wdolson
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I don't have kids, but I remember rolling my eyes at some of the things I saw in history class.
Same thing with science class. The school I went to for grades 6-8 was ranked the best in the Los Angeles area (it was a public school too), but my 8th grade science teacher was an idiot. I tried fighting her a few times, but it was pointless.
Bill
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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
I graduated from HS in the LAUSD myself, Bill. Whereabouts for you? Because unless you name *my* school (the best in the LAUSD), I'll have cause to dispute the verity of your alma mater's excellence. 
It was a K-8 school (California doesn't tend to do the middle school thing, at least not So Cal) that was in LA County, but not the LA Unified School District. It was the Alhambra School District. My school was in the town next door, Monterey Park. The town had a huge Asian population (the highest percentage Asian in the US when I moved away) and those parents drove their kids and the school.
I started at a private Catholic school, but they had such severe discipline problems the education sucked. When the 5th grade teacher quit in tears around the Christmas break, I talked my parents into letting me go to the local public school. My mother was a mover and shaker in the parish. Her pulling me out set off a tidal wave of kids transferring.
6th grade in the new school was a wake up call for me. I had always been a top student in math, but suddenly I found myself a year behind. It wasn't until the middle of 7th grade that I started to catch up and move to the front of the pack again.
I went to a private high school that had a reputation for being tough academically (the school day was 8 hours long too). The first year was the "hit the wall" year for most students who cruised through primary school. Because I had already been through it from 6-8 grade, the first year wasn't that tough for me. It took some effort to get used to the long school day, and I hated the school. It was run like a prison. But academically I didn't find it that hard.
My high school had some pretty good teachers too (as well as some not so stellar). One of the history teachers had a rep for failing a lot of students. I found him to be hilariously funny and there was a lot of material to absorb, but I actually learned something new. I grew up in a household of history geeks, I picked up a lot from osmosis. It was rare that I learned something new in history class.
Bill
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OT-Daughter's homework had something about SRA - 
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Best thing is she is enjoying it too and so getting good grades - she even sat through the WWII in colour series! 
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