schools? Maybe it is too early in the morning, but I don't understand your comparison between the schools in Mebane and the ones in Chapel Hill. How many high schools does Mebane have that are nationally ranked?
According to the 2008 NewsWeek "America's Top Public High Schools" rankings, which lists 1,300 schools nationwide, East Chapel Hill High School is 149th and Chapel Hill High School is 243rd. I didn't see Eastern Alamance High School anywhere on the list.
I like sources, so I apologize. Could you provide a source or link for me to compare the percentages of parents' education level and income between Mebane and Chapel Hill?
"Serious" schools? Maybe it is too early in the morning, but I don't understand your comparison between the schools in Mebane and the ones in Chapel Hill. How many high schools does Mebane have that are nationally ranked?
According to the 2008 NewsWeek "America's Top Public High Schools" rankings, which lists 1,300 schools nationwide, East Chapel Hill High School is 149th and Chapel Hill High School is 243rd. I didn't see Eastern Alamance High School anywhere on the list.
I like sources, so I apologize. Could you provide a source or link for me to compare the percentages of parents' education level and income between Mebane and Chapel Hill?
Thanks for posting the link. I see my dd's school is #313 (Durham School of the Arts). That makes me feel good. Now if only she'd concentrate on her grades like I want...
"Serious" schools? Maybe it is too early in the morning, but I don't understand your comparison between the schools in Mebane and the ones in Chapel Hill. How many high schools does Mebane have that are nationally ranked?
According to the 2008 NewsWeek "America's Top Public High Schools" rankings, which lists 1,300 schools nationwide, East Chapel Hill High School is 149th and Chapel Hill High School is 243rd. I didn't see Eastern Alamance High School anywhere on the list.
I like sources, so I apologize. Could you provide a source or link for me to compare the percentages of parents' education level and income between Mebane and Chapel Hill?
Waaaaay ahead of ya............
.........Which is why we bought land in the Cedar Ridge HS Orange Co. district...just in case.
Thanks for posting the link. I see my dd's school is #313 (Durham School of the Arts). That makes me feel good. Now if only she'd concentrate on her grades like I want...
I don't see any value in this "my school is better than yours" debate. What's important is what's best for the child - and that isn't measured by magazine rankings and school achievement scores.
Waaaaay ahead of ya............
.........Which is why we bought land in the Cedar Ridge HS Orange Co. district...just in case.
Now I am even more confused. You went on about how good Mebane schools are, but have considered putting your child(ren) into a school that has children from Chapel Hill in it? Won't you get infected with the Chapel Hill Syndrome? Won't the parents that infect their children lead to your children having the Syndrome?
I don't see any value in this "my school is better than yours" debate. What's important is what's best for the child - and that isn't measured by magazine rankings and school achievement scores.
I do agree with you somewhat. But being a person who has started the discussions with his fiancee about having children, we have been using many means to find the best educational environment for our future children. While personal experiences from other parents and children help, I would try to gain as much information as possible for my child. And if that means consulting magazines and other forms of reference as well, so be it.
I'm not looking at the rankings as a way of saying "my school is better than yours". I'm looking at it as saying to my child, "There is no reason for you to bring home the grades you do if you are going to a school that has such a good reputation and very talented students and teachers". But you do appreciate the rankings when you come from a state that doesn't rank at all. We moved here from Alaska and not one school in Alaska ranked. And I can tell you it really shows in the education the kids are getting. As a result, my child is behind her current peers and went from being a 3.0 student to being a 2.0 student. She used to sleep through classes in AK and still get an A! So while people want to pretend the rankings don't mean anything, they really do to a lot of us and not for bragging rights, but so we know our children can get the help they need to get the education they should have.
I do agree with you somewhat. But being a person who has started the discussions with his fiancee about having children, we have been using many means to find the best educational environment for our future children. While personal experiences from other parents and children help, I would try to gain as much information as possible for my child. And if that means consulting magazines and other forms of reference as well, so be it.
Sure - perfectly valid. Look at the data that's out there and determine if it is based on the things you are looking for for your child. But don't get fooled into thinking the "best school" is necessarily best for your child. For example, if you've got an "average" kid, does it matter how many AP courses they offer (which are a big factor in the magazine rankings)?
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