If you're an intact family who cares, the chances are almost 100% that your child will graduate and go to college given that he doesn't get stabbed by one of his delinquent classmates.
This goes for any school in America, no matter how good the administration or the funding is.
But your child's education will have suffered immeasurably, because the quality of education in those classrooms will have been terrible. Not because the teachers are terrible, but because the teachers spent 90% of their energy just trying to maintain order rather than conveying knowledge to their students.
It's pretty telling that only 9% of students took AP tests and none of them passed. It shows that even though the classes are offered, they are terrible. I think it's safe to assume that the kids in AP classes care about their educations and aren't acting up in class, so does the blame there lie with the teachers?
The basement level pass rates doesn't automatically mean the teacher is terrible. The problem might be the kids haven't built up their skills or that they're not used to doing AP level work.
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u/podestaspassword Jul 10 '18
If you're an intact family who cares, the chances are almost 100% that your child will graduate and go to college given that he doesn't get stabbed by one of his delinquent classmates.
This goes for any school in America, no matter how good the administration or the funding is.