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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
There are 9 pages of responses telling you this won’t work. Suggest you look for alternative positions elsewhere that have growth opportunities.[/quote]
I can't tell if there is really a consensus for this because of the anonymity of the posts, but there were still a few suggesting otherwise in those 9 pages. But yes based on the majority of the replies, I'm not feeling very optimistic either.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
I don't mean to sound discouraging, but if you have kids and are older and taking an entry level job in tech, there is a lot stacked against you actually getting those opportunities for growth. [/quote]

Yep,  someone who has no family, no long commute and is younger is going to beat you out for promotion opportunities. [/quote]
Yes its hard, but I will try to do my best!

[quote=Anonymous]
I don't think OP said they hated gays, but just didn't want "indoctrination" in the schools.

Honestly, IMO, this is the least of OP's issue.

Housing costs, commute, and the lack of resources/services for high achieving kids in the public schools are bigger issues. Most of the school districts are very small, and don't have the resources to provide magnet/gifted education like AAP and TJ.

When I lived on the Peninsula, the "gifted" education was a few days of pullout a few times a year to work on "projects". This was one of the reasons why we left.  You would think SV, home of super smart people, would have terrific STEM public education, but they don't because they still have to follow CA public education guidelines, and there is no funding.  There are very few magnet schools in the area, and  a couple of charter schools.[/quote]

Yes some people here just want this to devolve my question into a political discussion, but what you say regarding "indoctrination" is spot on.
I am entirely convinced about the vast gap of educational quality between VA and CA public schools, so I am only considering an appropriate private school.

[quote=Anonymous]Sf poster chiming in here. Bay Area public schools really vary, not all are underfunded or particularly progressive. Some public school districts have stopped offering Algebra in 8th grade and dialed back availability of AP classes, the biggest problem last year was not going back in person til April. Private school kids were back October 2 and would have been earlier except for the bad air from the fires. If you are set on trying out the Bay Area come visit w your family, see what towns you feel comfortable in.  There are several parent fb forums you could join to ask about schools and neighborhoods.  I only recommended the east bay LaMorinda/WC area bc it’s what I know well, many of our friends have fled the city to Marin or down to Palo Alto and are super happy as renters w their kids in public elementary. They are active committed parents and their kids are thriving.  Is it academic scores that matter the most to you? [/quote]

I don't know, trying to find those "acceptable" public schools seems to me like a needle in a haystack. What it matters to me is quality of education, not scores per se, i.e. the school help them build good foundation for high school.[/quote]

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