# of kids=total income?

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# 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 - 7:26pm

http://schoolprofiles.fcps.edu/schlprfl/f?p=108:13:1727392224648192::NO::P0_CURRENT_SCHOOL_ID:103

Astounding test scores considering 54% free/reduced meals and 45% non english speakers.

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Registered: 04-27-2005
Fri, 07-27-2007 - 7:27pm
I asked the question to her because I remember her saying that her dh did very well with investments in the past and that is why they have so much money. Not sure if that is the total reason for her well-off status.
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Fri, 07-27-2007 - 7:30pm
No, that's why HE doesn't work. She makes more money on her own per year than I do in 12 years.
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Fri, 07-27-2007 - 7:31pm

OK, I will make it simpler. Some of the most exclusive private schools in the country are in very wealthy areas, areas with great schools. Choosing private over public may be as much a philosophical decision than anything else.

I am sure that your area has "a lot." And you decide the distance, I don't care. You all seem to think that Pumpkin, by not choosing the baseball program closest to her, is doing something totally outrageous. I know I drive by at least three piano teachers before I drop my kid off at his lessons at his studio. Was I supposed to just look in the phone book and choose the teacher who lives closest?

And I really couldn't care less what you perceive the people in your area to do and why. When you said that people "should" buy their homes according to the criteria you deem most important, that's when I objected. People "should" do whatever is best for THEM in THEIR situation. Not according to How Everyone You Know on the Island Does It.

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Fri, 07-27-2007 - 7:34pm

Here are some "diverse" schools by momtojj2007's definition (i.e. predominantly African American) that are extremely well performing . . .


http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/ga/other/2417#students


http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/mi/other/1273#students


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Registered: 04-27-2005
Fri, 07-27-2007 - 7:35pm
She also said that he made good investments when he was younger.
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Fri, 07-27-2007 - 7:37pm

When she says her distric' schools are LESS than 93% white, she means LESS than. We live in the same district although our children go to different schools (I am pretty sure :) ).

The overall district stats are:

African American: 10.8%
American Indian: .3%
Asian American: 17.4%
Hispanic: 16%
Multiracial: 4.9%
White: 50.2%

White includes Middle eastern and Persian - of which there is a significant minority.




Edited 7/27/2007 7:37 pm ET by janetlynn_64
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Fri, 07-27-2007 - 7:39pm
I have lived in Brookland DC. Does that count?
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Fri, 07-27-2007 - 7:40pm

I think you should choose the best teacher, school, team for your children. Maybe because we have a few to choose from, I do not understand why you would have to go so far to find one. The kids also like to be on the same team as their friends from school so when it is located closer to the schools, they are able to do that.

If people by me choose homes in good school districts, why do you think other people in other states don't also? Look on any real estate site and they will tell you all about the schools in the area. That is one of the things that are important to people, no matter where you live. There are lower priced homes on the island that I could buy but they are not desirable areas and the school districts are not as good.

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Fri, 07-27-2007 - 7:40pm
I didn't say she didn't, did I? The point is, regardless of his investments, she is well to do from her OWN hard work and perseverance, and would be wealthy if she had no husband whatsoever.

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