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Re: Sachem
Posted by Faithx2
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Posted by bettyjuck
Thanks for the insight. I am not as worried about the teachers/class offerings as I am about the parents and values in the community. I truly think some schools are ranked higher because families in that community expect more from their kids (college, good grades, etc). Just worries me when i look online and all the elementary schools are rated a 6 and the surrounding districts are all 8 and 9's. College rate in the 40% range for high school. Hopefully this will improve once they get out of their financial mess.
Wow.
Your entitled to your opinion, but as a parent in the district (granted only a kindergarten child) I find this offensive.
I don't disagree with the OP. The richer areas have a higher college attendance rate. It's in black and white so you can't really argue with statistics. You will find in more blue collar areas, less kids attend college. The richer areas also have the funds for tutors and classes to keep grades higher. All of that said, the richer areas also have better drugs and more Jones. So it's not all rainbows and flowers on the other side either...
The part of her comment I find offensive is the part where she is worried about the parents and family values not the statistics.
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Re: Sachem
Posted by lorich
Posted by Faithx2
Posted by lorich
Posted by bettyjuck
Thanks for the insight. I am not as worried about the teachers/class offerings as I am about the parents and values in the community. I truly think some schools are ranked higher because families in that community expect more from their kids (college, good grades, etc). Just worries me when i look online and all the elementary schools are rated a 6 and the surrounding districts are all 8 and 9's. College rate in the 40% range for high school. Hopefully this will improve once they get out of their financial mess.
Wow.
Your entitled to your opinion, but as a parent in the district (granted only a kindergarten child) I find this offensive.
I don't disagree with the OP. The richer areas have a higher college attendance rate. It's in black and white so you can't really argue with statistics. You will find in more blue collar areas, less kids attend college. The richer areas also have the funds for tutors and classes to keep grades higher. All of that said, the richer areas also have better drugs and more Jones. So it's not all rainbows and flowers on the other side either...
The part of her comment I find offensive is the part where she is worried about the parents and family values not the statistics.
She has a valid point.. From what I've seen coming out of that HS we should all be concerned. This last incident with the scavenger hunt list really showed another side of sachem and some of the values of the families here. My daughter is in 3rd grade and girl who is her in class has two parents in jail....that's an issue. My husband wants to leave ASAP. I'm holding onto hope here.
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Re: Sachem
Posted by Faithx2
Posted by lorich
Posted by Faithx2
Posted by lorich
Posted by bettyjuck
Thanks for the insight. I am not as worried about the teachers/class offerings as I am about the parents and values in the community. I truly think some schools are ranked higher because families in that community expect more from their kids (college, good grades, etc). Just worries me when i look online and all the elementary schools are rated a 6 and the surrounding districts are all 8 and 9's. College rate in the 40% range for high school. Hopefully this will improve once they get out of their financial mess.
Wow.
Your entitled to your opinion, but as a parent in the district (granted only a kindergarten child) I find this offensive.
I don't disagree with the OP. The richer areas have a higher college attendance rate. It's in black and white so you can't really argue with statistics. You will find in more blue collar areas, less kids attend college. The richer areas also have the funds for tutors and classes to keep grades higher. All of that said, the richer areas also have better drugs and more Jones. So it's not all rainbows and flowers on the other side either...
The part of her comment I find offensive is the part where she is worried about the parents and family values not the statistics.
She has a valid point.. From what I've seen coming out of that HS we should all be concerned. This last incident with the scavenger hunt list really showed another side of sachem and some of the values of the families here. My daughter is in 3rd grade and girl who is her in class has two parents in jail....that's an issue. My husband wants to leave ASAP. I'm holding onto hope here.
How is it an issue for your child that one child in your daughters class has parents in jail?
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lorich
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Re: Sachem
Posted by Faithx2
She has a valid point.. From what I've seen coming out of that HS we should all be concerned. This last incident with the scavenger hunt list really showed another side of sachem and some of the values of the families here. My daughter is in 3rd grade and girl who is her in class has two parents in jail....that's an issue. My husband wants to leave ASAP. I'm holding onto hope here.
