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June 10, 2013 at 11:46 AM #762562June 10, 2013 at 12:20 PM #762563
bearishgurl
ParticipantOh, good L@rd, nj (are you still in NJ?). Unlike you, I have nothing to be “sour” about. My kids graduated and will graduate from the top-scoring or 2nd top-scoring (depending on year) HS in the district. Accordingly, their elem school has scored in the low and mid-900’s since the API scores were published and their middle school was a CA Distinguished School three years in a row.
And …. drumroll … these schools are nowhere near LJ, CV or the PUSD.
See, life goes on in the rest of SD County 🙂
Does any other Pigg have entirely self-supporting kids after graduating from SD County HS’s, going onto college and graduating with a Bachelor’s degree? If so, please post with your “results.”
That IS the bottom line here, right? Isn’t that why local homebuyers in “family-raising mode” have been chasing schools over a suitable home for their family (unemcumbered with MR) for the last 15 or so years?
As for me, I’m financially secure enough to take time to “entertain” y’all on this forum periodically. My last kid will check into college late next summer and I will call it a day and proceed to try out a new locale for “retirement” purposes. My kid is currently in NorCal as I write this touring university campuses with a (now very successful) elder sibling who has managed to “support themselves” in SF for over ten years.
My kids are far apart in age and raising them has been a long road for me. I sincerely hope all of you will have self-supporting kids after obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree with no student debt (or even without a degree).
At this late date, I’m essentially “done,” folks, and never in my life chased after an API score (which weren’t even available until the mid-nineties). The truth is, I didn’t even pay attention to them until I began reading this forum and realized that many young homebuyers were chasing those scores over actual location, lot and house. In coastal CA counties, it is my opinion that this mentality is shortsighted and unwise.
June 10, 2013 at 4:18 PM #762576flyer
ParticipantHaving raised three kids, now in their late 20’s, in CV and RSF, this is an interesting discussion from my perspective.
Like all of you, we did everything to make sure our kids had the best chance of achieving success in life–which included providing each of them with a great education. Both my wife and I had that privilege, and we wanted to make sure they did as well.
In the final analysis, however,elements far beyond education ended up tipping the scales in their favor, when it came to careers in the “real world.” In fact, when all was said and done, “who we knew,” and several other factors, actually carried far more weight than their diplomas.
My point is–we all agree education can be a fantastic tool for achieving one’s goals, and choosing great schools is part of that, but, IMO, it’s importance should be kept in perspective, and that single element should not necessarily be relied upon as a guarantee for achieving one’s dreams.
June 10, 2013 at 4:22 PM #762579all
Participant[quote=njtosd]…I would add that bearishgurl has a case of sour grapes that almost borders on hallucination.[/quote]
Show some sympathy – she had to walk through bad neighborhoods in order to be abused by her incompetent bosses for years and ended up in Chula Vista. Agreeing with you would mean accepting that all the sacrifice was for nothing.
June 10, 2013 at 4:33 PM #762580ParticipantWhat’s really sad, IMO, is many of the kids who were raised in San Diego will never be able to find jobs or buy homes here–should they want to. At least that’s what we’ve seen with many of our kid’s friends.
June 10, 2013 at 5:13 PM #762584Participant[quote=all][quote=njtosd]…I would add that bearishgurl has a case of sour grapes that almost borders on hallucination.[/quote]
Show some sympathy – she had to walk through bad neighborhoods in order to be abused by her incompetent bosses for years and ended up in Chula Vista. Agreeing with you would mean accepting that all the sacrifice was for nothing.[/quote]
Actually, craptcha, those weren’t “bad neighborhoods” I had to walk uphill to after work to retrieve my car. It was Banker’s Hill, which was filled with the homeless at the time. However, today, YOU probably couldn’t afford to buy there as its SFRs, although large enough (mixed with multifamily and commercial bldgs), are likely wa-a-a-a-y too expensive for the avg Pigg currently in “family-raising mode.” Might that be your current station in life, craptcha?? If so, carry on with your brethren up north in your crowded subdivision where you can hear your neighbor’s toilets flush.
