Re: Newsweek's 100 best schools

[Josephine Dervan <rderva@injersey.com>]

I think that such a list is of questionable value. The criteria that was
used seems somewhat narrow to use to identify such a small number of
schools in a country with thousands of excellent public school.

In our state, the regional magazine, NJ Magazine does a similar ranking
of public high schools and my own town's school (Ocean Twp.) is always
included. Although there are many affluent citizens in our town, we also
have many educated, concerned parents. Such people have bright children
and are willing to challenge any educational trend that they feel is not
in the interest of their children. At a recent Bd. of Ed.meeting a
parent protested the overcrowded conditions in an elementary school
library in the district. That's my kind of protest!

Princeton, NJ's school is listed. That town also has an alternative
charter school because some of the educated parents feel that the public
school is not fulfilling the educational needs of their children. Go
figure!

Jo Dervan
LMS
Strathmore Elementary School
Aberdeen, NJ 07747
rderva@injersey.com

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