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Do you 'enjoy' spending time with your kids?
- Yes, most of the time we really have fun together
- Sometimes it's fun, sometimes it's really dull and aggravating
- Honestly most of the time it's not fun at all, but it's not supposed to be fun
- I really don't enjoy it at all, and wish I could spend less time with them
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We live in London right now. We're considering a move to San Francisco but are unlikely to be in a position to move before DS would be starting first grade. Will this likely make it impossible to get him into a good public school or easier because of movement in/out of the city?
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I read that you get over 7 choices of pub school on the application. They do not use a random lotto for seats. They weight it based on Race, ethnicity, and language spoken. This is how they purposely make sure the classes are diversified and not reflective of a particular neighborhood. Many of the "good" less crime schools are usually wait listed. You will receive a school no matter what but it could be across town. Google. There is a good radio recording of an interview of the director and a active parent.
[ Reply | More ]NP: neighborhood counts for something now, although there's still no guarantee you'll get a neighborhood school (neighborhood school is one of the "tie-breakers," or whatever they call them now). To the OP: there's always movement in and out of the city, so while I think you'd be at a disadvantage, there's still hope.
[ Reply | More ]I guess I was hoping that spots free up b/c people in a city like SF would move a lot. Sounds like maybe not? Hmm... I'm a bit confused about how the whole system works. If it's a popular school and you like in the school district are you very/reasonably/no to likely to get a place? Also are there areas you can live where you'd be able to select from more than one very good school?
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