Sachem is a large district...it's impossible not to have a few bad apples in the bunch - that is NOT the majority.
If you go to any district - big or small, rich or poor... you will find the same things happening.
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Re: Sachem
Posted by JME78
Posted by Faithx2
Posted by lorich
Posted by Faithx2
Posted by lorich
Posted by bettyjuck
Thanks for the insight. I am not as worried about the teachers/class offerings as I am about the parents and values in the community. I truly think some schools are ranked higher because families in that community expect more from their kids (college, good grades, etc). Just worries me when i look online and all the elementary schools are rated a 6 and the surrounding districts are all 8 and 9's. College rate in the 40% range for high school. Hopefully this will improve once they get out of their financial mess.
Wow.
Your entitled to your opinion, but as a parent in the district (granted only a kindergarten child) I find this offensive.
I don't disagree with the OP. The richer areas have a higher college attendance rate. It's in black and white so you can't really argue with statistics. You will find in more blue collar areas, less kids attend college. The richer areas also have the funds for tutors and classes to keep grades higher. All of that said, the richer areas also have better drugs and more Jones. So it's not all rainbows and flowers on the other side either...
The part of her comment I find offensive is the part where she is worried about the parents and family values not the statistics.
She has a valid point.. From what I've seen coming out of that HS we should all be concerned. This last incident with the scavenger hunt list really showed another side of sachem and some of the values of the families here. My daughter is in 3rd grade and girl who is her in class has two parents in jail....that's an issue. My husband wants to leave ASAP. I'm holding onto hope here.
How is it an issue for your child that one child in your daughters class has parents in jail?
For us it's an issue, maybe to you it's not. It's not something I thought I would have to explain to my children. The OP commented about family values. This is my experience in this SD. No need to debate 
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Re: Sachem
Posted by Faithx2
Posted by JME78
Posted by Faithx2
Posted by lorich
Posted by Faithx2
Posted by lorich
Posted by bettyjuck
Thanks for the insight. I am not as worried about the teachers/class offerings as I am about the parents and values in the community. I truly think some schools are ranked higher because families in that community expect more from their kids (college, good grades, etc). Just worries me when i look online and all the elementary schools are rated a 6 and the surrounding districts are all 8 and 9's. College rate in the 40% range for high school. Hopefully this will improve once they get out of their financial mess.
Wow.
Your entitled to your opinion, but as a parent in the district (granted only a kindergarten child) I find this offensive.
I don't disagree with the OP. The richer areas have a higher college attendance rate. It's in black and white so you can't really argue with statistics. You will find in more blue collar areas, less kids attend college. The richer areas also have the funds for tutors and classes to keep grades higher. All of that said, the richer areas also have better drugs and more Jones. So it's not all rainbows and flowers on the other side either...
The part of her comment I find offensive is the part where she is worried about the parents and family values not the statistics.
She has a valid point.. From what I've seen coming out of that HS we should all be concerned. This last incident with the scavenger hunt list really showed another side of sachem and some of the values of the families here. My daughter is in 3rd grade and girl who is her in class has two parents in jail....that's an issue. My husband wants to leave ASAP. I'm holding onto hope here.
How is it an issue for your child that one child in your daughters class has parents in jail?
For us it's an issue, maybe to you it's not. It's not something I thought I would have to explain to my children. The OP commented about family values. This is my experience in this SD. No need to debate
I just want to mention there are plenty of "white collar" prisons and those from wealthier communities that commit crimes and get caught! Just sayin....
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Re: Sachem
Posted by stinger
Posted by Faithx2
Posted by JME78
Posted by Faithx2
Posted by lorich
Posted by Faithx2
Posted by lorich
Posted by bettyjuck
Thanks for the insight. I am not as worried about the teachers/class offerings as I am about the parents and values in the community. I truly think some schools are ranked higher because families in that community expect more from their kids (college, good grades, etc). Just worries me when i look online and all the elementary schools are rated a 6 and the surrounding districts are all 8 and 9's. College rate in the 40% range for high school. Hopefully this will improve once they get out of their financial mess.
Wow.
