Fairfax Grading Tough -- 94% an A

CountingDown
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:42:25 +0000

There are many folks who live in VA who contend that Fairfax/NoVa already get a disproportionate number of seats to UVA and W&M. The larger issue, to me, is that in any area where there is a highly educated work force and excellent schools, admissions to competitive colleges is going to be tough – there are many families in the area who value education highly and their kids are all applying to the same shortlist. I don’t view the grading scale as the difficulty.

As a parent who lives in one of those highly competitive areas, I would take the tougher odds and better schools any day. My kids would agree even more vehemently. We have too many friends and family members who languish in schools (urban, rural and suburban, all across the country) that don’t begin to meet their needs or have great expectations of students.

Excuse me while I put on my flame-proof suit…;)