Three Unexpected Data Points Describe Elementary School Quality

garthsundem writes with a link to his story in Wired, according to which "Test scores and student/teacher ratio are nearly meaningless. But three new numbers do describe school quality: 1. (Test Scores/Parent Education): How do scores outpace expectations? 2. Test Score Growth: Any single score can be socioeconomics, but growth is due to the school. 3. (Teacher Salary*%Highly Qualified/Teacher Age): The best teachers will become highly qualified early, and will gravitate toward the best paying jobs." These factors seem to be at least interesting starting points; if you've shopped around for elementary schools, what else did you consider?

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The Obvious Answer

[SaroDarksbane]

if you've shopped around for elementary schools, what else did you consider?

Homeschooling?

Re:The Obvious Answer

[oldmac31310]

What is required is that the parents take turns being bullies, sadistic condescending teachers etc. and creating an environment as dysfunctional and alienating as a typical public school. That way the home schooled child can grow up to be just as maladjusted as everyone else. Simple!

Re:The Obvious Answer

[Minwee]

An iPad counts as a gazillion books, right?

Only if you read them. Most iPads count for about six birds, a slingshot and a handful of green pigs.