#1 YOU DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN #2 you think schools are the same as when you were a kid
The schools we went to are not the same. Every year they get be
#1 wrong, #2 wrong.
No offense. You're really walking into this one. Some friendly advice, don't take things too personally here. I'm not going to sit and slash and burn Santee.
A couple of things
1) I'm aware of the SAT 9 test/ In fact, I sent a few sample SAT 9 tests to my cousin in china. She (entering junior high). It's still basic basic math skills (everything before pre-calc) which no offense by world standards is a joke. Look, I'm not trying to stir up anything here. But let's face it. Some of these standard tests at least in math/science, and in general math/science pre-college here in the U.S. pale in comparison to world standards. Things aren't that much different. Math is still math.
2) Your statement of #2 is wrong. Actually, I think don't think all public schools are the same. But, you reach a point when the margin of error is with the kid itself. My preference would be to raise a kid in a district when the average family is a white collar professional, because kids influence other kids. Call me an intellectual snob, but I won't send my kids to a school district composed of a lot of blue collar families. Also, I am not for attending private schools. Public schools teach a lot for kids, especially how to deal with different situations. I can't comment on the demographics of the education background of folks living in Santee. BUT, I definitely won't be sending my kids to an area where this happened. That's not something I would consider "normal learning experience":
Although warped thinking could say that if you believe this was truely a random event, the probability of something like this happening in the same school would be lower then elsewhere… Except, more recently
No offense, I wouldn't want to take the following chance..Just like I won't fly Taiwan's China Airlines (Statistically, they broken all probability of random air disaster to the point that you wonder if the problem is with the airline itelf)
3) Your assumption about #1 is also wrong. I do have a kid. Yawn, I really need to learn how to get back to sleep after my kid wakes me up in the middle of the night.
4)It's interesting you equated "involved parents" to home schooling. This wasn't my understanding of involved parents meant. Involved parents in my mind meant being parents that had your kids attend public school, but supplemented the deficiencies in school. There will be a lot, regardless of which district you belong to.
5) Lastly, I can't help but help: Distance(in miles)/Time(hrs) = MPH
Or alternatively: Distance(in miles) *60 / Time (minutes) = MPH
"Showing your work": 15 miles in 10 minutes would mean traveling 90mph across 52.If you use 14.1 miles as you stated to cross 52, "10 minutes" would mean you're traveling 85mph across 52. The mathematical "fact" can't be disputed.
6) If you moved/bought in Santee. Don't let what other people say here make you feel bad. If you're happy with your decision, that's all that really matters. People say lots of crap about where I live on this board.Who cares?
