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Did anybody here succeed after going to a school that wasn't great? I'm from a very rural area with some poverty and not a lot of educational achievement.

It didn't matter. I wanted to learn, my parents made sure I studied even though my peers didn't care much. My standardized test scores were great even though other kids' weren't.

My kid will be fine going to a low-performing school in our neighborhood as long as we as parents do a good job making him interested in reading, writing, math, etc., and remind him to think of his future.

The only issue for me is security. As long as the school is essentially safe, even if my kid is a nerdy minority, my kid can go there.

by Arf on Jul 18, 2012 12:26 pm • link • report

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