Your entitled to your opinion, but as a parent in the district (granted only a kindergarten child) I find this offensive.
I don't disagree with the OP. The richer areas have a higher college attendance rate. It's in black and white so you can't really argue with statistics. You will find in more blue collar areas, less kids attend college. The richer areas also have the funds for tutors and classes to keep grades higher. All of that said, the richer areas also have better drugs and more Jones. So it's not all rainbows and flowers on the other side either...
The part of her comment I find offensive is the part where she is worried about the parents and family values not the statistics.
She has a valid point.. From what I've seen coming out of that HS we should all be concerned. This last incident with the scavenger hunt list really showed another side of sachem and some of the values of the families here. My daughter is in 3rd grade and girl who is her in class has two parents in jail....that's an issue. My husband wants to leave ASAP. I'm holding onto hope here.
How is it an issue for your child that one child in your daughters class has parents in jail?
For us it's an issue, maybe to you it's not. It's not something I thought I would have to explain to my children. The OP commented about family values. This is my experience in this SD. No need to debate
I just want to mention there are plenty of "white collar" prisons and those from wealthier communities that commit crimes and get caught! Just sayin....
There is no perfect area. My experience in this SD is all. Like I said really no need to comment or debate about it.
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Re: Sachem
Posted by Faithx2
Posted by JME78
Posted by Faithx2
Posted by lorich
Posted by Faithx2
Posted by lorich
Posted by bettyjuck
Thanks for the insight. I am not as worried about the teachers/class offerings as I am about the parents and values in the community. I truly think some schools are ranked higher because families in that community expect more from their kids (college, good grades, etc). Just worries me when i look online and all the elementary schools are rated a 6 and the surrounding districts are all 8 and 9's. College rate in the 40% range for high school. Hopefully this will improve once they get out of their financial mess.
Wow.
Your entitled to your opinion, but as a parent in the district (granted only a kindergarten child) I find this offensive.
I don't disagree with the OP. The richer areas have a higher college attendance rate. It's in black and white so you can't really argue with statistics. You will find in more blue collar areas, less kids attend college. The richer areas also have the funds for tutors and classes to keep grades higher. All of that said, the richer areas also have better drugs and more Jones. So it's not all rainbows and flowers on the other side either...
The part of her comment I find offensive is the part where she is worried about the parents and family values not the statistics.
She has a valid point.. From what I've seen coming out of that HS we should all be concerned. This last incident with the scavenger hunt list really showed another side of sachem and some of the values of the families here. My daughter is in 3rd grade and girl who is her in class has two parents in jail....that's an issue. My husband wants to leave ASAP. I'm holding onto hope here.
How is it an issue for your child that one child in your daughters class has parents in jail?
For us it's an issue, maybe to you it's not. It's not something I thought I would have to explain to my children. The OP commented about family values. This is my experience in this SD. No need to debate
Not being snarky, but going by this statement, if it's something you'd move over, any school district has issues. Would you just keep moving every time you heard something negative? No district, town or neighborhood is perfect - what if some new district you move to has its own problems? You will never know until you're there, or know your kids classmates.
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Re: Sachem
Posted by 2boys1girl
Invalid user your responding to. Stirred the pot and left.
yep..stirred the pot and left...
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Faithx2
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Re: Sachem
Posted by Kitten1929
Posted by Faithx2
Posted by JME78
Posted by Faithx2
Posted by lorich
Posted by Faithx2
Posted by lorich
Posted by bettyjuck
Thanks for the insight. I am not as worried about the teachers/class offerings as I am about the parents and values in the community. I truly think some schools are ranked higher because families in that community expect more from their kids (college, good grades, etc). Just worries me when i look online and all the elementary schools are rated a 6 and the surrounding districts are all 8 and 9's. College rate in the 40% range for high school. Hopefully this will improve once they get out of their financial mess.
Wow.
Your entitled to your opinion, but as a parent in the district (granted only a kindergarten child) I find this offensive.
I don't disagree with the OP. The richer areas have a higher college attendance rate. It's in black and white so you can't really argue with statistics. You will find in more blue collar areas, less kids attend college. The richer areas also have the funds for tutors and classes to keep grades higher. All of that said, the richer areas also have better drugs and more Jones. So it's not all rainbows and flowers on the other side either...
