How will the economy affect WOH/SAH?

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Registered: 04-08-2003
How will the economy affect WOH/SAH?
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Wed, 02-11-2009 - 1:09pm
How do you think the economy will affect decisions by women to stay at home versus work? With so many people losing jobs, do you think more women will be forced back into a job to help out (or take over) family finances? Is SAH parenting

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Registered: 07-17-2007
Tue, 03-24-2009 - 8:20pm
Not the worst, but definitely worse. Plus, I've seen previously iffy school blossom into fantastic ones. While there are certainly many other factors that influence it, IME, the Principal is the key player in both kinds of changes.
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Registered: 03-11-2009
Tue, 03-24-2009 - 8:24pm

That stinks. Of course my kids don't have the same principal I had but I have no problems with the principal and think the school is just as good now as it was when I went there.

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Registered: 01-09-2009
Tue, 03-24-2009 - 9:23pm
does it matter?

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Registered: 01-08-2009
Tue, 03-24-2009 - 10:17pm
I am glad that your neighborhood schools are satisfactory to you, especially since you don't seem inclined to consider alternative approaches to or venues for education. I don't know how to make you understand that it is not because of poor local schools that many people consider alternatives; it is often because of a local interest in education in general that there ARE alternatives -- many of the best private schools in the country are also located in areas with the best public schools. One of the best Waldorf schools I know of is located not far from you; I don't know what you think of the Waldorf approach or whether you think it might have been nice for one or more of your children or not, but the fact that it is located not far from you bespeaks a high level of interest in education in your area. Likewise I have been privileged to review a number of applications from a top rated Catholic Academy in your area; parents from your area can choose between good public schools and good private schools. Likewise, the home educators in your area seem active and offer a variety of activities for families that choose to homeschool. Our area is similar. We have good public schools, good private schools, and an active homeschooling community.
iVillage Member
Registered: 01-15-2006
Wed, 03-25-2009 - 7:12am

that's wonderful.


there's a public elementary school near my dad's that stood 40,50 years.

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-15-2006
Wed, 03-25-2009 - 7:22am

i don't know what kind of contracts superintendents have but i've seen plenty come and go.

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 02-06-2009
Wed, 03-25-2009 - 8:47am

It matters to parents who take education seriously.

iVillage Member
Registered: 02-06-2009
Wed, 03-25-2009 - 9:04am

And you'll similarly understand why many parents simply don't believe what you've just said.

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-06-2009
Wed, 03-25-2009 - 9:14am

so anyone that doesn't seek out the towns with the highest property taxes is uneducated? making poor choices?


In Nh the state supreme court ruled that this method of town by town funding of education was unconstitutional -- the students of Claremont, Franklin, and rochester, property poor old mill towns - should be no less deserving of quality public education than the students of Amherst, Rye, and Newcastle - the wealthiest towns in the state.

iVillage Member
Registered: 02-06-2009
Wed, 03-25-2009 - 9:16am

I think you'd have to ask them as adults.

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