Private schools vs Public schools

[SkinnyBenny]

Can we please steer this thread back to going yard at Cico Pluto?  That was BBS'n at its finest.

[Dr Rick Daris]

Conversely, I don't understand people without kids that choose to live in suburbs because of the bad schools in the city.

I came to the realization the other day that I very well could live my entire life without living in a hip/urban environment 

you can get a place in tortuga's building when you move back to mhk.

[pissclams]

Never understood why someone would live in a place shitty enough to not give a eff about their schools then pay a private school.  Just rough ridin' move people.  Priorities and stuff. 

KCMO is a fantastic example.  Lots of good options within commuting distance, yet people still live in KCMO.  If you aren't cripplingly poor, I don't understand. 

i'd rather shoot myself in the eyes with your wife's tit milk than live in JOCO.

[steve dave]

 

[CNS]

Never understood why someone would live in a place shitty enough to not give a eff about their schools then pay a private school.  Just rough ridin' move people.  Priorities and stuff. 

KCMO is a fantastic example.  Lots of good options within commuting distance, yet people still live in KCMO.  If you aren't cripplingly poor, I don't understand. 

i'd rather shoot myself in the eyes with your wife's tit milk than live in JOCO.

I also agree with this, but could see why many would choose it over KCMO.

[michigancat]

Never understood why someone would live in a place shitty enough to not give a eff about their schools then pay a private school.  Just rough ridin' move people.  Priorities and stuff.  

KCMO is a fantastic example.  Lots of good options within commuting distance, yet people still live in KCMO.  If you aren't cripplingly poor, I don't understand.  

There's a lot of value to living in a city. Like, commuting generally sucks. I can understand how people don't understand the appeal, but if I returned to KC I would prefer to live in KCMO if I could afford the right neighborhood and private schools.

Conversely, I don't understand people without kids that choose to live in suburbs because of the bad schools in the city.

I get that people like convenience of living in a higher pop density.  Just don't get people barely scraping by so that they can pay the tuition bill when they could move 5 miles west and be much more financially secure. Financial security is a much more basic need than having a cool indie movie theater within walking distance of your house.  So is a quality public school dist.

I don't think most people that live in Brookside or wherever with kids are "barely scraping by". And it isn't like property values will be identical 5 miles west of Brookside.

Conversely, I don't understand people without kids that choose to live in suburbs because of the bad schools in the city.

I came to the realization the other day that I very well could live my entire life without living in a hip/urban environment  

It's all what you make of it, no matter where you live.

[CNS]

Never understood why someone would live in a place shitty enough to not give a eff about their schools then pay a private school.  Just rough ridin' move people.  Priorities and stuff.  

KCMO is a fantastic example.  Lots of good options within commuting distance, yet people still live in KCMO.  If you aren't cripplingly poor, I don't understand.  

There's a lot of value to living in a city. Like, commuting generally sucks. I can understand how people don't understand the appeal, but if I returned to KC I would prefer to live in KCMO if I could afford the right neighborhood and private schools.

Conversely, I don't understand people without kids that choose to live in suburbs because of the bad schools in the city.

I get that people like convenience of living in a higher pop density.  Just don't get people barely scraping by so that they can pay the tuition bill when they could move 5 miles west and be much more financially secure. Financial security is a much more basic need than having a cool indie movie theater within walking distance of your house.  So is a quality public school dist.

I don't think most people that live in Brookside or wherever with kids are "barely scraping by". And it isn't like property values will be identical 5 miles west of Brookside.

Conversely, I don't understand people without kids that choose to live in suburbs because of the bad schools in the city.

I came to the realization the other day that I very well could live my entire life without living in a hip/urban environment  

It's all what you make of it, no matter where you live.

Nope, but some of the surrounding areas are full of shitty little houses that cost as much as a nice house 5 miles west.  I am not talking about that can easily afford to make the public school decision.  Those people would prob have their kid in private school no matter where they lived.

[michigancat]

Nope, but some of the surrounding areas are full of shitty little houses that cost as much as a nice house 5 miles west.  I am not talking about that can easily afford to make the public school decision.  Those people would prob have their kid in private school no matter where they lived.

I'm calling bullshit on shitty little houses in KCMO costing the same as a nice house 5 miles west.

[chum1]

my fairly extensive experience with people who have kids in private school is that they seem to have plenty of money to burn.

[pissclams]

Nope, but some of the surrounding areas are full of shitty little houses that cost as much as a nice house 5 miles west.  I am not talking about that can easily afford to make the public school decision.  Those people would prob have their kid in private school no matter where they lived.

I'm calling bullshit on shitty little houses in KCMO costing the same as a nice house 5 miles west.

i was going to, but then i thought about it.  5 miles west of brookside puts you in the lamar ave/metcalf area.  the houses in brookside are probably nicer and worth more.

[DQ12]

Truth be told, in JOCO, the only differences are:

Money
Uniforms
Religion being taught

[michigancat]

Nope, but some of the surrounding areas are full of shitty little houses that cost as much as a nice house 5 miles west.  I am not talking about that can easily afford to make the public school decision.  Those people would prob have their kid in private school no matter where they lived.

I'm calling bullshit on shitty little houses in KCMO costing the same as a nice house 5 miles west.

i was going to, but then i thought about it.  5 miles west of brookside puts you in the lamar ave/metcalf area.  the houses in brookside are probably nicer and worth more.

he said outside of brookside. Really not sure what he's talking about. Maybe Waldo?

