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  #1 Dana Sacca on 11 Nov 12

   

  "Changing a name, of course, cannot itself raise test scores, make classes more orderly, build classrooms, or increase children's readiness for middle and high school."
  
  I agree. Kids do not pay attention to names of the places they are at to determine how well they do on tests and such. It is more of how the institution is set up and how well the teachers are that prepare them for their future. In high school all my teachers kept saying that they are preparing me for college; I didn't care about the name of my high school. In the end they really didn't prepare me at all, but I still tried my hardest. The name of the school had nothing to do with how prepared I was for college. It was the opportunities the school provided that prepared me, or well didn't prepare me.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Changing a name, of course, cannot itself raise test scores, make classes more orderly, build classrooms, or increase children's readiness for middle and high school." <br /> <br /> I agree. Kids do not pay attention to names of the places they are at to determine how well they do on tests and such. It is more of how the institution is set up and how well the teachers are that prepare them for their future. In high school all my teachers kept saying that they are preparing me for college; I didn't care about the name of my high school. In the end they really didn't prepare me at all, but I still tried my hardest. The name of the school had nothing to do with how prepared I was for college. It was the opportunities the school provided that prepared me, or well didn't prepare me.</div>

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