Question for RiverOtter about Schools

[weather98]

I read that you said people are shocked at how bad the school are in that area when they relocate. I had heard the opposite. Which schools are bad?

 

[RiverOtter]

I read that you said people are shocked at how bad the school are in that area when they relocate. I had heard the opposite. Which schools are bad?

The private schools are world class. The county schools stink UNLESS you move to Lookout Mountain, Signal Mountain (There are 3 on signal, 2 ele and 1 middle). There is a good Magnet school called CSAS (Chattanooga School of Arts and Sciences). CSAS has people camping outside of the doors for days to get their kids in.

The privates schools Bright, Baylor, McCallie, GPS are world class and charge for that $10,000 for K-5 at Bright and $17,500 for 6-12 at Baylor, McCallie (all male), and GPS (all female).

I figure by the time my kids are ready for Baylor or McCallie the price will be $20,000 per year per kid. Thats almost $300,000 for high school. After that I hope they can get jobs cause I sure as hell won't be able to afford colledge.

Edit: Whoever told you the schools were good was flat out lying unless they were talking about the mountain schools or any of the private schools. The mountain schools are great because the parents are very involved. Not the case for the other county schools. Do some research. Hamilton County schools ranked as D's and C's.

Now if you'll excuse me .... I'm going to go sit by the window and wait for the tourches and pitch forks

 

[Miss Kitty]

RO...one perk of paying for private school is that once they get to college, you are so used to that tuition flowing out of your checkbook that it isn't as much of a shock as it is for public school parents! Unless of course, the little otters go to schools with $45,000 costs! That's when you start saying..SCHOLARSHIP NOW! My son attends Mizzou (out of state tuition for us) and it is still a great deal...very close to his tuition in HS! If your kids go to state schools for college, you'll wonder what do to with all the extra $$$!

 

[OhioBeachBum]

After that I hope they can get jobs cause I sure as hell won't be able to afford colledge.

(laughing with you ;-) )

Now if you'll excuse me .... I'm going to go sit by the window and wait for the tourches and pitch forks

... still torch heretics down your way, eh?

 

[RiverOtter]

RO...one perk of paying for private school is that once they get to college, you are so used to that tuition flowing out of your checkbook that it isn't as much of a shock as it is for public school parents! Unless of course, the little otters go to schools with $45,000 costs! That's when you start saying..SCHOLARSHIP NOW! My son attends Mizzou (out of state tuition for us) and it is still a great deal...very close to his tuition in HS! If your kids go to state schools for college, you'll wonder what do to with all the extra $$$!

Colledge will in effect give me a raise . Yesterday on some news website (one of the few Whitey will let me view) I saw the 10 most expensive colledges. The most expenesive wan "only" $35,000 or so. I was surprised.

 

[RiverOtter]

(laughing with you ;-) )

... still torch heretics down your way, eh?

You know it my friend

 

[Camp Creek Kid]

I thought the point of paying for McCallie/G.P.S. was so that kids could get full-ride scholarships to any college they choose ;-) . Pay now so you can save later? Then again, we are surprised at how many McCallie grads stay in Chatt. and go to U.T.C. Is that because they didn't get scholarships and now the parents are out of $$$??

We have nephews at McCallie and I'm very impressed at the quality of their education. It truely is world-class. We have also have a niece that started at G.P.S. this year. Their mother (my sister-in-law) was a strong supporter of public school--P.T.A. president, etc. However, she got so fed up with the poor decisions that the school board is making and the down hill turn that the schools made, that she and her husband pulled their kids out of public schools after 5th grade. The live on Signal Mtn., so the elem. is good, but the middle school is not what it used to be.

 

[Miss Kitty]

cck...middle school is the armpit of education! Even your most elite private schools struggle with that! Think about that age and all it's inherent craziness!

 

[RiverOtter]

I thought the point of paying for McCallie/G.P.S. was so that kids could get full-ride scholarships to any college they choose ;-) . Pay now so you can save later? Then again, we are surprised at how many McCallie grads stay in Chatt. and go to U.T.C. Is that because they didn't get scholarships and now the parents are out of $$$??

We have nephews at McCallie and I'm very impressed at the quality of their education. It truely is world-class. We have also have a niece that started at G.P.S. this year. Their mother (my sister-in-law) was a strong supporter of public school--P.T.A. president, etc. However, she got so fed up with the poor decisions that the school board is making and the down hill turn that the schools made, that she and her husband pulled their kids out of public schools after 5th grade. The live on Signal Mtn., so the elem. is good, but the middle school is not what it used to be.

According to friends/clients of mine (the ones with money) these "full ride" scholarships really aren't there. Especially if you have money.

You are correct about the Sig Mtn thing. They have announced a new High School and the property values just shot up big time. Everybody is saying that this will "hurt" Baylor, McCallie, GPS. I call BS on that! Egos and Keeping up with the Jones in Chattanooga will keep these schools in fine shape.

When you meet somebody in Chattanooga one of the 1st questions asked is :idea: "Where did you go to school?" You might say MIT, Harvard, Yale... Wrong answer :nono1: . The question really is "Where did you go to high school?" That's all anybody cares about here :roll: .

 

[Miss Kitty]

Colledge will in effect give me a raise . Yesterday on some news website (one of the few Whitey will let me view) I saw the 10 most expensive colledges. The most expenesive wan "only" $35,000 or so. I was surprised.

Sounds like old info to me...many are up to $40,000 + not including books, travel, living expenses!