[CNS]

Nope, but some of the surrounding areas are full of shitty little houses that cost as much as a nice house 5 miles west.  I am not talking about that can easily afford to make the public school decision.  Those people would prob have their kid in private school no matter where they lived.

I'm calling bullshit on shitty little houses in KCMO costing the same as a nice house 5 miles west.

i was going to, but then i thought about it.  5 miles west of brookside puts you in the lamar ave/metcalf area.  the houses in brookside are probably nicer and worth more.

he said outside of brookside. Really not sure what he's talking about. Maybe Waldo?

Yeah, the 5 miles is a slight exaggeration.  My point is that you could live in mission or roeland park, still be a v short commute and not have to have your kids in KCMO dist.

[michigancat]

Nope, but some of the surrounding areas are full of shitty little houses that cost as much as a nice house 5 miles west.  I am not talking about that can easily afford to make the public school decision.  Those people would prob have their kid in private school no matter where they lived.

I'm calling bullshit on shitty little houses in KCMO costing the same as a nice house 5 miles west.

i was going to, but then i thought about it.  5 miles west of brookside puts you in the lamar ave/metcalf area.  the houses in brookside are probably nicer and worth more.

he said outside of brookside. Really not sure what he's talking about. Maybe Waldo?

Yeah, the 5 miles is a slight exaggeration.  My point is that you could live in mission or roeland park, still be a v short commute and not have to have your kids in KCMO dist.

I still call bullshit on someone living in a shitty house east of Troost in KCMO being able to afford any house in Roeland Park or Mission.

[SkinnyBenny]

Well this all just got v. boring.   

[CNS]

Nope, but some of the surrounding areas are full of shitty little houses that cost as much as a nice house 5 miles west.  I am not talking about that can easily afford to make the public school decision.  Those people would prob have their kid in private school no matter where they lived.

I'm calling bullshit on shitty little houses in KCMO costing the same as a nice house 5 miles west.

i was going to, but then i thought about it.  5 miles west of brookside puts you in the lamar ave/metcalf area.  the houses in brookside are probably nicer and worth more.

he said outside of brookside. Really not sure what he's talking about. Maybe Waldo?

Yeah, the 5 miles is a slight exaggeration.  My point is that you could live in mission or roeland park, still be a v short commute and not have to have your kids in KCMO dist.

I still call bullshit on someone living in a shitty house east of Troost in KCMO being able to afford any house in Roeland Park or Mission.

"Troost" just appeared out of thin air.  Bringing in Troost to the discussion means you need to start back at the beginning where I mentioned something about being poor...

[michigancat]

"Troost" just appeared out of thin air.  Bringing in Troost to the discussion means you need to start back at the beginning where I mentioned something about being poor...

so where in KCMO are these people who live in shitty little houses and send their kids to private school? I have no idea what you're talking about.

Sorry for boring you sb.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Please ignore sb and go on. I find this conversation intriguing.

[CNS]

Alright, so I know where this is going.  I will put in time to find the locations on a map so that I can put approx addresses to them, then spend time some how finding property value information and comparing it to KS side, then you will tell me that they aren't comparable for some reason, then I will tell you they are for some other reason, then ultimately it will come down to a discussion about aesthetics and how that a house is nice due to it's craftsman style and era of construction, and I will tell you that it has rot and the cost renovation of these older homes, then we will discuss what else makes a house "nice", etc.

I don't know.  I just don't see how this does anything for me at this point. 

[Dr Rick Daris]

Alright, so I know where this is going.  I will put in time to find the locations on a map so that I can put approx addresses to them, then spend time some how finding property value information and comparing it to KS side, then you will tell me that they aren't comparable for some reason, then I will tell you they are for some other reason, then ultimately it will come down to a discussion about aesthetics and how that a house is nice due to it's craftsman style and era of construction, and I will tell you that it has rot and the cost renovation of these older homes, then we will discuss what else makes a house "nice", etc.

I don't know.  I just don't see how this does anything for me at this point. 

seems like you're doing a lot of typing when you need to be looking up houses and property values. 

[CNS]

Alright, so I know where this is going.  I will put in time to find the locations on a map so that I can put approx addresses to them, then spend time some how finding property value information and comparing it to KS side, then you will tell me that they aren't comparable for some reason, then I will tell you they are for some other reason, then ultimately it will come down to a discussion about aesthetics and how that a house is nice due to it's craftsman style and era of construction, and I will tell you that it has rot and the cost renovation of these older homes, then we will discuss what else makes a house "nice", etc.

I don't know.  I just don't see how this does anything for me at this point. 

seems like you're doing a lot of typing when you need to be looking up houses and property values. 

Pretty dece at typing  - that took me like only a few seconds.

[michigancat]

Just give me a neighborhood in KC that you're referring to. Seems pretty easy to me.

[CNS]

Just give me a neighborhood in KC that you're referring to. Seems pretty easy to me.

  It's not an entire neighborhood. It's pockets of houses in several neighborhoods.  Also, I am not real strong on where the defining lines of the neighborhoods on the mo side are.

[jmlynch1]

I have met dozens of Rockhurst grads and have yet to meet one that isn't completely mumped in the head.

[Skipper44]

I have met dozens of Rockhurst grads and have yet to meet one that isn't completely mumped in the head.

RHS is the only private worth the $ and that is due to the "mafia"