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ParticipantInteresting the disparity between schools in Clairemont. We know several people at Holmes and John Muir – ranked 8 and 9. Lots of frogs in the school district, too, though, for sure.
John Muir, by the way, is mapped wrong on that site, even though the address is right. I’d rate the site a “2” because of this.
ParticipantInteresting the disparity between schools in Clairemont. We know several people at Holmes and John Muir – ranked 8 and 9. Lots of frogs in the school district, too, though, for sure.
John Muir, by the way, is mapped wrong on that site, even though the address is right. I’d rate the site a “2” because of this.
ParticipantInteresting the disparity between schools in Clairemont. We know several people at Holmes and John Muir – ranked 8 and 9. Lots of frogs in the school district, too, though, for sure.
John Muir, by the way, is mapped wrong on that site, even though the address is right. I’d rate the site a “2” because of this.
Participant[quote=Scarlett]Clairemont -I think many are just too old – more than 20 years old, no matter how well patched and updated.[/quote]
HAHAHA 20 years ? That’s spankin’ new ! Our house is now 61 years old !
Of course, we have, over 12 years, remodelled the whole thing so it is far from “outdated” cosmetically.
Really, the biggest “real” issue in the area, other than decor, are the sewer lines. The pipes are just old cast iron and if you disrupt the dirt aruond them, they crack. This is only a $2K-to-$5K issue, though, to re-route them. Not a big deal.
Bedrooms are small,but so are kids.
They are framed with real fir timber, not hemlock. Wood stregthens as it ages so 60 year old fir is some seriously stout stuff. I just like old houses. I think it is because they put smaller houses on bigger lots back then.
That’s what I like the best here – my neighbor’s house is 24 feet from my house. 12′ from the lot line on either side ! It’s a small house, but I don’t feel cramped because of the outdoor space.
Some of the areas above Costco were built on landfill, so you have to be careful there.
You’ll kiss alot of frogs shopping in Clairemont, but there’s princes in there somewhere.
Participant[quote=Scarlett]Clairemont -I think many are just too old – more than 20 years old, no matter how well patched and updated.[/quote]
HAHAHA 20 years ? That’s spankin’ new ! Our house is now 61 years old !
Of course, we have, over 12 years, remodelled the whole thing so it is far from “outdated” cosmetically.
Really, the biggest “real” issue in the area, other than decor, are the sewer lines. The pipes are just old cast iron and if you disrupt the dirt aruond them, they crack. This is only a $2K-to-$5K issue, though, to re-route them. Not a big deal.
Bedrooms are small,but so are kids.
They are framed with real fir timber, not hemlock. Wood stregthens as it ages so 60 year old fir is some seriously stout stuff. I just like old houses. I think it is because they put smaller houses on bigger lots back then.
That’s what I like the best here – my neighbor’s house is 24 feet from my house. 12′ from the lot line on either side ! It’s a small house, but I don’t feel cramped because of the outdoor space.
Some of the areas above Costco were built on landfill, so you have to be careful there.
You’ll kiss alot of frogs shopping in Clairemont, but there’s princes in there somewhere.
Participant[quote=Scarlett]Clairemont -I think many are just too old – more than 20 years old, no matter how well patched and updated.[/quote]
HAHAHA 20 years ? That’s spankin’ new ! Our house is now 61 years old !
Of course, we have, over 12 years, remodelled the whole thing so it is far from “outdated” cosmetically.
Really, the biggest “real” issue in the area, other than decor, are the sewer lines. The pipes are just old cast iron and if you disrupt the dirt aruond them, they crack. This is only a $2K-to-$5K issue, though, to re-route them. Not a big deal.
Bedrooms are small,but so are kids.
They are framed with real fir timber, not hemlock. Wood stregthens as it ages so 60 year old fir is some seriously stout stuff. I just like old houses. I think it is because they put smaller houses on bigger lots back then.
That’s what I like the best here – my neighbor’s house is 24 feet from my house. 12′ from the lot line on either side ! It’s a small house, but I don’t feel cramped because of the outdoor space.
Some of the areas above Costco were built on landfill, so you have to be careful there.
You’ll kiss alot of frogs shopping in Clairemont, but there’s princes in there somewhere.
