Are schools in FL terrible? Would you send your kids?

[Anonymous]

We have a second home in northwest Florida on the ocean. I have 3 kids, 15, 12, and 6. A huge part of me wants to have a simple and quiet lifestyle without all the hassles of everyday living in this area. When we got the house it was supposed to be for trips in the summer and retirement one day. However, I am contemplating on moving there permanently more and more in the next few years.

My main concern is the schools and the politics of course. With all that crazy Desantis is doing there it seems like a no brainer that I wouldn’t want my kids attending school there. Put me in my place DCUM, am I insane for even thinking this? Am I only going to raise mini - Desantis’?

[Anonymous]

We have family in Florida and have in the past thought about moving closer to them. I would not move my daughters to Florida in the next decade unfortunately.

[Anonymous]

Do not uproot your kids at these ages. To answer your waiting though, I’ve never known anyone who lived in Florida to use public schools. So, I don’t think they are good.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't move teenagers to a new area that you apparently despise except for the beach views.

[Anonymous]

I know people who left Florida so their kids would not have to go to school there…enough said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do not uproot your kids at these ages. To answer your waiting though, I’ve never known anyone who lived in Florida to use public schools. So, I don’t think they are good.

Can't speak to the current times, but I went through public schools in FL.

Got good grades, went to a good college/law school and am currently a Fed to raise young kids with some sanity.

It is what you make of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have family in Florida and have in the past thought about moving closer to them. I would not move my daughters to Florida in the next decade unfortunately.

Why?

[Anonymous]

Hell no
DeSantis is literally crashing the public schools and colleges

I'm sorry you are ok moving to a state that just removed AP African American studies?

And he's ok killing off his population. What the hell do you think will happen when another pandemic hits? Because it will idiot.

Right now moving to Florida is dumb. But hey you want your daughters as second class citizens sure... Go on and move it's going to cost you a ton,, from INS, to school choice yeah fantastic decision.

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Anonymous wrote:Do not uproot your kids at these ages. To answer your waiting though, I’ve never known anyone who lived in Florida to use public schools. So, I don’t think they are good.

Can't speak to the current times, but I went through public schools in FL.

Got good grades, went to a good college/law school and am currently a Fed to raise young kids with some sanity.

It is what you make of it.

NO Now Republcians run the show and it is the dumbing down and will cost for school choice. It is not what you make of it any more.

[Anonymous]

I think it depends on the school district in FL. Northwest Florida? Pensacola? Destin? Apalachicola? Some of those counties may only have one school. Near a larger city, look at the schools.

But for those ages? Wait until the teenagers have graduated before moving.

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If your kids are female I would seriously reconsider.

[Anonymous]

Public or private school? There are some really nice private schools in Florida. If you’re going the public route my family has kids in a “good” public school in Florida and had come from Connecticut previously. Florida obviously does not compare to the education that can be had in Connecticut but they said they felt Florida has a very strong math and science program but was lacking in their English/comp lit education and they’re supplementing the kids with extra books at home. One was just accepted into NYU this year and wants to go to law school.

[Anonymous]

Florida any day over the DC area crazies. I cannot wait to get out of here.

[Anonymous]

I have family with kids in FL public schools. One family lived in Jacksonville and there are very few strong public school options/neighborhoods but they chose to live within a strong district. So far fine at elementary and middle schools but not sure where kids will go for high school.

Another family lives in Gainesville which also has some good districts. Easier to select schools/have options and kids have all attended good schools for elementary, middle, and high. Gainesville also benefits from more liberal population and proximity to UF if you are interested in that environment.

I am no fan of DeSantis and think all of his moves on education are flat out wrong and generally think public education in FL is not very strong BUT I will give FL credit for its Florida Scholars program. My oldest niece will attend college in the fall and through this program, with her grades/scores, she earns free tuition at many Florida state universities.

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Anonymous wrote:Public or private school? There are some really nice private schools in Florida. If you’re going the public route my family has kids in a “good” public school in Florida and had come from Connecticut previously. Florida obviously does not compare to the education that can be had in Connecticut but they said they felt Florida has a very strong math and science program but was lacking in their English/comp lit education and they’re supplementing the kids with extra books at home. One was just accepted into NYU this year and wants to go to law school.

Connecticut has some of the best public schools in the country.