I am sorry

[jenrik2714]

I am sorry for the kids who have to attend over crowded high schools

I am sorry for the kids who can't even talk to their guidance counselors because they are always too booked

I am sorry that both schools are way too overpopulated

I am sorry for certain people who feel that people from Aurora are low class

I am sorry that the cost of gas is so high, thus putting more burden on the parents who actually drive their kids to school

I am sorry that some grown people have to act like babies

[Arch]

I am sorry for people who can not at least empathize someone else's situation or see it from their point of view whether they agree with it or not.

[sleeplessinnpvl]

I'm also sorry that all of our potholes couldn't be fixed. Only some people will have a smooth road to school, not everyone as I hoped it would be. And fixing one pothole for some folks just created another pothole for someone else. And that is going to make a bumpy road for us all in the end.

[Arch]

I'm also sorry that those with newly filled in potholes in their neighborhood tell the others further away with potholes that grow 2-3x in size to just quit whining because at least it's smooth someplace and that's good for everyone.

[bbc]

I am sorry that so many people in the district put their full trust behind a board that ultimately proved to be fiscally inept and unable to execute a plan.
However, I am truly sorry that so many people view all of this as the worst possible thing that has every happened to them or their children. There are worse things that can happen in your life.

[Arch]

bbc said:

I am sorry that so many people in the district put their full trust behind a board that ultimately proved to be fiscally inept and unable to execute a plan.
However, I am truly sorry that so many people view all of this as the worst possible thing that has every happened to them or their children. There are worse things that can happen in your life.

Amen on the first part, and for the second... very true. Some of those worse things even cost a whole lot less money too.

[wvhsparent]

archwinsome said:

bbc said:

I am sorry that so many people in the district put their full trust behind a board that ultimately proved to be fiscally inept and unable to execute a plan.
However, I am truly sorry that so many people view all of this as the worst possible thing that has every happened to them or their children. There are worse things that can happen in your life.

Amen on the first part, and for the second... very true. Some of those worse things even cost a whole lot less money too.

I agree with both you and arch

[gman413]

I am sorry that you're all so sorry. There are commuting issues that we as parents may have a legitimate beef with and yes, splitting some grade schools stinks. However, it's likely that the kids will not notice a good deal of what all the parents are making of this. Friendships made through 9 years of grade school and middle school can and will endure despite going to different high schools. Plus, what about GASP! the opportunity to make new friends ?!?!? Do you folks think/expect that the families and friends from grade school and middle school would be your kids whole social circle until college ? This is unrealistic. There are likely many parents who did not go to unit district schools or may have gone to schools in many places and they likely turned out OK. Who knows, this may have actually been a GASP! positive experience...

[doctorwho]

gman413 said:

I am sorry that you're all so sorry. There are commuting issues that we as parents may have a legitimate beef with and yes, splitting some grade schools stinks. However, it's likely that the kids will not notice a good deal of what all the parents are making of this. Friendships made through 9 years of grade school and middle school can and will endure despite going to different high schools. Plus, what about GASP! the opportunity to make new friends ?!?!? Do you folks think/expect that the families and friends from grade school and middle school would be your kids whole social circle until college ? This is unrealistic. There are likely many parents who did not go to unit district schools or may have gone to schools in many places and they likely turned out OK. Who knows, this may have actually been a GASP! positive experience...

everyone has an opinion on this and that's good, mind if I ask what area you are from so that we can understand how many of these pains your area is going to endure ? Perspective is funny that way sometimes.

And if it is a good story in the end, maybe someone will write about it and kids from my area will have something to read during their hour to hour and a half a day on the bus.

[lacy]

gman413 said:

I am sorry that you're all so sorry. There are commuting issues that we as parents may have a legitimate beef with and yes, splitting some grade schools stinks. However, it's likely that the kids will not notice a good deal of what all the parents are making of this. Friendships made through 9 years of grade school and middle school can and will endure despite going to different high schools. Plus, what about GASP! the opportunity to make new friends ?!?!? Do you folks think/expect that the families and friends from grade school and middle school would be your kids whole social circle until college ? This is unrealistic. There are likely many parents who did not go to unit district schools or may have gone to schools in many places and they likely turned out OK. Who knows, this may have actually been a GASP! positive experience...

