tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289345346387194350.post8777064305123555389..comments2023-06-24T10:52:34.846-04:00Comments on EducateHilliard.com: Punishing GeniusPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05960574627644930183noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289345346387194350.post-70116198261525605602007-09-01T11:30:00.000-04:002007-09-01T11:30:00.000-04:00I've always thought that the two schools and their...I've always thought that the two schools and their respective 6th grade and middle school feeders were actually similar (and very good) in performance. If you look at the latest information available from the Ohio Dept. of Education, it seems to bear that out. Of course, there is a danger of putting too much stock in standardized test scores, but it is one indication (among others) of how students in schools are performing. Below are the Performance Index Scores of the secondary schools in Hilliard.<BR/><BR/>Davidson..105.3<BR/>Darby.....104.2<BR/><BR/>Memorial...99.0<BR/>Heritage...98.7<BR/>Weaver.....97.8<BR/><BR/>Station...104.7<BR/>Tharp......99.9<BR/><BR/>I'm starting to come to the conclusion that no matter what evidence that there is to the contrary, that Davidson and Weaver (and probably Tharp, too) will always be considered considerably superior to the other schools - at least by some of the parents in the Davidson/Weaver attendance area. As long as the students in the rest of Hilliard are provided a high quality education at the secondary level (as well as the elementary level), I will be content.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289345346387194350.post-38731000081380189812007-08-31T15:32:00.000-04:002007-08-31T15:32:00.000-04:00Agree with your post. I was at the game and for t...Agree with your post. I was at the game and for the most part, the interactions that I witnessed were good-natured. There were a few things said back and forth between a few students, but I don't recall seeing anything widespread. The sportmanship seemed better than what I had seen at the basketball games that were at Darby.<BR/><BR/>Actually, the athletes themselves have been the best example in the two Darby-Davidson contests that I've been to. Both games seemed to be cleanly played. <BR/><BR/>I have to admit - as a Darby fan, it has been enjoyable to see Darby winning most of these intradistrict games with Davidson. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289345346387194350.post-69042530768949943122007-08-31T12:53:00.000-04:002007-08-31T12:53:00.000-04:00Good post. A minor quibble is that it's the nature...Good post. A minor quibble is that it's the nature of rivalries that schools <I>will</I> deem the other inferior. OSU certainly thinks MICH is inferior and vice-versa. (Michigan is superior academically - which doesn't seem to hurt the self-esteem of us OSU fans one iota. LOL! Similarly, if Davidson is academically stronger and becomes even more so, that needn't impinge on Darby's self-esteem.)<BR/><BR/>It ultimately doesn't really matter whether Darby & Davidson are equal except in terms of the respective character of their student bodies -- because ultimately we are not judged by how smart we are or how rich we are but by the content of our character. <BR/><BR/>It might be an overstatement, but Americans generally want good schools not for purposes of character formation (can't do that in schools anymore!) or receiving good liberal educations, but so that their kids can earn more money so they can consume more. Seems shallow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com