re: Is it wrong for a private school to brag about higher testing scores? (Twitter battle)

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My opinion: Honestly it just sounds like jealousy from Jimbo. Fertitta never compared CHS to "students that have special needs or come from poverty," he compared CHS to the entire state as a whole, which includes other private schools. It shows how much better his school is compared to others. ? Also I'm sure CHS has some outliers in their student body as well.

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Well you are looking a concentrated small sample vs a much larger sample. In this case, CHS is a smaller population size that has some form of selective admission (like a college). So it's going to be very different compared to institutions that do not have those requirements.

"A few outliers" are neglible because 1) they are probably just average students and 2) selective schools usually remove anything they don't like. They are privately funded so they have the freedom to that. A regular school doesn't have that option ( outside of crime related incidents).

So the Zachery coach is correct in that you're comparing two completely different populations. Add in the fact that even in average public schools with no social problems, the scores wouldn't tend to be that high.

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Didn’t think you will have much luck finding those numbers

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Most put them on their website. Episcopal says their average is 27, Parkview 25, St Michaels 23 etc.

I have no clue. They probably aren't regulated like the government run schools on reporting.

CHS did not call out Zachary directly, nor did they insult their kids, only promoted their brand. Zachary coach did both. He comes off like a giant bitch in my book, especially going after kids.

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That's really not very good for the money.

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if that's what you're paying for, i guess

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if that's what you're paying for, i guess

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A kid that's going to make a 30 on the act would probably do that at any of those schools. Most people send their kids to private because they don't want to live in the burbs and want a better peer group for their kids than public schools in places like BR and Nola can offer.

Either private or they send them to magnet.

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Add in the fact that even in average public schools with no social problems, the scores wouldn't tend to be that high.

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Well, maybe our educators and such should go about fixing em. Instead of whining about valid information.

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we're not supposed to say intelligence is genetic

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Not all wealthy people are intelligent, but they are able to go to better schools.

There are poor people who are intelligent, but don't know how to apply it because they don't have the best education and environment to flourish.

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The only high performing poorer students came from immigrant families (usually Asian). Wealthier kids tended to have a better work ethic and parental support. I dont know what socioeconomic factors cause this but it's a fact.

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Well, I’ll tell you what socio-economic factors caused it - and they’re the same that caused the Asian students to do well - two parent households who are committed to their kids’ education. It has nothing to do with privilege or wealth - just parents who care. My wife and I were slightly below middle class when our kids were in grammar school, but each of our four kids were in the top three of their class. But we worked with them every night, so I don’t want to hear this privileged stuff.

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it is absurd that the state is forcing some of these kids to take the ACT

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Agreed. I'm sure the original intentions were good but some of these kids will never pursue a secondary education. Making them take the test is pointless.