Schools in Sacramento
I have a lovely daughter who rocks the academic world of elementary school. She’s gone to Phoebe Hearst for the past three years. The first two were pretty homework-intensive, and there were several nights of crying at the table as I tried to ensure that she finished up that last page of math problems. This year’s been a bit easier, as perhaps we’ve gotten a less-grueling teacher.
But, there ain’t much enrichment at Phoebe. Minimal music, no drama (although the talent show is next Friday–come one, come all!) And that’s frustrating. So, I’m going to check out Caleb Greenwood tomorrow, which has more art, more music, two drama productions per year. Caleb’s scores are significantly less than Phoebe’s, however–an API rank of 7 instead of 10, 794 opposed to Phoebe’s 920.
So here’s the dilemma: do we move the munchkin to a school where she very well may be less challenged academically in order to boost the other fuzzy stuff? Or do we keep her where she is and revel in her being one of the smartest kids at one of the best schools in Sacramento? Anyway, who’s to say that Caleb is any less focused on test scores?
Insight, anyone?
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Yeah. She’s just a kid. Ease up on her, for heaven’s sake.
Where’s Caleb?
Everyone I know wants their kid in Phoebe H. Me included.
You are in a spot kind of like me, I want to move back to Sacramento. But my kid is in a better school then anything I can find in Sac…so do I move and put them somewhere "under par"?
Have you asked your child? Plus - remember, if you want them to have more art or culture it’s our job as parents to provide it - not the school’s. Find sources outside of school.
Keep her at Phoebe Hearst. She’s made friends there. There are other programs outside the schools for art, music, and sports–and even though Caleb Greenwood might be advertising drama productions…I suspect it is only because they have a gung-ho instructor who will probably move on once they burn out or promote. (This happened at my kids’ school.)
6th grade will come and go sooner than you can blink. In the meantime, check out Parks and Rec and look into the after school programs like Art Wise.
Unfortunately, there aren’t all that many options offered BY the school, but there are a lot of supplemental programs, time and money permitting. The $$ part is the hardest for us.
Well, clearly the best course of action would be to, first and foremost, completely dismiss the opinions and concerns of others who have your daughters welfare at heart, like, say, oh I dunno….her mom? Because, clearly, if her mom wants to move her schools, she’s insane. Just plain loco! Yeah, I think you should invest in the opinions of internet folks and friends who don’t even know the child’s mother. Because it’s just preposterous to think that a MOM might have her child’s best interest at heart. That’s just silly. You do whatever YOU think it’s right, it doesn’t matter what the other parent thinks at all. :)
We can’t assume the daughter is being raised in a two parent household.
Besides, any "advice by internet" is subject to discussion, thought, rejection/acceptance by the recipient.
Although superficially, I would agree that Mom AND Dad AND child should have a say in where to attend school.