Oh … and my “sacrifice” (lol) wasn’t all for nothing. I earned a pension out of it as well as a guaranteed healthcare allowance … for life, which I have now begun to collect (thank you very much). AND … I have a large house with a nice lot in an area I didn’t “end up in” but was already highly familiar with and CHOSE to live in, which, depending on whom you ask, could be a step up or step down from those crowded *newer* subdivisions with 3500-4000 sf lots. Oh, and another thing, craptcha … it is ALL MINE, I have about 60% equity in it and am considering retiring the mortgage if I decide to move away next year and keep it. For instance, I don’t have to worry about a co-owner wanting to sell the property out from under me (or forcing a sale or refinance through divorce, partition or whatever), failing to make their portion of the payments and subjecting me to foreclosure, trashing it with their packrat ways or running up utilities and leaving me with the bills. I get to call ALL the shots and there’s a LOT to be said for that in my book.
If this forum is still here in 25 years, craptcha, I want you to personally post here and let everyone know how your life is going and how financially secure you feel. If I’m still around, I’ll pay attn from time to time between ski runs, hikes, off-roading, wine tasting and sitting in hot springs (if I’m still able to do all this, lol). Until then, keep soldiering on that l-o-o-o-ong road before you. It gets easier after you top the crest and make your way down the other side. But since you’re obviously not there yet, you can’t possibly predict what will happen to you between now and then and therefore are not in a position to judge someone who has already been where you are ;=]
June 10, 2013 at 5:24 PM #762587njtosd
ParticipantBG – you ask whether I’m still in NJ. I indicated earlier in this thread that my son will enter CCA this fall. Apparently not financially secure enough to have time to pay attention to what other people write . . .
June 10, 2013 at 5:25 PM #762588DaCounselor
Participantbearishgirl can you please provide me with a link to the data that supports what you wrote here:
“I was referring to the comments made by Piggs that because a portion of these “nonresident students” at LJHS qualified for “free or reduced-price lunches,” they must somehow be inferior in intelligence or test scores to resident-students. Actually, nothing could be further from the truth.”
As I posted above, the DoE separates API scores and has a line item for socio-economically disadvantaged kids and at LJHigh those kids’ API is much lower than the top groups’. I would like to see your supporting data to the contrary and am also still waiting for your data that shows that the incoming transfer students at the LJ schools are the “cream of the crop”. It would be awesome if you could just provide the data and then I can opt out of this issue – Thanks.
June 10, 2013 at 5:30 PM #762589Participant[quote=flyer]What’s really sad, IMO, is many of the kids who were raised in San Diego will never be able to find jobs or buy homes here–should they want to. At least that’s what we’ve seen with many of our kid’s friends.[/quote]
flyer, that is why my kid(s) chose to attend college and settle in SF/SV to work and my youngest is now considering doing same. Not only do the jobs there pay much better than those in SD, the are many more career opportunities for young college grads there and it is easier to move up the ladder in the seven-county bay area. The same could be said for certain parts of LA. I DO believe my kids will eventually be able to buy their own flat(s) and believe it will be likely happen thru owner-carryback financing. Right now, “rent control” is serving them just fine and has been for years. Hailing from Alameda County myself, I am more than happy for them 🙂
June 10, 2013 at 5:35 PM #762590Participant[quote=DaCounselor] … As I posted above, the DoE separates API scores and has a line item for socio-economically disadvantaged kids and at LJHigh those kids’ API is much lower than the top groups’. I would like to see your supporting data to the contrary and am also still waiting for your data that shows that the incoming transfer students at the LJ schools are the “cream of the crop”. It would be awesome if you could just provide the data and then I can opt out of this issue – Thanks.[/quote]
DaCounselor, can you first provide me with a link showing what you are discussing here? I don’t quite understand where you are finding this “line item” claiming the incoming transfers score lower on API.
