Once I accepted that my mother is likely not pining away for the A clan, I was able to assess my own desire on where we should live.
I found a few schools (in the bay) with the progressive, playbased, no teaching to tests, developing critical thinking philosophy. We are going to tour. Mr A has a job/coaching offer at a great private school in the bay. Potential free high school tuition for 2 kids. In today's dollars that is about 200k.
One thing we like about the Los Angeles school is its belief that they have to prepare children for a future in which the problems they needed to solve may not yet exist. One of the bay area schools has the same goal. Whether the kids goals include a job that currently exists or one that does not, we are big on critical thinking and understanding how to problem solve and develop problem solving processes. Let them think.
I am willing to spend a lot educating my kids, even if they decide to become non professionals. I'd prefer they be business owners, but I think education is a benefit for life, not just to prepare for a future job. I fear the way public schools in CA have become, will make them hate learning. I want them to enjoy their curiousity and not be forced to sit still, be quiet and memorize.
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