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[quote=sdduuuude][quote=fredo4]I’m a former teacher and IMO the biggest thing to look for in a school is parental involvement.

Personally, I’m a lot more concerned about the moral climate of a school than the academic climate[/quote]

Well said. How do you gauge this ?
Visits to the school or crashing the PTA meetings ?

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All of the above. If possible, visit the school and skulk around the classrooms without them walking you around as an official visitor. Then you can see what’s really going on in the rooms. This, I’m sure is easier for a woman to get away with then a man so you’d have to send your wife.

I wouldn’t go by what parents who send their kids to the school say either. They wouldn’t be sending their kid there if they had any major complaints. And most people are not nearly as picky as I am about schools not having worked at one and seen what goes on (e.g. Bad teachers who are mean to the kids and don’t get fired, improper supervision on fieldtrips, lazy teachers who don’t teach,etc.).

You have to remember that school aged kids are much more influenced by their peers than by their parents, so choosing a school with nice kids and a healthy environment really is critical. It’s much more important than just looking at test scores.
It doesn’t matter how good the school is academically if your kids get mixed up with a bunch of stoners who don’t even graduate high school.

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[quote=sdduuuude][quote=fredo4]I’m a former teacher and IMO the biggest thing to look for in a school is parental involvement.

Personally, I’m a lot more concerned about the moral climate of a school than the academic climate[/quote]

Well said. How do you gauge this ?
Visits to the school or crashing the PTA meetings ?

[/quote]
All of the above. If possible, visit the school and skulk around the classrooms without them walking you around as an official visitor. Then you can see what’s really going on in the rooms. This, I’m sure is easier for a woman to get away with then a man so you’d have to send your wife.

I wouldn’t go by what parents who send their kids to the school say either. They wouldn’t be sending their kid there if they had any major complaints. And most people are not nearly as picky as I am about schools not having worked at one and seen what goes on (e.g. Bad teachers who are mean to the kids and don’t get fired, improper supervision on fieldtrips, lazy teachers who don’t teach,etc.).

You have to remember that school aged kids are much more influenced by their peers than by their parents, so choosing a school with nice kids and a healthy environment really is critical. It’s much more important than just looking at test scores.
It doesn’t matter how good the school is academically if your kids get mixed up with a bunch of stoners who don’t even graduate high school.

[fredo4]

[quote=sdduuuude][quote=fredo4]I’m a former teacher and IMO the biggest thing to look for in a school is parental involvement.

Personally, I’m a lot more concerned about the moral climate of a school than the academic climate[/quote]

Well said. How do you gauge this ?
Visits to the school or crashing the PTA meetings ?

[/quote]
All of the above. If possible, visit the school and skulk around the classrooms without them walking you around as an official visitor. Then you can see what’s really going on in the rooms. This, I’m sure is easier for a woman to get away with then a man so you’d have to send your wife.

I wouldn’t go by what parents who send their kids to the school say either. They wouldn’t be sending their kid there if they had any major complaints. And most people are not nearly as picky as I am about schools not having worked at one and seen what goes on (e.g. Bad teachers who are mean to the kids and don’t get fired, improper supervision on fieldtrips, lazy teachers who don’t teach,etc.).

You have to remember that school aged kids are much more influenced by their peers than by their parents, so choosing a school with nice kids and a healthy environment really is critical. It’s much more important than just looking at test scores.
It doesn’t matter how good the school is academically if your kids get mixed up with a bunch of stoners who don’t even graduate high school.

[fredo4]

[quote=sdduuuude][quote=fredo4]I’m a former teacher and IMO the biggest thing to look for in a school is parental involvement.

Personally, I’m a lot more concerned about the moral climate of a school than the academic climate[/quote]

Well said. How do you gauge this ?
Visits to the school or crashing the PTA meetings ?

[/quote]
All of the above. If possible, visit the school and skulk around the classrooms without them walking you around as an official visitor. Then you can see what’s really going on in the rooms. This, I’m sure is easier for a woman to get away with then a man so you’d have to send your wife.

I wouldn’t go by what parents who send their kids to the school say either. They wouldn’t be sending their kid there if they had any major complaints. And most people are not nearly as picky as I am about schools not having worked at one and seen what goes on (e.g. Bad teachers who are mean to the kids and don’t get fired, improper supervision on fieldtrips, lazy teachers who don’t teach,etc.).

You have to remember that school aged kids are much more influenced by their peers than by their parents, so choosing a school with nice kids and a healthy environment really is critical. It’s much more important than just looking at test scores.
It doesn’t matter how good the school is academically if your kids get mixed up with a bunch of stoners who don’t even graduate high school.

[fredo4]

I’m a former teacher and IMO the biggest thing to look for in a school is parental involvement. It also helps if the school is hard to get in to whether it’s public or private. Schools that make you jump through a few hoops (with lotteries and other prerequisites) weed out the parents and kids that don’t care about education.