I'm sorry that you don't get it.

[momto4]

I agree friendships will endure.

In schools the size we have it's often the case that kids don't see any of their grade school friends during the school day in MS, or don't see any of their ES or MS friends during the school day in HS. It is possible for two kids to take the exact same classes yet not have a single one of them together. So they meet new people and make new friends. My daughter reports having a schedule in 9th grade where there was at least one person she knew in each class but not necessarily someone she'd been friends with.

This has been our experience. The only time we had a bad experience was when WE moved and our kids didn't know anyone at the new school. This was tough. My kids were not resilient in that situation even though they were in ES and we promised to never do that again. But in every situation the district has now and going forward, other kids that came from the same neighborhood will be moving to the same school with these kids.

[gman413]

doctorwho said:

gman413 said:

I am sorry that you're all so sorry. There are commuting issues that we as parents may have a legitimate beef with and yes, splitting some grade schools stinks. However, it's likely that the kids will not notice a good deal of what all the parents are making of this. Friendships made through 9 years of grade school and middle school can and will endure despite going to different high schools. Plus, what about GASP! the opportunity to make new friends ?!?!? Do you folks think/expect that the families and friends from grade school and middle school would be your kids whole social circle until college ? This is unrealistic. There are likely many parents who did not go to unit district schools or may have gone to schools in many places and they likely turned out OK. Who knows, this may have actually been a GASP! positive experience...

everyone has an opinion on this and that's good, mind if I ask what area you are from so that we can understand how many of these pains your area is going to endure ? Perspective is funny that way sometimes.

And if it is a good story in the end, maybe someone will write about it and kids from my area will have something to read during their hour to hour and a half a day on the bus.

Owen > Still > MV

[doctorwho]

gman413 said:

doctorwho said:

everyone has an opinion on this and that's good, mind if I ask what area you are from so that we can understand how many of these pains your area is going to endure ? Perspective is funny that way sometimes.

And if it is a good story in the end, maybe someone will write about it and kids from my area will have something to read during their hour to hour and a half a day on the bus.

Owen > Still > MV

fair enough - glad you're OK with it, from discussions I've had with others from Owen West, you are in the minority ( doesn't make you right or wrong )

[fryfox]

momto4 said:

I agree friendships will endure.

In schools the size we have it's often the case that kids don't see any of their grade school friends during the school day in MS, or don't see any of their ES or MS friends during the school day in HS. It is possible for two kids to take the exact same classes yet not have a single one of them together. So they meet new people and make new friends. My daughter reports having a schedule in 9th grade where there was at least one person she knew in each class but not necessarily someone she'd been friends with.

This has been our experience. The only time we had a bad experience was when WE moved and our kids didn't know anyone at the new school. This was tough. My kids were not resilient in that situation even though they were in ES and we promised to never do that again. But in every situation the district has now and going forward, other kids that came from the same neighborhood will be moving to the same school with these kids.

Momto4 - I'm curious about your moving experience. This is one of the issues I am really struggling with - I have a 6th grader, a 3rd grader & a 1/2 day kindergartner. I do not want my kids sitting on a bus for 1 1/2 hrs (at least) each day, but maybe we could carpool? My thought is to move to a different area close to a high school, but I'm weighing what is worse for my kids...to lose the security they have (we've lived here 6 yrs) or to have to deal with them losing all their MS friends and a brutal commute.
How long did it take your kids to adjust to the new area?

[wvhsparent]

lacy said:

gman413 said:

I am sorry that you're all so sorry. There are commuting issues that we as parents may have a legitimate beef with and yes, splitting some grade schools stinks. However, it's likely that the kids will not notice a good deal of what all the parents are making of this. Friendships made through 9 years of grade school and middle school can and will endure despite going to different high schools. Plus, what about GASP! the opportunity to make new friends ?!?!? Do you folks think/expect that the families and friends from grade school and middle school would be your kids whole social circle until college ? This is unrealistic. There are likely many parents who did not go to unit district schools or may have gone to schools in many places and they likely turned out OK. Who knows, this may have actually been a GASP! positive experience...

I'm sorry that you don't get it.

I think he/she does get it......actually nailed it!