This sums up why parents often prefer suburban schools...

[semiurbanite]

Originally Posted by bugelrex

Lots of crazy stuff in suburban schools too.. but this case is insane

Yea, like a higher incidence of mass shootings compared to urban schools. And that's a lot more insane than an ankle bracelet
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/201...burban-america

Originally Posted by miu

My parents moved us to Concord, MA for a better quality of education and upbringing.

1. Safer than the city. I walked and biked to and from the schools by myself without any problems.

Probably not statistically safer for kids, the #1 killer of teens is teens being in cars when other teens are driving. Something that is far more common in car-dependent suburbia.

Originally Posted by miu

5. We were able to keep our childhood sense of wonder intact longer.

Some might call that "sheltered", whereas urban kids gain independence and confidence at a younger age.

[wolfgang239]

Originally Posted by semiurbanite

Some might call that "sheltered", whereas urban kids gain independence and confidence at a younger age.

Kids in the suburbs tend to only stay in the basement and play video games or get into deadly car accidents. Urban kids attend high society events like art gallery openings, museums, theater and arts, trombone festivals and other highly enriching activities every single day of the week. There is zero benefit to having a family in the suburbs. Imagine having to grow up in Belmont or Concord? What a closed minded and cruel way to raise poor sheltered children.

[bugelrex]

Originally Posted by wolfgang239

Kids in the suburbs tend to only stay in the basement and play video games or get into deadly car accidents. Urban kids attend high society events like art gallery openings, museums, theater and arts, trombone festivals and other highly enriching activities every single day of the week. There is zero benefit to having a family in the suburbs. Imagine having to grow up in Belmont or Concord? What a closed minded and cruel way to raise poor sheltered children.

Its really hard for me to tell if this is sarcastic or not

[Space_League]

Originally Posted by wolfgang239

Kids in the suburbs tend to only stay in the basement and play video games or get into deadly car accidents. Urban kids attend high society events like art gallery openings, museums, theater and arts, trombone festivals and other highly enriching activities every single day of the week. There is zero benefit to having a family in the suburbs. Imagine having to grow up in Belmont or Concord? What a closed minded and cruel way to raise poor sheltered children.

Concord is a mad nice town to grow up in lol you are thinking of milford or framingham

[wolfgang239]

Originally Posted by Space_League

Concord is a mad nice town to grow up in lol you are thinking of milford or framingham

I really don't think you understand the value of living in a vibrant walkable urban community. As long as you can put down like $700k or so for a 2 bedroom apartment that hasn't been updated since the Truman administration, you will unlock the doors to an unrivaled level of socioeconomic diversity. Those dreary suburbs don't have that! And imagine having to subject your kids to an low occupancy internal combustion engine powered vehicle to get them to their soccer practices. Instead you can send them off on an MBTA bus so they can gain independence. Independence that will directly translate into a successful future.

I don't have any sources but this line of thinking is just common sense.

[btownboss4]

Originally Posted by bugelrex

Its really hard for me to tell if this is sarcastic or not

If you’ve ever been to a BSO show or a gallery opening you would know i he was serious or not

[timberline742]

Originally Posted by wolfgang239

Kids in the suburbs tend to only stay in the basement and play video games or get into deadly car accidents. Urban kids attend high society events like art gallery openings, museums, theater and arts, trombone festivals and other highly enriching activities every single day of the week. There is zero benefit to having a family in the suburbs. Imagine having to grow up in Belmont or Concord? What a closed minded and cruel way to raise poor sheltered children.

Belmont and Concord would be vastly different experiences. Concord is out there, and full of lots of green space. Belmont and you're in Harvard Square in no time. I, and many of my peers, spent most of our time in Harvard Square and spending time in Boston working (worked at Out of Town News when a youngish teen putting together papers on the weekend, my first job post paper route age) or going to shows. It was just a short bus ride away. I think the Belmont/Arlington/etc would be a vastly preferred place for kids because of that, but in reality, its just a different experience.


I know you were trying, poorly, to be funny, but these two places aren't comparable due to the ability of the Belmont and its inner ring residents to be able to spend a lot of time in the city and not have to be reliable on cars. Yes, being able to take the T or bike independently to where you want to go is a giant advantage.

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by timberline742

Belmont and Concord would be vastly different experiences. Concord is out there, and full of lots of green space. Belmont and you're in Harvard Square in no time. I, and many of my peers, spent most of our time in Harvard Square and spending time in Boston working (worked at Out of Town News when a youngish teen putting together papers on the weekend, my first job post paper route age) or going to shows. It was just a short bus ride away. I think the Belmont/Arlington/etc would be a vastly preferred place for kids because of that, but in reality, its just a different experience.


I know you were trying, poorly, to be funny, but these two places aren't comparable due to the ability of the Belmont and its inner ring residents to be able to spend a lot of time in the city and not have to be reliable on cars. Yes, being able to take the T or bike independently to where you want to go is a giant advantage.

After seeing what happened to many of those kids who spent most of their weekends hanging around in Harvard Square, I'm not sure that's necessarily a good thing. No, there is no perfect answer.