01-05-2010, 11:07 AM
For the record, I went to the 34th best high school in the U.S. according to U.S. News&World Report (I believe it was ranked 11th last year) and it was a NYC public school (with admission requirements).
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So while I agree most public school systems fail miserably, I did go to one that works QUITE well. It's about the administrators, teachers, and parents taking that extra step in seeing their children excel. And I would say keeping them small helps a lot, too.
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So while I agree most public school systems fail miserably, I did go to one that works QUITE well. It's about the administrators, teachers, and parents taking that extra step in seeing their children excel. And I would say keeping them small helps a lot, too.