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Originally Posted by disneysteve
... We don't belong to the country club or send our kids to private school ...Instead, we bought a modest older home in a more working-class neighborhood.
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DisneySteve,
This is something I've been meaning to ask you a while ago but with all the digressions about "nice people" vs. "snobs", I missed it.
You mentioned you have a daughter and that you do not send her to private school. Then I assume you send her to the public school corresponding to the working class area you live in, right?
How do you feel about the education she receives there? Have you been pleased with the school she goes to? I am just curious because the school is actually THE MAIN reason why I would want to live in a neighborhood with people I can relate to - which is those who believe in serious education, reading and traveling-with-a-purpose for their kids (and less so in the parochial sports culture).
I did not get the impression that working class neighborhoods have the kind of schools where kids necessarily have those habits instilled at home (yes, I know, SOME working class people will care about those things a lot...but I am not talking about SOME).
This is why I would ideally not opt for a working class neighborhood if I could.
I was just curious about the school that your daughter goes to. Have you been happy with it?