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Anonymous wrote:What do you think? Are these years crucial to learning or is it not worth the potential social struggle? His current school is about a year behind most state standards and we are working hard to supplement at home but there’s only so much time and energy in the day.
If you can afford it and it’s keeping the students up to standards, why not? Math gets harder in 4th grade for a lot of kids. Do they teach a language? I had a much easier time in middle school French because it started in 3rd grade. Anything to help the transition to 6,7,8 is worth it.
Anonymous wrote:I think you're mistaken about how wealthy doctors are. Within a few years out of law school I was making more than my surgeon stepdad.
They probably have family money and being a doctor is mostly a vanity job.
People usually over estimate how much attorneys make. There’s a glut of attorneys and unless you get into a big firm with money you’ll have a middle class salary. And who would study to become a doctor for vanity reasons? I can’t think of too many jobs tougher and more important than becoming a doctor. It’s a lot of work, sacrifice and responsibility just so you can say”call me Dr. Vanity “.
Anonymous wrote:This friend group probably has a lot less social pressures and don't trigger his anxiety. He doen't have the same comparisons, they accept him as he is, and their social outings are probably just relaxing at someone's house getting high and not needing to talk much or be anyone or live up to anyone's expectations. The pot may also be self medicating his anxiety and so there is a double reward = where he has friends and feels accepted and also has less anxiety and feels chill
That sounds right. My son, huge social anxiety uses weed to get through it sometimes. Have you met his new friends? If he’s kind of secretive maybe he’s worried you’re judgmental and won’t accept them? The way you thought it was important to mention that you’re in a higher financial class was odd.
My 5th grader is beginning basketball player on girls only team. Don’t the schools keep them separate?
She also took a girls only science activity, girls only with priority given to “girls of color”.
She also took a girls only science activity, girls only with priority given to “girls of color”.