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Choosing (How families SHOULD choose schools (Values and approach…
Choosing
How families SHOULD choose schools
Process and resources
Values and approach
Questions and conundrums
Q: How to determine a good and bad school (objectively)
C: To what degree is choosing a school a matter of finding ideal fit vs. finding an objectively good school?
C: Challenge of finding the right information *
C: Choose a school that targets weakness of amplifies strength?
C: To what extent should this be driven by the student?
** What predicts success at a school? What predicts failure? (Both before enrolling and after attending for a few months)
** How much of a child's success is a matter of school-fit vs a matter of home / other variables?
Q: What matters more than parents think when it comes to choosing a school? When it comes to finding the right fit? What matters less than parents think when it comes to choosing a school? When it comes to finding the right fit?
The challenge of what to look for; what to value in a school
Q: Factors in finding the right fit (hard AND soft factors)
C: To what extent is this a matter of head or gut?
Q: What are the most common mistakes parents make when choosing a school?
What are the signs a new school is working or not working?
What to AVOID in a school (Charlie Munger method)
Q: How to resolves differences of opinion (amongst family members)
How to ensure good social integration in a new school (how to choose a school that ensures social integration).... when should parents rely on their intuition about cultural fit? When should parents second-guess their intuition?
How to choose a school environment that will inculcate your child with the values you want; what are the common values parents look for?
What does finding the right fit really mean? What is "fit"? Is there a topology for fit?
Opinion from: psychologist (what fit means)... opinion from decision-theory expert (what fit means; how to choose)
Rational decision-making framework
Non-rational decision-making
How families DO choose schools
In the words of families
What they value in a school
Their process and resources used
Conundrums faced
In the words of experts + stats
Fit vs. objective quality
Testing / psych / matching
How to know when a current school is or isn't working