AN, if you don’t mind my asking, aren’t you raising your kid(s) in the exact same (or adjacent) neighborhood as the one you grew up in (so your family can have extended family nearby)?
If so, what exactly is your beef about the public schools there? Are any of YOUR old teachers still there to teach your kid(s)? Don’t the schools in your attendance area have pretty high API scores?
I mean, YOU turned out okay and made it into a UC and graduated, right??
I’m just wondering why this whole thread from the start consists of your complaints about your public schools and teacher’s unions.
As you know, my kid(s) graduated (the last one will in ~7 weeks) from SUHSD, here in SD County. I don’t have ONE SINGLE COMPLAINT about ANY of their teachers from K-12. Some were absolutely fantastic and ALL were/are very dedicated. My kid(s) went onto CSU (the youngest just accepted one of their admission offers this week), graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree and are successfully supporting themselves making more $$ than I EVER could.
You and I are NOT public school teachers so neither of us have walked in their shoes. I’m a lot of things, but a schoolteacher is not one of them. Nor am I remotely qualified to teach any HS subject (exc poss English Grammar and Composition). I so appreciate what all these dedicated public servants (incl those VERY EXPERIENCED and WELL-CONNECTED academic counselors) have done for my children or on their behalf!
