# of kids=total income?

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Registered: 01-12-2004
# of kids=total income?
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Tue, 07-24-2007 - 10:26pm

How did your household income/potential income influence the number of children in your family? Did you and dh stop at a certain number of kids because you wanted to be able to provide certain things for each child?

Robin

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Fri, 07-27-2007 - 6:46pm

Stats can lie. To determine a good or great school, one needs to visit it.

Example:

School 1: Vast majority of children from college educated mother families. Come prepared, have support at home... "the best of everything" 95% of students grade at or above grade level.

School two: Title 1, 75% of children get reduced or free meals. Children are not entering prepared, many speak english as a second language. 75% of students read at or above grade level.

Just by looking at the scores it looks like school 1 is better. Is it?

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-24-2007
Fri, 07-27-2007 - 6:47pm
Listen, lady. I am reporting you for calling me a racist. I never stated anything but the facts. Look up the statistics. The underperforming schools are a great percentage minority.
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-15-2007
Fri, 07-27-2007 - 6:48pm
That's my guess. I'm pretty sure that the Irish Banshee is not exactly positive.
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-15-2007
Fri, 07-27-2007 - 6:50pm
Go ahead and report me. I haven't spoken any lies. The fact is, the quality of schools has everything to do with the SES of the area, not the race of the families in the area. IMO, trying to make it about race is racist. There are plenty of majority white schools out there that are crap because... a shocker here... they are in poor neighborhoods.
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Registered: 09-04-1997
Fri, 07-27-2007 - 6:50pm
Yes. You seem persuaded that the only reason one would choose one baseball program over another is that the rejected programs are full of poor minority children, that the only reason one would choose private over public schooling is to avoid minority children. You know, like being around poor children or minority children or especially poor minority children is something to be feared or avoided.
iVillage Member
Registered: 01-12-2004
Fri, 07-27-2007 - 6:50pm

"I guess that is why my dh's and my credit scores are soooo good!"

I am like you. It is amazing to me how some people pay their bills late and then wonder why their credit scores are a nightmare.

Robin

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Registered: 07-24-2007
Fri, 07-27-2007 - 6:51pm
I don't need your permission to do it. It's already done. Start looking for a new name.
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-27-2005
Fri, 07-27-2007 - 6:53pm
The Joffrey Ballet in NYC is primarily an audition school. You can't just walk off the street. This is NOT a comparison to a normal dance school.
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-15-2007
Fri, 07-27-2007 - 6:55pm
In your dreams, my dear.
iVillage Member
Registered: 07-24-2007
Fri, 07-27-2007 - 6:56pm
Let me know what you come up with then after a good night's sleep.

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