The part of her comment I find offensive is the part where she is worried about the parents and family values not the statistics.
She has a valid point.. From what I've seen coming out of that HS we should all be concerned. This last incident with the scavenger hunt list really showed another side of sachem and some of the values of the families here. My daughter is in 3rd grade and girl who is her in class has two parents in jail....that's an issue. My husband wants to leave ASAP. I'm holding onto hope here.
How is it an issue for your child that one child in your daughters class has parents in jail?
For us it's an issue, maybe to you it's not. It's not something I thought I would have to explain to my children. The OP commented about family values. This is my experience in this SD. No need to debate
Not being snarky, but going by this statement, if it's something you'd move over, any school district has issues. Would you just keep moving every time you heard something negative? No district, town or neighborhood is perfect - what if some new district you move to has its own problems? You will never know until you're there, or know your kids classmates.
If you read up more you would see our concerns to beyond having a classmate in jail. It is based on a multitude of issues. The major one being low income housing being built behind our development-1000 rental units to be exact.
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Sachem
I will say this again... My parents paid for private school I had friends drinkin and doing drugs in 10th grade. It was everywhere. No matter where you go its present. And not for nothing at least 10 that I know of have done time in rehab or jail.... This isn't a perfect world.
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NervousNell
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I think the only way to avoid issues like these is to home school.
I went to one of the top school districts on LI and one of the richest.
We can talk about values... yeah they may not have had parents in jail, but their values were just as bad.
Turn 16, get a Corvette.
To me, those aren't great values to be teaching your kids either.
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Re: Sachem
Posted by NervousNell
I think the only way to avoid issues like these is to home school.
I went to one of the top school districts on LI and one of the richest.
We can talk about values... yeah they may not have had parents in jail, but their values were just as bad.
Turn 16, get a Corvette.
To me, those aren't great values to be teaching your kids either.
I have no idea why a kids parent in jail has anything to do with if you should stay in a school district or even low housing income.
a parent can only do so much when raising their kids. you can instill as much good value as you want at the end of the day its up to the kid to do what they are going to do.
rich areas can be just as bad as "low" income come areas they just have money to hide the problem so no one knows.
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Original poster back....tried to log on from my phone and had to re-activate my account for some reason and it was an old email. Not trying to stir any pot. Just valid concerns I have noticed in Sachem and was wondering if others noticed this. And I was not trying to insult anyone as I know there is good and bad in the district. I was not saying that every family has poor values. I just noticed now that my kids are in school that there really was a difference in what some families value (manners, respect, good grades) opposed to my friends that live in other districts (Sayville, 3V). Not that Sayville and 3V are perfect but I do think you will see a difference in schools and families. I want my kids to be surrounded by a majority of kids that see college and a professional career in their future. With Sachem being in a financial crisis and home values not rising like other areas, I just worry it is going to get worse and my kids will lose out on more. They can't keep taking away extra curricular activities, teachers, raising class sizes and have more low income moving in. The ratings are based on test grades for the person that asked (great schools, school digger). My husband went to Sachem and received his Masters. He had no issues with the school and it was a better district then. But even he has agreed he is a little worried about where Sachem is going and sending our kids to Sachem East. This is all our opinion....I just wanted to see if anyone else had the same worries.
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Re: Sachem
Posted by ANewDayHasCome
For all the Sachem grads (and for the OP if she is still lurking). Thought this was cool
Notable alumni
Wow this was awesome to see. Thanks for posting! Just moved into Sachem district 7 months ago and could not be prouder to be in such a great district.