Personally, I’m a lot more concerned about the moral climate of a school than the academic climate, but the two often go hand in hand. I’m not nearly as concerned with my kids getting into elite colleges as I am with them doing well and becoming well rounded in high school.
I’ve seen too many people with elite college degrees who have done nothing with them.

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I’m a former teacher and IMO the biggest thing to look for in a school is parental involvement. It also helps if the school is hard to get in to whether it’s public or private. Schools that make you jump through a few hoops (with lotteries and other prerequisites) weed out the parents and kids that don’t care about education.

Personally, I’m a lot more concerned about the moral climate of a school than the academic climate, but the two often go hand in hand. I’m not nearly as concerned with my kids getting into elite colleges as I am with them doing well and becoming well rounded in high school.
I’ve seen too many people with elite college degrees who have done nothing with them.

[fredo4]

I’m a former teacher and IMO the biggest thing to look for in a school is parental involvement. It also helps if the school is hard to get in to whether it’s public or private. Schools that make you jump through a few hoops (with lotteries and other prerequisites) weed out the parents and kids that don’t care about education.

Personally, I’m a lot more concerned about the moral climate of a school than the academic climate, but the two often go hand in hand. I’m not nearly as concerned with my kids getting into elite colleges as I am with them doing well and becoming well rounded in high school.
I’ve seen too many people with elite college degrees who have done nothing with them.

[fredo4]

I’m a former teacher and IMO the biggest thing to look for in a school is parental involvement. It also helps if the school is hard to get in to whether it’s public or private. Schools that make you jump through a few hoops (with lotteries and other prerequisites) weed out the parents and kids that don’t care about education.

Personally, I’m a lot more concerned about the moral climate of a school than the academic climate, but the two often go hand in hand. I’m not nearly as concerned with my kids getting into elite colleges as I am with them doing well and becoming well rounded in high school.
I’ve seen too many people with elite college degrees who have done nothing with them.

[fredo4]

I’m a former teacher and IMO the biggest thing to look for in a school is parental involvement. It also helps if the school is hard to get in to whether it’s public or private. Schools that make you jump through a few hoops (with lotteries and other prerequisites) weed out the parents and kids that don’t care about education.

Personally, I’m a lot more concerned about the moral climate of a school than the academic climate, but the two often go hand in hand. I’m not nearly as concerned with my kids getting into elite colleges as I am with them doing well and becoming well rounded in high school.
I’ve seen too many people with elite college degrees who have done nothing with them.

[fredo4]

Urban: Sorry about the misunderstanding.

If you do ever decide to make a commercial, you should try to incorporate one of those catchy slogans into it that I always see on realtor’s cards like:

Urban Realty “excellence at it’s finest.”

Maybe you could do something like a rap video with you hanging out by a pool in a white suit with a bunch of girls freaking on you in bathing suits.

p.s. Why do realtors always have pictures of themselves on their cards and stuff? You don’t see lawyers or doctors or anyone else doing that.

Just wondering.

[fredo4]

Urban: Sorry about the misunderstanding.

If you do ever decide to make a commercial, you should try to incorporate one of those catchy slogans into it that I always see on realtor’s cards like:

Urban Realty “excellence at it’s finest.”

Maybe you could do something like a rap video with you hanging out by a pool in a white suit with a bunch of girls freaking on you in bathing suits.

p.s. Why do realtors always have pictures of themselves on their cards and stuff? You don’t see lawyers or doctors or anyone else doing that.

Just wondering.

[fredo4]

Urban: Sorry about the misunderstanding.

If you do ever decide to make a commercial, you should try to incorporate one of those catchy slogans into it that I always see on realtor’s cards like:

Urban Realty “excellence at it’s finest.”

Maybe you could do something like a rap video with you hanging out by a pool in a white suit with a bunch of girls freaking on you in bathing suits.

p.s. Why do realtors always have pictures of themselves on their cards and stuff? You don’t see lawyers or doctors or anyone else doing that.

Just wondering.

[fredo4]

Urban: Sorry about the misunderstanding.

If you do ever decide to make a commercial, you should try to incorporate one of those catchy slogans into it that I always see on realtor’s cards like:

Urban Realty “excellence at it’s finest.”

Maybe you could do something like a rap video with you hanging out by a pool in a white suit with a bunch of girls freaking on you in bathing suits.

p.s. Why do realtors always have pictures of themselves on their cards and stuff? You don’t see lawyers or doctors or anyone else doing that.

Just wondering.

[fredo4]

Urban: Sorry about the misunderstanding.

If you do ever decide to make a commercial, you should try to incorporate one of those catchy slogans into it that I always see on realtor’s cards like:

Urban Realty “excellence at it’s finest.”

Maybe you could do something like a rap video with you hanging out by a pool in a white suit with a bunch of girls freaking on you in bathing suits.

p.s. Why do realtors always have pictures of themselves on their cards and stuff? You don’t see lawyers or doctors or anyone else doing that.

Just wondering.

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I liked Agent orange (until they went through their disappointing heavy metal phase in the late 80’s to compete with bands like Motley Crue). I always thought Butthole surfers were better and one of the greatest bands to see live.

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