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Originally posted by viet_mom
All the postings on here about "good schools" makes me wonder how I should evaluate a school.
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Subjectively is my answer.
The problem with most of the objective tests is they are manipulated - whether by "teaching to the test" in public schools or by selective admissions in private schools. Indeed, I've watched teaching to the test really do a job on our local public school.
So, we've always taken time to try to get a sense of whether the school has a coherent educational philosophy and approach (I'll take almost any kind of methodical and careful teaching over a lack of philiosophy), whether teachers are excited and invigorated, whether students seem to be creative and engaged or just showing up for a day at work.
And, most schools run a broad spectrum, with different teachers having different levels of capability and different strengths.
I think assessing a school is a very local thing - you've got to rely on people you talk to more than anything in writing or any kind of research.
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