Note this is about school DISTRICT.
Jack He said outside NYC, most schools won’t be bad schools, but I do worry about bad schools. See also
–if we pick an average school district, most Asian immigrant “peers” would question me and point out the risks:
- risk: academic benchmark performance. Extra tuition could help.
- risk: bad influence, defined in https://1330152open.wordpress.com/2017/07/19/u-s-schools-whats-bad-influence/. Private school could reduce this risk.
- risk: my kids puts in less effort than in a top school DISTRICT. Private school could help.
- risk: fellow parents don’t care so much about academic benchmark. At middle/elem level, low academic ranking mostly reflects PE. See non-Chinese学区: all parents are caring
— if we pick a top school district
- risk: my kids may fall to the bottom of the class.
- risk: we may realize it’s too competitive