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Originally Posted by nostatic

I moved to Santa Monica for better public middle and HS relative to where I was in west LA. The public schools here are great. Parents are involved, kids know that they'll be held accountable for their actions, and people contribute time and money in order to provide more opportunities. I have rejected private school for a number of reasons.

OHHH GOODY a whole new crop to push down the stairs..

Or as they say the Apples don't fall very far away from the trees....

I once had a conversation while smoking a Ceeegar at my faorite Ceegar Shoppe in Clarmont, CA. with a Harvard educated Prof at the Claremont Mens College. My question to him was what would you do if you graduated from a HS in CA. His two word answer was sublime, "I'd SUE."

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Around here, the Catholic/religious private schools are mostly okay but academically nothing special. Or, very expensive.

We looked at St Mary's girls' HS for our daughter, decided the kids there seemed like fine, centered kids but the curriculum was very limited (not much language, no advanced math, no IB), and her friend who is going there is bored stiff. The mandatory 1 hour/day of religious instruction seems like a waste of time, unless you happen to actually be that religious. No, it is not about all the world's religions and cultures - it is about one religion and indeed one denomination within that religion.

She was admitted to Jesuit HS which is excellent but the commute is too long and it has the "lots of rich kids" problem. I did like the school, though.

The Episcopal School is excellent but extremely expensive, and again full of rich kids in BMWs. One goal of mine is for her to meet and be comfortable with people from all walks of life.

The other religious-affiliated schools here - that I looked at - are so-so, academically-speaking.

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U Boyz truly are something...it takes more than passing the tests and getting straight A's to be knowlegable. Any monkey in a tree can be trained to pass a test and get straight A's...

But maybe this is what passes for good today and if the Trees around here are any indication of what the Apples are like..well God I pray for the future...