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Old 08-03-2008, 05:59 PM
 
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Hey everyone,
I am curious about the Freeport school system. I looked at Yarmouth and Cumberland school district and they seem to be totally lopsided with only university bound kids and offer little for "other kids, with other strengths". Ideally I would like a solid school system for my children where they will have AP classes offered to them as well as "normal classes" and technical classes for vocational careers. I went to a high school where you were looked at as a loser if you didnt attend a university, which in my opinion is ridiculous and narrow minded.
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Old 08-04-2008, 02:07 PM
 
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Freeport schools are not a whole lot different than Yarmouth,Falmouth and Cumberland. There is a good vocational school in Brunswick and it's proximity allows for some Freeport students to take Voc courses. In this day and age if you don't have a college degree good luck getting any kind of job. Freeport school systems ,as most others ,realize this and concentrate on getting their students prepared for college.
I find it ususual a parent would want to find a school that limits their child's chances to attend a decent secondary school...
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Old 08-05-2008, 06:46 AM
 
Location: on a dirt road in Waitsfield,Vermont
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Yup, Greely, Yarmouth, Freeport and Falmouth are very similar. All have new facilities. My kids went to Greely, one still there. Interestingly, the towns are very diferent. Cumberland is a sleepy bedroom community, except when the schools are starting or letting out then it's total chaos, Freeport is the "town that retail built and Yarmouth is a nice mix of commercial developement along Rt 1, on the ocean and some beautiful older homes.
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