Thoughts on school rankings

p43531
Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:55:05 +0000

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



I don’t think it is dark, it was just one of the possibilities not mentioned. Why assume that individual attrition (or yield) rates, unless long-term, confirmed & comparable, and available for all schools, have much meaning? I personally could not agree with you more about the desirability of a jolly four years!



@p43531 (Ohio?)



Oh, no - this is not a zipcode at all.