tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33353812.post6295244237366039996..comments2024-02-17T04:12:23.721-04:00Comments on parentalcation: When loving parents choose segregation - Opinion - USATODAY.comTurbineGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781298806992944235noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33353812.post-62949348879341319702007-08-27T15:36:00.000-04:002007-08-27T15:36:00.000-04:00Link to the Joanne Jacobs post is here: http://...Link to the Joanne Jacobs post is here:<BR/> http://joannejacobs.com/2007/08/15/relo-is-no-cure-for-low-achievement/<BR/><BR/>Note that the families were relocated, not just/only that the kids when to new/better schools.<BR/><BR/>One interesting bit from her post is, "In Baltimore, parents who used vouchers to move often didn’t enroll their children in better schools, Stefanie DeLuca writes. Parents didn’t see school quality as important; they believed learning depends on hard work and a good attitude."<BR/><BR/>I'll also note that Steinberg tracked peer groups from within schools ... moving your kid to a better school won't help if he/she ends up hanging out with the wrong peer group in the new school.<BR/><BR/>-Mark RouloAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33353812.post-68256767794995742362007-08-26T09:44:00.000-04:002007-08-26T09:44:00.000-04:00A study finding that sending "disadvantaged" kids ...A study finding that sending "disadvantaged" kids to affluent schools has no effect was just discussed on (I believe) Joanne Jacobs. I certainly see little (if any) evidence of a "peer effect" such as described here at the university.rightwingprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419372059353408855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33353812.post-69607763262432374512007-08-25T18:01:00.000-04:002007-08-25T18:01:00.000-04:00I don't have a study for quite what you want, but ...I don't have a study for quite what you want, but the book "Beyond the Classroom - Why School Reform has Failed and What Parents Need to Do", by Laurence Steinberg discusses peer effects quite a lot.<BR/><BR/>The short version is that peer groups matter *tremendously* (especially for kids in the ~10-16 year old range). If I remember correctly, picking a peer group is one of the most important things a parent can do (according to Steinberg).<BR/><BR/>-Mark R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com