[quote=CBad]
Personally I don’t think GATE is that big of a deal. [/quote]
Not sure about the situation here, but in L.A. public schools, all of what would a generation ago be considered “average and above” students are stuck in GATE. Regular classes are so dumbed down it’s ridiculous.
I’d rather live in a less expensive area and send my kids to a Catholic K-12 school with nice kids and 98% college acceptance rate than pay the extra 200-500K for the same tract house in a “better” school district. No matter how good the district, in a public high school you end up with some gang bangers and the expectations are much lower.
