Is Florida a place for children to grow up?

[Anonymous]

I don't think so.

I think people who move here with school aged children need to understand what type of trap it is for their children.

There are a lot of angry young adults here working in hospitality and Healthcare. They can't afford it here anymore. The jobs here are very low paying jobs.

Friends of mine from high school moved here and raised a family. The husband is a surgeon. The oldest son is going to med school this fall. It's one of the few success stories I have seen here.

[Anonymous]

No, schools, are terrible

[Anonymous]

Yes, Florida is a fine place for children to grow up. There are actually millions of children growing up just fine in Florida. I'm not sure if they suffer from the affliction that causes people to stereotype whole states full of people based on vague anecdotal data, maybe some like OP do. But not all.

Some of the jobs here are not low paying jobs, some of the children of Florida will be able to live here and buy a house and have a nice life, many already are. Some are even college graduates and successfully employed.

[Anonymous]

Schools are horrible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Schools are horrible.

Rampant school violence = horrible schools,
Have you been to the Fairfax and Montgomery County public school forums on this site?

While no state has zero school violence, Florida schools are no where nearly as violent as our schools.

Op should just be honest, and say how much she hates the massive success of Florida’s Governor.

[Anonymous]

Would not be my first choice

[Anonymous]

After having lived in South Florida for a few years, it's not a place I'd choose to raise children.

[Anonymous]

I only have 2 data points. 1 friend moved from the main line to Boca. Kids both went to charter schools on the campus of a college. Both went to UF Gainesville. The Florida prepaid is pretty sweet.

Other friend moved from Chevy Chase to Tampa. 3 kids. 2 went to an IB school; one admitted to Georgetown and the other to UMD. Her other child has/had significant dyslexia and went to a school that specialized in reading interventions. There was some sort of voucher program that reduced the cost of this school for her. Kid went to community college and now is finishing up locally in Tampa.

My kid has autism and I looked at the special education schools in Tampa. They seem better than what we have here. Then again there is the Baker Act which a definite negative in the way it is used in the schools.

[Anonymous]

Look at Niche. It's not great, but it sends the same clear message about every state rich areas are good for kids, poor areas are not.

[Anonymous]

OP here.

The schools in Florida might be fine.

I'm referring to what happens after college graduation.

There are a lot of young adults who can no longer afford to live here because the jobs are primarily in hospitality and healthcare, low paying jobs.

I don't hate Florida's governor. This is a political thread.

Florida is a state that attracts people because of the weather and the beaches and Disney World and Universal Studios and sometimes because of aerospace.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

The schools in Florida might be fine.

I'm referring to what happens after college graduation.

There are a lot of young adults who can no longer afford to live here because the jobs are primarily in hospitality and healthcare, low paying jobs.

I don't hate Florida's governor. This is a political thread.

Florida is a state that attracts people because of the weather and the beaches and Disney World and Universal Studios and sometimes because of aerospace.

In your title you asked is Florida a place for children to grow up. Once you're old enough to get a full time job you are usually no longer considered a child and you have already grown up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Schools are horrible.

Rampant school violence = horrible schools,
Have you been to the Fairfax and Montgomery County public school forums on this site?

While no state has zero school violence, Florida schools are no where nearly as violent as our schools.

Op should just be honest, and say how much she hates the massive success of Florida’s Governor.

Nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Think carefully about what type of lives your children will have here as adults.

Most of them have been pretty sheltered from life in a state where there are four seasons. They fear the cold weather. They fear "violence" in a city, although they've already experienced two mass shootings here (Parkland High School shooting and the Pulse Night Club shooting in Orlando).

Maybe plan on taking them on a ski trip once in a while so they have some experience with snow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

The schools in Florida might be fine.

I'm referring to what happens after college graduation.

There are a lot of young adults who can no longer afford to live here because the jobs are primarily in hospitality and healthcare, low paying jobs.

I don't hate Florida's governor. This is a political thread.

Florida is a state that attracts people because of the weather and the beaches and Disney World and Universal Studios and sometimes because of aerospace.

In your title you asked is Florida a place for children to grow up. Once you're old enough to get a full time job you are usually no longer considered a child and you have already grown up.

That might be true. The young adults and college graduates here don't seem to want to relocate anywhere else. They are angry because they're getting priced out of the housing market where they grew up. Where are they supposed to go next? Most of them hate the idea of living somewhere with four seasons. They've never experienced that. The main industries here are hospitality and healthcare. And it doesn't hurt to be bilingual and to speak fluent Spanish as well as fluent English.

[Anonymous]

You know how (south and central) Florida is full of immigrants from other states and countries? People can choose to leave Florida too.