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NervousNell
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Re: Sachem
Posted by bettyjuck
Original poster back....tried to log on from my phone and had to re-activate my account for some reason and it was an old email. Not trying to stir any pot. Just valid concerns I have noticed in Sachem and was wondering if others noticed this. And I was not trying to insult anyone as I know there is good and bad in the district. I was not saying that every family has poor values. I just noticed now that my kids are in school that there really was a difference in what some families value (manners, respect, good grades) opposed to my friends that live in other districts (Sayville, 3V). Not that Sayville and 3V are perfect but I do think you will see a difference in schools and families. I want my kids to be surrounded by a majority of kids that see college and a professional career in their future. With Sachem being in a financial crisis and home values not rising like other areas, I just worry it is going to get worse and my kids will lose out on more. They can't keep taking away extra curricular activities, teachers, raising class sizes and have more low income moving in. The ratings are based on test grades for the person that asked (great schools, school digger). My husband went to Sachem and received his Masters. He had no issues with the school and it was a better district then. But even he has agreed he is a little worried about where Sachem is going and sending our kids to Sachem East. This is all our opinion....I just wanted to see if anyone else had the same worries.
Just to address one of your concerns- I am not sure what town you live in, but I live in the district and my house has gone up in value a TON from when we bought it 12 years ago.
I couldn't afford my house now if I had to buy it today.
Again, it's a big district so that probably comes into play. Not all towns in the district are the same.
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I don't completely disagree with where the OP is coming from. If your family has good values and you play an active part in your child's education more than likely you'll have a great experience. But let's not kid ourselves, there is a reason why property values in certain districts are much higher than others. It's ridiculous IMO not to acknowledge that.
There was a post recently about someone having the opportunity to move to a "better" district for a longer commute and plenty of people said they would make the sacrifice. Plenty of other said they wouldn't. It comes down to what's important for each family.
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Re: Sachem
Posted by NervousNell
I think the only way to avoid issues like these is to home school.
I don't want to homeschool my DC.... Have you seen the parents I'd have to deal with?.... 
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NervousNell
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And those teachers!
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Re: Sachem
Posted by ClientServices
Posted by ANewDayHasCome
For all the Sachem grads (and for the OP if she is still lurking). Thought this was cool
Notable alumni
Wow this was awesome to see. Thanks for posting! Just moved into Sachem district 7 months ago and could not be prouder to be in such a great district.
Some of this list is funny.
Some guy who was a sous chef on Kitchen Nightmares (Isn't that a bad thing?)
Sal from the Stern show.
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Re: Sachem
Posted by Pomegranate5
I don't completely disagree with where the OP is coming from. If your family has good values and you play an active part in your child's education more than likely you'll have a great experience. But let's not kid ourselves, there is a reason why property values in certain districts are much higher than others. It's ridiculous IMO not to acknowledge that.
There was a post recently about someone having the opportunity to move to a "better" district for a longer commute and plenty of people said they would make the sacrifice. Plenty of other said they wouldn't. It comes down to what's important for each family.
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Posted by Faithx2
Posted by lorich
Posted by Faithx2
Posted by lorich
Posted by bettyjuck
Thanks for the insight. I am not as worried about the teachers/class offerings as I am about the parents and values in the community. I truly think some schools are ranked higher because families in that community expect more from their kids (college, good grades, etc). Just worries me when i look online and all the elementary schools are rated a 6 and the surrounding districts are all 8 and 9's. College rate in the 40% range for high school. Hopefully this will improve once they get out of their financial mess.
Wow.
Your entitled to your opinion, but as a parent in the district (granted only a kindergarten child) I find this offensive.
I don't disagree with the OP. The richer areas have a higher college attendance rate. It's in black and white so you can't really argue with statistics. You will find in more blue collar areas, less kids attend college. The richer areas also have the funds for tutors and classes to keep grades higher. All of that said, the richer areas also have better drugs and more Jones. So it's not all rainbows and flowers on the other side either...
The part of her comment I find offensive is the part where she is worried about the parents and family values not the statistics.
She has a valid point.. From what I've seen coming out of that HS we should all be concerned. This last incident with the scavenger hunt list really showed another side of sachem and some of the values of the families here. My daughter is in 3rd grade and girl who is her in class has two parents in jail....that's an issue. My husband wants to leave ASAP. I'm holding onto hope here.
Not to sound rude, but get your facts straight first before making statements like this. There are 2 high schools. East was the one that the kids put their scavenger hunt out public. North did not and did not have things on it like East did. Every school does this and this one just became public.
