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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm sure lots of parents would be willing to drive to Longfellow for their center experience if within the Cooper boundary-I sure would![/quote]

"Their center experience"?   :roll:[/quote]

Exactly. The reason people fight so hard to get their kids into AAP is because they feel those kids get a superior education, and they want their kids to get 'the best' as well. It's the equivalent of buying a Mercedes rather than driving a Toyota.

People here are very into their image and their kids are a reflection of that. God forbid they are asked at a social event about their kids and AAP and they have to admit their kid is in a *gasp* regular classroom.

Those kids grow up with a perception of themselves that's rather unrealistic. When they get out of the insulated bubble that is this area and hit the real world, they realize they are not that special after all and that's when problems start.

I think there's great importance in giving one's kids a normal childhood, rather than a 'push, push' kind.

And the perception that people have a right to an advanced education on the government's dime? Don't even get me started.[/quote]

You seem to be a self-starter where the topic of railing against AAP is concerned.

Why shouldn't parents want the best public education possible for their kids?  They pay taxes to fund the schools.  Should this only be available to those who can afford privates?  And why isn't the private-school experience considered a bigger "insulated bubble" than attending public school?

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