tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359348507190689090.post5777285730033552271..comments2023-07-03T05:58:37.124-07:00Comments on THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: Old dogs and new tricks vs. seeing the lightThe Perimeter Primatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619173438763495716noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359348507190689090.post-9025152942832854192008-09-23T21:32:00.000-07:002008-09-23T21:32:00.000-07:00The whole neighborhood school issue is different i...The whole neighborhood school issue is different in my district, San Francisco Unified. We have a districtwide school choice system, with a slight advantage for nearby residents in most cases. <BR/><BR/>Some parents fervently want guaranteed access to their neighborhood school, and some fervently want districtwide choice. It's a little dismaying that people are so often blind beyond their own self-interest, because consistently the opinion depends on whether they live near a popular school or not.<BR/>And the enrollment process is famously nightmarish.<BR/><BR/>But the good news is that an ever-increasing number of schools are becoming popular and sought-after, and it appears that the trend of middle-class families' automatically thinking "must go private" first is losing strength.carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08127336930949752636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359348507190689090.post-65749739928669180782008-09-16T16:18:00.000-07:002008-09-16T16:18:00.000-07:00This message was sent to me by the Sequoia parent ...This message was sent to me by the Sequoia parent who I referred to in the article:<BR/><BR/>"Great article. It is really amazing how much a school can change in just a couple of years. My son's kindergarten teacher is overwhelmed by the parent involvement this year. It's pretty great."<BR/><BR/>It looks like that elementary school may finally feel embraced by its neighborhood. It's a totally cute school.The Perimeter Primatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619173438763495716noreply@blogger.com