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[philbert_wormly]

Originally Posted by maximus10

Yes. Stay away from Memphis City Schools. But not Shelby County Schools. They're way better than anything Tipton County has to offer. They're the best in the Memphis area and probably the best in the state. If you plan on living in Arlington your kids will be zoned for Arlington schools aka Shelby County Schools. You can't do any better than Arlington schools, outside of putting them into private schools and that's a fact.

Did you read the Commercial Appeal this morning?

Interesting things were written on the validity of the measurements for academic acheivement for public schools in the state of TN.

[maximus10]

Originally Posted by philbert_wormly

Did you read the Commercial Appeal this morning?

Interesting things were written on the validity of the measurements for academic acheivement for public schools in the state of TN.

I did. And although the grading was done on a curve, it still doesn't take away from the fact that Shelby County Schools are as good as it gets in the state of Tennessee.

[bigman123]

I just relocated to Desoto County, Ms. in August of this year. As a field technician, I spend most of my work day in Memphis. My customers are both residential and comercial. So Im in peoples homes, as well as businesses. Before moving, I used this forum, as well as 3 pre-moving visits to Memphis, to get a feel for what life would be like in the Memphis area. What I saw in the visits (which were in the spring/summer) never matched up with all the negative hype I read on this forum.

After being here a few months, I'm convinced the negative hype is just hype. Yes, there is crime in Memphis. But it's no worse than any other mid-size town. Most of the crimes seem to be concentrated in a few parts of the city. I just read they had a Donnie Broscoe kind of under cover sting, and bust. I also saw crime has went down 17%. Maybe Memphis is looking to make some impreovements.

The only negatives I have about Memphis is the downtown area. It just seems so old and dated. I also think Beale St is just a tad bit over rated.

[(901)]

Originally Posted by bigman123

The only negatives I have about Memphis is the downtown area. It just seems so old and dated.

Downtown Anywhere is going to seem old and dated

[bigman123]

Originally Posted by (901)

Downtown Anywhere is going to seem old and dated

I have to disagree. Downtown Chicago, for example, is VERY modern.... Now, I never expected downtown Memphis to be just like downtown Chicago, but I did expect a little better than what downtown Memphis has to offer.