The Shifting School Equation
There wasn’t room to discuss it yesterday, but we suspect the public/private school issue is on a number of people’s minds. Over the weekend, The Times ran an article about the number of people who bought their apartments in recent years with the assumption that they would send their kids to private school. Now that…
There wasn’t room to discuss it yesterday, but we suspect the public/private school issue is on a number of people’s minds. Over the weekend, The Times ran an article about the number of people who bought their apartments in recent years with the assumption that they would send their kids to private school. Now that the economic downturn has made that a more difficult proposition, they are left to confront the limitations of their own school district. In some cases, parents are even considering renting a cheap apartment within a good school district just to get access—after all, it would be cheaper than the $30,000+ tuition in Manhattan. (It’s more like $25,000 here in Brooklyn.) Question for the renters and those in the market to buy in Brooklyn: Has the school issue shifted your real estate plans since the downturn began?
The Sudden Charm of Public School [NY Times]
Photo by Steve and Sara
Mopar, same here, both my husband and I also went to both private and “good” public schools in expensive towns and hated our experiences in the public schools. We chose to buy a (relatively) cheaper house in a bad school district exactly so we could afford private.
Congrats Lechecal!
Formerly Brooklyn- We miss Brooklyn, as you do… But it’s true, one thing that I have been reluctantly grateful to admit – is that the Bedford Central School District is head and shoulders above what public education could offer my children in thecity.
Congrats on the new baby.
Chicken, Wasder also recently had a baby.
the first Brownstoner birth? Congratulations!
Thank you all for the well wishes – the little Jackal arrived last night, healthy and (as far as we can tell) happy. Funny story, and very much related to this thread – Mrs. Jackal’s water broke as we were standing on the street looking at PS 282 and engaging in a very serious discussion as to whether we would be want the little Jackals attending the school (I say no problem, but she has reservations). I love where we live (in the 282 area) and don’t want to exclude part of north slope just because it would mean sending the kids there.
HmmWhichNeighborhood,
If you decide to move to the suburbs, expect a one to two-year adjustment period before you are comfortable. Once you have established a new circle of friends it will be ok. Montclair is nice, we considered it, but the commute to NJ didn’t work as well for us as to Grand Central.
sixyears, you are quitting? Dang! Are you moving to a private school then or quitting the teaching game altogether?
Whichever it is, best of luck with the change.
I’m sorry to hear that, sixyears. I think when I met you I might have assumed you worked at a private school. What about this? What if all that matters is:
*Education level of parents
*Education level of teachers
Maybe “caring” and “good” has nothing to do with it. What do you think?
Oh, and congratulations lechacal!