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Originally posted by AXJules
I never said that I worked for Newsweek and knew in advance what the rankings would be for this year. We have been within the top ten for over 30 years, consistently, so if you want to do it mathmatically it would be fair to say that is where the school HAS ranked. I'm sorry if this wasn't statistically up to your standards.
The other link was posted, we can all check it and see where the school ranks. Don't flatter yourself in thinking you "proved me wrong" in something I never claimed. I'm sorry, I really don't understand where the attitude is coming from. Adding a smiley face wearing some sunglasses doesn't cover up the way you post something.
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It's unfortunate that we have come to this -- and I'm including the quote that to which AXJules is reponsding:
So I guess what you were trying to say is that Glenbrook North is the 342nd best public high school in the country (here's the list)
which may or may not have been a subtle slam at the comments about being 3rd best in the US or whatever.
That's why in a much earlier post I question how these lists come about and how the decisions are made.
The list(s) are great morale builders for the schools involved -- but what about the other really good high schools that don't make the list? It is said -- with no documentation that I've seen -- the the school system we live in is "one of the top ten in the nation." And, in fact, two of the five (soon to be six) high schools in the district were on "the list." But, frankly, there is very little difference between the five schools. What this kind of thing does do, though, is give certain of the students at the other three schools a real complex of not measuring up. Which makes the motivated work harder, and the less motivated to give up -- leaving those in the middle not knowing or not caring what to do.
And one school in the Denver district, which is generally believed to be the second best school in the state didn't make the list at all -- while several other schools from other districts did.
It also appears to me that a huge amount of weight is given to schools who offer the IB program. Great program, but I'm not sure it's worth that much in terms of overall weight in this kind of survey.
Again, as I said earlier, I don't know how you can make the kind of decision without visiting every school in the country.
Finally, I really wonder, as others have as well, if this had been a school of lesser stature whether such a big deal would have been made.
Oh well, random thoughts for a Wednesday morning.