# 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: 04-27-2005
Fri, 07-27-2007 - 7:43pm
That is why I asked her. I was not sure of the whole story.
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Registered: 09-04-1997
Fri, 07-27-2007 - 7:46pm

You and I both think that people should choose the best team and the best school and the best teacher they can find for their kids,and I think PA has indicated that she chose the best team and school for her kids, so I am glad that we all agree. It's really nice when the best team, school, and teacher are right up the street, but there is nothing wrong with driving awhile if a better option is available, is there?

I am sure most people DO take school district into account when they buy their homes. But that doesn't mean that people SHOULD make school district the #1 criterion in choosing a home, especially when they are not stuck using the school in their district. Then they might choose a home that suits their needs and a school that suits their needs that might not necessarily be in the same district.

Our school district has three magnet elementary schools. And it's not just people in the worst districts that choose the magnet schools. A lot of people in "really good" districts like the magnet school for one reason or another. The independent school my kids go to draws the majority of its population from the whitest, richest, best-performing districts in the area.


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Registered: 04-27-2005
Fri, 07-27-2007 - 8:18pm
Your district sounds very different than mine. We have many elementary schools, a few middle schools and a few h.s.'s. You are picked what school you go to by the area you live.
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Registered: 09-04-1997
Fri, 07-27-2007 - 8:25pm

We have, at last count, 19 elementary schools, three of which are "magnet schools" that have special curriculum foci. You have to apply to go to one of the magnet schools. One has single sex classrooms, one is an expressive arts emphasis, and the third is a multi-age curriculum where the kids are grouped by ability, not age. The other elementary schools have assigned districts, but it's pretty easy to transfer between schools if you want, especially if the school you want to transfer into feeds the same middle school.

We have three public middle schools (grade 6-7), three junior highs (grades 8-9), and two high schools. At the middle level, one middle school and one junior high are overcrowded and closed to transfers in, but kids can transfer out to the other two, and you can transfer easily between the other two. At the high school level, it used to be very easy to transfer between schools but rumor has it that it is getting more difficult. But it doesn't really matter, both high schools are very good.

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Registered: 04-27-2005
Fri, 07-27-2007 - 8:28pm
Is these all in the same district? We are not allowed to change schools to whichever we want. We have to stay within our area. We have many districts on LI and you also can not just attend any one you want without living in their district.
The schools sound a little different by the way you are able to transfer.
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Registered: 09-04-1997
Fri, 07-27-2007 - 8:31pm

All these schools are in the same district, yes, the City Public School district. One thing I love about this community is that there IS so much choice when it comes to schooling. You can go to any school in the district if it is not overcrowded (and we only have two buildings right now that are deemed over-crowded) and if you are willing to provide the transportation.

Honestly, I would not consider any school district where I had no choice where to send my kids to be a "great school district" because no matter how great the school is, it is not going to be the best match for every child that lives in its boundaries.




Edited 7/27/2007 8:34 pm ET by lois_15354
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Registered: 04-27-2005
Fri, 07-27-2007 - 8:39pm
All the schools in the district are the same, just different teachers. The schools are even built exactly the same! There would be no reason why I would want to chose one over the other as they all have the same ciriculum for every grade.
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Registered: 09-04-1997
Fri, 07-27-2007 - 8:42pm
So if all the schools in the district are exactly alike, just different teachers, why would anybody need real estate information about which school district was more desireable?
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Registered: 04-27-2005
Fri, 07-27-2007 - 8:51pm

Long Island Public Schools:
Total # of Districts: 127
Total # of Students: 416,000
Total # of Teachers: 30,000

I am only speaking of my 1 district that comprises about 10 towns.

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Registered: 01-12-2004
Fri, 07-27-2007 - 8:54pm

The question that comes to mind in every thread, lol...

Robin

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