June 10, 2013 at 5:45 PM #762591Participant[quote=njtosd]BG – you ask whether I’m still in NJ. I indicated earlier in this thread that my son will enter CCA this fall. Apparently not financially secure enough to have time to pay attention to what other people write . . .[/quote]
Okay, I found it now.
[quote=njtosd on June 6, 2013 – 4:41pm.]My son will enter CCA this fall. I have been told (although I have no hard data) that there were a significant number of freshman at Torrey Pines HS who wanted to transfer to CCA for sophomore year (and beyond). So your assumptions may be off -[/quote]
I must have missed something along the way, nj. When did you move back to SD?
June 10, 2013 at 6:14 PM #762594Participant[quote=bearishgurl] I get to call ALL the shots and there’s a LOT to be said for that in my book.
[/quote]It’s great that you get to call all the shots after all the abuse by your incompetent bosses that you had to endure. It would make me and my hard flushing neighbor very sad if that was not the case. 60% equity in one of Chula Vista’s prime properties is just icing on the cake.
June 10, 2013 at 8:02 PM #762601Participant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=flyer]What’s really sad, IMO, is many of the kids who were raised in San Diego will never be able to find jobs or buy homes here–should they want to. At least that’s what we’ve seen with many of our kid’s friends.[/quote]
flyer, that is why my kid(s) chose to attend college and settle in SF/SV to work and my youngest is now considering doing same. Not only do the jobs there pay much better than those in SD, the are many more career opportunities for young college grads there and it is easier to move up the ladder in the seven-county bay area. The same could be said for certain parts of LA. I DO believe my kids will eventually be able to buy their own flat(s) and believe it will be likely happen thru owner-carryback financing. Right now, “rent control” is serving them just fine and has been for years. Hailing from Alameda County myself, I am more than happy for them :)[/quote]
BG, glad to hear things are working out for you and your kids. Everyone has their own idea of “success,” and as long as each person fulfills their own dreams, and can support themselves, who cares what others think or do? I know I don’t. and neither should you.
In the past, you’ve shared quite a bit of your life story with us, and you should be very proud of what your family has achieved.
(On another topic. My wife, who works in film and television, enjoys reading this and other boards when creating characters. I thought that was very interesting.)
June 10, 2013 at 8:11 PM #762602cvmom
Participant[quote=flyer][quote=bearishgurl][quote=flyer]What’s really sad, IMO, is many of the kids who were raised in San Diego will never be able to find jobs or buy homes here–should they want to. At least that’s what we’ve seen with many of our kid’s friends.[/quote]
flyer, that is why my kid(s) chose to attend college and settle in SF/SV to work and my youngest is now considering doing same. Not only do the jobs there pay much better than those in SD, the are many more career opportunities for young college grads there and it is easier to move up the ladder in the seven-county bay area. The same could be said for certain parts of LA. I DO believe my kids will eventually be able to buy their own flat(s) and believe it will be likely happen thru owner-carryback financing. Right now, “rent control” is serving them just fine and has been for years. Hailing from Alameda County myself, I am more than happy for them :)[/quote]
BG, glad to hear things are working out for you and your kids. Everyone has their own idea of “success,” and as long as each person fulfills their own dreams, and can support themselves, who cares what others think or do? I know I don’t. and neither should you.
In the past, you’ve shared quite a bit of your life story with us, and you should be very proud of what your family has achieved.
(On another topic. My wife, who works in film and television, enjoys reading this and other boards when creating characters. I thought that was very interesting.)[/quote]
I second this. So what if she is opinionated? BG keeps this board from being boring.
June 10, 2013 at 9:08 PM #762606zk
Participant[quote=cvmom]
I second this. So what if she is opinionated? BG keeps this board from being boring.[/quote]
Yeah, just like pain keeps a visit to the dentist from being boring.
This forum has never been boring. In fact, I think it was less boring before a huge boor drove away some interesting posters.
In any case, opinionated is one thing. Deluded, ignorant, narcissistic, and arrogant are different things altogether.
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