[geeks] geeks Digest, Vol 86, Issue 11

[wa2egp at att.net]

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From: Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com>
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> On Jan 19, 2010, at 9:20 AM, wa2egp at att.net wrote:
> 
> > As long as they're not too busy trying to make a living and personal
> > agendas can be minimized.  I really don't see it happening.
> 
> Look at it the other way, rather than buy a very expensive house and  
> pay obscene property taxes just to get their kids in a "good" school  
> district, a family could buy a cheaper house where taxes are lower and  
> get a good education for their kids. Maybe one parent could afford to  
> stay home/not work? Get together with a few like-minded parent in your  
> neighborhood and each parent may only have to supervise the collected  
> kids one day a week. And 'classes' could be held at night/on weekends  
> around parent's work schedule...
> 

You're assuming that the better schools are in the more expensive
areas which is not necessarily true.  It's more of how the money
is used rather than the amount of money.  My district spends a lot
of money per student but too much is spent on middle management and
basically useless workshops and consultants.  I think the parental 
involvement you are talking about is more than most parents will 
invest.  That's why I don't see it happening.

Bob