Participant[quote=Scarlett]Clairemont -I think many are just too old – more than 20 years old, no matter how well patched and updated.[/quote]
HAHAHA 20 years ? That’s spankin’ new ! Our house is now 61 years old !
Of course, we have, over 12 years, remodelled the whole thing so it is far from “outdated” cosmetically.
Really, the biggest “real” issue in the area, other than decor, are the sewer lines. The pipes are just old cast iron and if you disrupt the dirt aruond them, they crack. This is only a $2K-to-$5K issue, though, to re-route them. Not a big deal.
Bedrooms are small,but so are kids.
They are framed with real fir timber, not hemlock. Wood stregthens as it ages so 60 year old fir is some seriously stout stuff. I just like old houses. I think it is because they put smaller houses on bigger lots back then.
That’s what I like the best here – my neighbor’s house is 24 feet from my house. 12′ from the lot line on either side ! It’s a small house, but I don’t feel cramped because of the outdoor space.
Some of the areas above Costco were built on landfill, so you have to be careful there.
You’ll kiss alot of frogs shopping in Clairemont, but there’s princes in there somewhere.
Participant[quote=Scarlett]Clairemont -I think many are just too old – more than 20 years old, no matter how well patched and updated.[/quote]
HAHAHA 20 years ? That’s spankin’ new ! Our house is now 61 years old !
Of course, we have, over 12 years, remodelled the whole thing so it is far from “outdated” cosmetically.
Really, the biggest “real” issue in the area, other than decor, are the sewer lines. The pipes are just old cast iron and if you disrupt the dirt aruond them, they crack. This is only a $2K-to-$5K issue, though, to re-route them. Not a big deal.
Bedrooms are small,but so are kids.
They are framed with real fir timber, not hemlock. Wood stregthens as it ages so 60 year old fir is some seriously stout stuff. I just like old houses. I think it is because they put smaller houses on bigger lots back then.
That’s what I like the best here – my neighbor’s house is 24 feet from my house. 12′ from the lot line on either side ! It’s a small house, but I don’t feel cramped because of the outdoor space.
Some of the areas above Costco were built on landfill, so you have to be careful there.
You’ll kiss alot of frogs shopping in Clairemont, but there’s princes in there somewhere.
ParticipantMy kids are not in a private school, but I did check once. Google is your friend.
If I recall, the Catholic high school in Carmel Valley was about 10K per year for the first kid. I think there are multi-kid discounts. Private middle schools ranged from well over 10K up to 20K per year per child. Bishop was on the high end.
Personally, I think UC schools would be just as good, if not better then private. Check old threads for discuissions about this.
Private school for anything earlier than Jr. High seems a total waste to me.
I think the most important thing you want in a school is “no violence.” Other than that, is it really going to change your kids life that much ?
Sometimes private schools can attract kids and families that don’t “fit in” very well. Some parents have kids with behavior problems, but are in denial, and pull their kids into private school, as if it is the school’s fault for suggesting the kid may have some well-documented condition.
Some speculate that private school parents feel they can buy special treatment for their kids.
Sometimes class sizes at private schools can creep up a little higher than you might want, too.
I just think paying to get into a school with higher test scores by spending an extra 60 to 90 minutes in the car every is too much to pay.
Send them to a marginal school in Clairemont and spend half of your extra hour reading to them and they’ll be better off than in any Poway school.
ParticipantMy kids are not in a private school, but I did check once. Google is your friend.
If I recall, the Catholic high school in Carmel Valley was about 10K per year for the first kid. I think there are multi-kid discounts. Private middle schools ranged from well over 10K up to 20K per year per child. Bishop was on the high end.
Personally, I think UC schools would be just as good, if not better then private. Check old threads for discuissions about this.
Private school for anything earlier than Jr. High seems a total waste to me.
I think the most important thing you want in a school is “no violence.” Other than that, is it really going to change your kids life that much ?
Sometimes private schools can attract kids and families that don’t “fit in” very well. Some parents have kids with behavior problems, but are in denial, and pull their kids into private school, as if it is the school’s fault for suggesting the kid may have some well-documented condition.
Some speculate that private school parents feel they can buy special treatment for their kids.
Sometimes class sizes at private schools can creep up a little higher than you might want, too.
