05/24/2011:
"600-700 students is small. We have 1100+ in some K-5 St Johns, Fl Schools
and still manage to be an A+ district."
05/19/2011:
"I am currently in High School in the Carroll school district, and I will
say that the district is far behind when it comes to technology. They
might have enough money to spend on computers and interactive whiteboards,
but the teachers seem very uneducated for the most part. In the past
couple of weeks there have been lots of network issues. Aside from the old
computers, the computer programming classes teach old languages that are
rarely used these days. Also, I should point out that students aren't
allowed to use any electronic devices of their own, this includes a laptop
to type a paper, e-book readers, and music players.
I'm not sure if my expectations are too high, but I personally could be a
lot more productive with a laptop at school, and I feel that the IT staff
break more than they fix. It would be better to let students run some of
the servers, like my friends do at other high schools."
05/3/2011:
"My only issue is that not one of these communities is a real CITY. Please
change the name of your article to reflect the SUBURBAN nature of your
choices (even 36K is not a city!). Perhaps the organization's name should
be GREATSUBURBANSCHOOLS.org since you had to rule out many rural and urban
schools. I would love to see a real assessment of great city schools."
05/2/2011:
"We have 3 children Southlake schools and the programs are wonderful. The
parents are very involved and I don't know any who have a nanny. We love
it here!"
04/27/2011:
"I can't speak for all, but I can tell you Manhattan Beach is not a small
system. With a population of 36,000 and 5 elementary schools. The two
elementary schools listed both have well over 600 students K-5."
04/27/2011:
"Responding to comment on small size of communities or schools listed. I
can't speak for all, but I can say Manhattan Beach population is 36,000.
NOT a small town. Pacific School has over 600 students K-5. Grandview
has over 700 students K-5. Great schools and great kids overall!"
04/27/2011:
"I live near Southlake... and I work near Southlake. I know many who have
worked in Southlake.
The parents can't parent--they have nannies do it all for them. My
suspicion is that the drop-out rate is probably hidden, or that it has to
do with the generously high income of the parents, or both. But I'll tell
you... those students sure are brats!"
04/27/2011:
"I notice all of these are very small systems...which probably means a
limited number of problem kids. None of these are over a population of
25,000 people and so their school systems are very small."
04/26/2011:
"Where is the list???"
