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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also in Ohio my initial feeling is the percentage of working moms is much lower and there is less diversity.  I know it has it's problems and poorer areas, but most of the moms I know from Ohio who might post here lived in quaint well to do suburbs with few on subsidized lunch or in ESL.  Here a lot of the budget goes to help these kids and teachers have to deal with large class sizes, so we are afraid our advanced kids will be left out, which they often are.  Plus, more moms work or can't afford private school leaving them fewer resources and time to make up for what the school lacks.  In addition, you have some of the smartest people in the US here who may have come from private schooling or from abroad, so naturally they want a high level of education.  And many of the ESL moms are too busy to post on this forum so the discussion is skewed.[/quote]

What alternative universe Ohio planet did you live on?  Sorry to get a bit off topic, but I feel the need to set the record straight here.  I grew up the daughter of a steelworker who was laid off in the 80's and whose family never really recovered.  We lived in a blue collar, working class town (Lorain) and it was nothing like what you describe above.  There are some very well-to-do Cleveland suburbs, but I think the majority of Ohio is not in that catagory.  Virginia ranks #6 of all the states in median household income, whereas Ohio is #37.  I'll agree with the less diversity in Ohio statement though (although Lorain was only about 67% white) - it's about 87% white vs. Virginia's 76% white (thank you Wikipedia!).  If you think Virginia's public schools spend "a lot of the budget" on lower income families, I think you are mistaken.

But to address OP's question - yes, I'm sick to death of all the "gifted" talk.  I try to block it out, but it's like trying to block out the sun ;-)[/quote]

Don't forget, PP, that NOVA also has most of the richest counties in the US.  Ohio?  Mmmm, not so much.[/quote]

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