I just think paying to get into a school with higher test scores by spending an extra 60 to 90 minutes in the car every is too much to pay.
Send them to a marginal school in Clairemont and spend half of your extra hour reading to them and they’ll be better off than in any Poway school.
ParticipantMy kids are not in a private school, but I did check once. Google is your friend.
If I recall, the Catholic high school in Carmel Valley was about 10K per year for the first kid. I think there are multi-kid discounts. Private middle schools ranged from well over 10K up to 20K per year per child. Bishop was on the high end.
Personally, I think UC schools would be just as good, if not better then private. Check old threads for discuissions about this.
Private school for anything earlier than Jr. High seems a total waste to me.
I think the most important thing you want in a school is “no violence.” Other than that, is it really going to change your kids life that much ?
Sometimes private schools can attract kids and families that don’t “fit in” very well. Some parents have kids with behavior problems, but are in denial, and pull their kids into private school, as if it is the school’s fault for suggesting the kid may have some well-documented condition.
Some speculate that private school parents feel they can buy special treatment for their kids.
Sometimes class sizes at private schools can creep up a little higher than you might want, too.
I just think paying to get into a school with higher test scores by spending an extra 60 to 90 minutes in the car every is too much to pay.
Send them to a marginal school in Clairemont and spend half of your extra hour reading to them and they’ll be better off than in any Poway school.
ParticipantMy kids are not in a private school, but I did check once. Google is your friend.
If I recall, the Catholic high school in Carmel Valley was about 10K per year for the first kid. I think there are multi-kid discounts. Private middle schools ranged from well over 10K up to 20K per year per child. Bishop was on the high end.
Personally, I think UC schools would be just as good, if not better then private. Check old threads for discuissions about this.
Private school for anything earlier than Jr. High seems a total waste to me.
I think the most important thing you want in a school is “no violence.” Other than that, is it really going to change your kids life that much ?
Sometimes private schools can attract kids and families that don’t “fit in” very well. Some parents have kids with behavior problems, but are in denial, and pull their kids into private school, as if it is the school’s fault for suggesting the kid may have some well-documented condition.
Some speculate that private school parents feel they can buy special treatment for their kids.
Sometimes class sizes at private schools can creep up a little higher than you might want, too.
I just think paying to get into a school with higher test scores by spending an extra 60 to 90 minutes in the car every is too much to pay.
Send them to a marginal school in Clairemont and spend half of your extra hour reading to them and they’ll be better off than in any Poway school.
ParticipantMy kids are not in a private school, but I did check once. Google is your friend.
If I recall, the Catholic high school in Carmel Valley was about 10K per year for the first kid. I think there are multi-kid discounts. Private middle schools ranged from well over 10K up to 20K per year per child. Bishop was on the high end.
Personally, I think UC schools would be just as good, if not better then private. Check old threads for discuissions about this.
Private school for anything earlier than Jr. High seems a total waste to me.
I think the most important thing you want in a school is “no violence.” Other than that, is it really going to change your kids life that much ?
Sometimes private schools can attract kids and families that don’t “fit in” very well. Some parents have kids with behavior problems, but are in denial, and pull their kids into private school, as if it is the school’s fault for suggesting the kid may have some well-documented condition.
Some speculate that private school parents feel they can buy special treatment for their kids.
Sometimes class sizes at private schools can creep up a little higher than you might want, too.
I just think paying to get into a school with higher test scores by spending an extra 60 to 90 minutes in the car every is too much to pay.
Send them to a marginal school in Clairemont and spend half of your extra hour reading to them and they’ll be better off than in any Poway school.
ParticipantAnd dont EVEN get me started on lot sizes.
Here’s a couple. Asking aren’t quite under 600K on all of them, but closing price may be.
http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/4215-Huerfano-Ave-92117/home/6255458
Note – 8300 sq. ft. lot.A little small, but a nice lot:
http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/4617-El-Penon-Way-92117/home/4945858Big place. Canyon, but freeway noise.
http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/4850-Monongahela-St-92117/home/4953906Like everywhere else – inventory problems. Watch this market, though, and you may find a 4 BR, 2 Bath, 2-car garage house at 1700 sq. ft on a nice, quiet, 8,000 sq. ft canyon lot for $500 – $550.
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