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In article <33585303.55910585@news.albany.net>, danorton@chsw.com (Daniel Norton) writes:

>But from my observation and experience, the best public-school students
>had a lot more catching up to do than the mediocre prep-school students.
>If you want to compare student to student, fine, but I seriously doubt
>that the  quality of SHS education generally comes near to the quality
>of the education from the better prep schools, by a long shot.
>
>A more likely interpretation of your statistic is that properly
>supported, motivated and talented students from SHS can still make the
>ivy-league "A" list.  But what about the kids who don't have that
>extreme degree of support or motivation (presumably from home)?
>
Are you suggesting that everyone should go to prep school?  Will the prep school take and pay for the kid who isn't properly supported and talented?  Give the public schools the same resources and
the same student body as the prep schools and you will get the same result.  That wasn't my point.  I didn't post this to argue about public vs private schooling, since for the vast majority of us,
private schools aren't an option.  My point was exactly what your last paragraph states: that a properly motivated student CAN get a very good education at Schenectady schools, and that the best kids
in the Schenectady city schools are a match for the best kids at the much more highly reputed suburban schools.

BTW, my high school was similar in size, or perhaps a little larger, than SHS. 
Bill Nechamen
Schenectady, NY

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