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[quote=Anonymous]It was telling in that article, however, that the mom clearly stated that she didn't want a "pressure cooker" and wanted a community with strong arts as well as traditional academics.  I think that what she was describing was fit, and interesting, it sounds a lot like the conversations you might have with your kids about colleges -- what is the vibe like? What is important to people in this college or suburb?  Will there be any people like me?

I think the problem is that you might not have a strong enough sense of your own parenting philosophy when you have preschoolers and are buying that house, so you look at school districts and scores and assume that that's all that matters and that schools with good scores look alike.  
For me it was only once my kids got a bit older that I was able to even form or express a philosophy about what makes a great childhood, a strong family, etc.  ie. didn't think about whether a child could ride a bicycle unaccompanied on our street when said child was in a stroller at the time.  didn't realize I was going to be more of a free-range parent and less of a kumonster.

We moved out of a pressure cooker area into one which is more relaxed and never looked back.   But there's no way I could have told you that I would be a particular kind of parent back when my kids were in preschool.[/quote]

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