- This topic has 6 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 3 days, 12 hours ago by
.
-
Posts
-
-
Met some parents/families who are already in a SEES and are testing their children every year for other SEES. I asked why they would want to do that, and they basically just said it’s to keep up with their kids’ standards and to see where they are at compared to their contemporaries.
Often times, they would reject the offers when the results are out.
Anyone have heard stories about that?
-
-
Don’t get me wrong. I am fine with them taking the tests. It’s up to them.
The testing system is supposed for someones who are seriously considering transferring to “better schools”.
When those families are cat walking the tests, it makes me feel they’re exploiting the system just to get their kids tested for free.
-
-
These tests are open to everyone including suburbanites and out of state people who do not pay taxes to the city of Chicago. CPS families are Chicago taxpayers, so the tests are really paid for from their taxes.
If you really want to go after people who exploit the system, you should go after those who play the tier game.-
Tiers were originally designed for better diversity among people in the city; however, like posted many threads in the forum, many people just bought a condo in Tier 1 as the application address to enhance their chance of getting into one of those Selective enrollment schools.
I do think every system has its pros and cons. We are all trying to live with the system or choosing to go to private schools, such as Lab.
-
-
It is not enhancing chances, it is fraud. Many families got unenrolled and banned from the selective enrollment for life as a result of their exploitation of the tier system.
So, what were you saying about free test taking?-
Free testing is a good thing itself. The tier system makes the whole process very complicated.
-
-
