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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
It's more than a lack of belief in the quality; it probably reflects a pretty good assessment of the quality.
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I think this is probably correct. Both DC and Baltimore City have notoriously bad schools. I imagine the surrounding counties have much, much lower rates.
I've just gone back and read the whole original article and find its conclusions, um, interesting. Especially in light of my prior comment that teachers kids are disproportionately good for a school, relative to their socioeconomic status. "School choice" is the answer. Uh huh. So the best way to deal with the fact that teachers think that schools are failing is to make it EASIER financially for teachers and others to opt out the kids who stablize the school and make it functional. Okay then.
I agree I'd like to see comparatives against families with similar economic status. While you're correct teachers are underpaid, they're not exactly living in a box, either, especially once they've gotten to their kids being school age. And that's assuming there's not a trend that the teaching spouse isn't the lower income in a dual income house. If the average teacher in DC [I'm making these numbers up] makes say $50k and has a household income of $120k, it would be interesting to know whether what percentage of the general population making that money sent their kids to private school. My guess is higher, at least in DC, but I suppose we'll never know.
