Thoughts on school rankings

Parlabane
Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:58:39 +0000

@TP - good point - too often the yield and attrition get glossed over, but they’re genuinely important. Big5, sometimes the data is tough to get. Schools that have good results in these areas are always happy to publish or discuss the results. Schools that do not have good results will frequently hide or “play” with the stats, or have counterarguments why they’re not important.

@p43531 (Ohio?) - that is one dark way to look at it. I want my kid to get a great education, but not to be unhappy for four years. There’s something to be said for negative reinforcement on occasion, but I vote for an experience that’s well balanced and largely positive.