And why would that be an issue if some other kids' parents are in jail? Teresa Guidice is in jail and her husband next, would you move out of their school district because of that?
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Posted by NervousNell
Posted by bettyjuck
Original poster back....tried to log on from my phone and had to re-activate my account for some reason and it was an old email. Not trying to stir any pot. Just valid concerns I have noticed in Sachem and was wondering if others noticed this. And I was not trying to insult anyone as I know there is good and bad in the district. I was not saying that every family has poor values. I just noticed now that my kids are in school that there really was a difference in what some families value (manners, respect, good grades) opposed to my friends that live in other districts (Sayville, 3V). Not that Sayville and 3V are perfect but I do think you will see a difference in schools and families. I want my kids to be surrounded by a majority of kids that see college and a professional career in their future. With Sachem being in a financial crisis and home values not rising like other areas, I just worry it is going to get worse and my kids will lose out on more. They can't keep taking away extra curricular activities, teachers, raising class sizes and have more low income moving in. The ratings are based on test grades for the person that asked (great schools, school digger). My husband went to Sachem and received his Masters. He had no issues with the school and it was a better district then. But even he has agreed he is a little worried about where Sachem is going and sending our kids to Sachem East. This is all our opinion....I just wanted to see if anyone else had the same worries.
Just to address one of your concerns- I am not sure what town you live in, but I live in the district and my house has gone up in value a TON from when we bought it 12 years ago.
I couldn't afford my house now if I had to buy it today.
Again, it's a big district so that probably comes into play. Not all towns in the district are the same.
Me too, my house is worth 3 times what I paid.
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Re: Sachem
Posted by afternoondelight828
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Posted by lorich
Posted by bettyjuck
Thanks for the insight. I am not as worried about the teachers/class offerings as I am about the parents and values in the community. I truly think some schools are ranked higher because families in that community expect more from their kids (college, good grades, etc). Just worries me when i look online and all the elementary schools are rated a 6 and the surrounding districts are all 8 and 9's. College rate in the 40% range for high school. Hopefully this will improve once they get out of their financial mess.
Wow.
Your entitled to your opinion, but as a parent in the district (granted only a kindergarten child) I find this offensive.
I don't disagree with the OP. The richer areas have a higher college attendance rate. It's in black and white so you can't really argue with statistics. You will find in more blue collar areas, less kids attend college. The richer areas also have the funds for tutors and classes to keep grades higher. All of that said, the richer areas also have better drugs and more Jones. So it's not all rainbows and flowers on the other side either...
The part of her comment I find offensive is the part where she is worried about the parents and family values not the statistics.
She has a valid point.. From what I've seen coming out of that HS we should all be concerned. This last incident with the scavenger hunt list really showed another side of sachem and some of the values of the families here. My daughter is in 3rd grade and girl who is her in class has two parents in jail....that's an issue. My husband wants to leave ASAP. I'm holding onto hope here.
Not to sound rude, but get your facts straight first before making statements like this. There are 2 high schools. East was the one that the kids put their scavenger hunt out public. North did not and did not have things on it like East did. Every school does this and this one just became public.
And why would that be an issue if some other kids' parents are in jail? Teresa Guidice is in jail and her husband next, would you move out of their school district because of that?
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| Posted 2/12/15 1:13 PM |
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Faithx2
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Re: Sachem
I have my facts straight and I am a Sachem PTA member and go to every board meeting they have, do you?? Do you know how bad of a financial crisis we are in?? What the low income housing will do to the area?? 1000 units by Merrimac(one of the best elementary schools we have) is pure insanity. I was at the Islip Town Board meetings fighting them personally. This hits really close to home for me. Listen I get it, no one wants to hear the bad things about their own district. If an area didn't matter, we would all be living in Wyandanch and not worrying about anything because our kids come from good homes. Of course the element of an area matters. Great areas can have bad people, no one is disagreeing. The OP asked an opinion and I gave mine. With all of that said, we have some wonderful teachers, my kids have fabulous friends and they come from excellent families. There is good going on here too.
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| Posted 2/12/15 7:19 PM |
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