Silverlake vs Shadow Creek Ranch: Another suburb comparison thread (Houston: apartment, renting)

[JohnnyDA]

Everyone will need a PhD in the future. Finish school in your 30s! Delay maturity a whole decade (even more so)

[HouMomof2]

Originally Posted by usc619

The only thing I'm seeing overzealous is most of these parents acting as any rating under an A = doomsday for their kids future lol

Again, it depends on what you're rating is based on... if it's based on test scores then no, I'm not going to insist on A+ rating but if it's based on all of the factors I mentioned earlier... if I'm able, of course I'm going to go for the best. Why wouldn't I?

I always find it odd that so many parents will do all kinds of research on buying their next washer/dryer, fridge, car (any big purchase really) but God forbid a parent do their due diligence and research (yes, sometimes to death) where to send their kids to school. We're then called overzealous.

[JohnnyDA]

Kids aren't machines though.

[HouMomof2]

Originally Posted by JohnnyDA

Kids aren't machines though.

Exactly, they're much more important than any machine you will ever purchase so why not treat them as such? Put your time into them just like you would a machine, but obviously, more so.

[JohnnyDA]

Originally Posted by HouMomof2

Exactly, they're much more important than any machine you will ever purchase so why not treat them as such? Put your time into them just like you would a machine, but obviously, more so.

All I mean is just because you pick the best rated school doesn't mean you are done. You haven't won at anything. It's 18 plus years of work, or however many years you want to calculate start/end with. They can come out rotten anyway even with in the best environment.

But sure looking at odds, this and that, better schools will probably give better results. I'm sure there are diminishing results somewhere in there though regarding all sorts of variables.

[HouMomof2]

Originally Posted by JohnnyDA

All I mean is just because you pick the best rated school doesn't mean you are done. You haven't won at anything. It's 18 plus years of work, or however many years you want to calculate start/end with. They can come out rotten anyway even with in the best environment.

But sure looking at odds, this and that, better schools will probably give better results. I'm sure there are diminishing results somewhere in there though regarding all sorts of variables.

Agreed.

[Vicman]

Originally Posted by JohnnyDA

Everyone will need a PhD in the future. Finish school in your 30s! Delay maturity a whole decade (even more so)

It's like that with medical school, I heard, but in many other situations getting a PhD may lead to someone being overqualified

[Jorge Salizar]

Originally Posted by hbcu

if your smart, your kid would do better at a school that's perceived as less.....easier to become an honor graduate and you get more opportunities at certain schools perceived as "less"

went to an awards ceremony last night at an HISD school and NASA was awarding kids an opportunity to work with them on an internship

I understand your logic and it makes a lot of sense, especially given the current climate of education in Texas, fueled by the 10% rule. I respectfully disagree however. I believe that the competition is what makes our kids better. I always encourage my kids to take the longest/most difficult road, not to be afraid to compete with anyone. Competition brings out the best in all of us. The more the better.

[testmo]

Do you all not remember being kids? Birds of a feather for high stakes and competitive school. Hope you bent and molded your child just the right way so they dont break, snap, hate you, fail out of lonestar etc. Seen it happen

Most of the kids you all talk about are not ivy league. Who gets into college station first isnt much of an accomplishment and can be done from any school

If the argument is kids in texas have to go private schools with high tutions or compete/be shuffled around amongst top publics just to go to one of several on par state colleges thats a fundamental problem with education in this state. Then in the end it wouldnt matter much because kids in texas couldnt compete with people moving to the state. Seems like itd be best to just work with what you have and parents be involved with their kids more than their school

[hbcu]

these days I will not forsake my kid 's involvement in outside activities just to maintain academics....not worth it...by the time high school comes you should know what your kid is capable of...I'll take a well-rounded kid anyway over a kid who's pigeon-hold academically