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• Again, our son chose his high school, he did so because he wanted to go to a public high school. He attended charter schools k-8th grade. We had him signed up and ready to attend a charter high school. He attended charter schools because we had no interest in our school district. Facts are facts. We were stunned that he wanted to switch to a public high school, freshman year, knowing no one and never having played group sports. 12:06 PM, all of your assumptions proven false. He is now a junior, playing Varsity football, having an amazing high school experience. Sounds to me you are whining because your sports teams are not doing well. Don’t like SOC, don’t take part. #onohmilan #gobigreds #ontothenextgame

• 12:13 I don't care if my kids play sports or do band or drama or anything else and they have been told so. We left because the school system was not only failing at attending to their special needs but punishing them so we moved them, in middle school. They had friends in their new district so it helped with the transition. By moving them their grades and attitudes have improved tremendously due to their new teachers and counselors. Just because you have no issues with your school district doesn't mean no one else hasn't.
  You sound bitter about your sports teams not competing and blaming the ones leaving for it. Maybe you should look at your school system and find out why they are failing some of their kids instead. I'll take a guess that your school is the one we left because I have taken my lumps and been chastised for our decision which only reinforced our choice. See you around town...

• Who cares about School of Choice. Let's just talk football please.I have read this blog for at least 5 years and it comes up every year please. Football folks let's talk about fun football.

• Reality:
  Some parents use school of choice because they want their child to have a better education.
  Some choose just for sports.
  Some choose for both.
  That is reality.
  My family chose for better education.
  There are significant differences in schools. Our school offers over a dozen AP classes. Prior school just started having AP Calc a few years ago.
  Also promotes dual enrollment, prior school did not.
  Huge differences when preparing kids for college.
  Not everyone has same opportunities, nothing wrong with wanting your child to have more.
  No need to be offensive or defensive, just truth.

• Exactly my point 10:12, thank you. No matter where you go to school, you can't fix stupid. Deal with reality instead of changing schools. Changes coming. Back to reality.

• Everybody says their school of choice reasons are academic. Yeah. Ok. If your a good student, and are a good parent, it doesn't matter. All schools have the same state requirements. Kids will go to U of M from all schools in our area, kids will play college sports from all schools in our area. I'm very happy and so are my kids. Much more pride and respect to make your our school and community better than to bail on everybody.

• You let your child pick where he wanted to go to high school. Wow. Really. No young person at 14 should pick his high school. At that age I'm sure that choice would be friend driven, not academic. Hopefully his friends get him through life. Good luck school of choice folks, I will gladly compare notes with you where high school is over, you let me know if it was worth it.

• When we transferred our kids, athletics was last on the list for where we sent them. Naturally we've had to explain this to people at the school we left. Just because kids play sports does not mean it is the primary reason for moving. Simply explaining it away as "sports" makes it easy to not face the fact that maybe your school system isn't as great as you think.

• 5:40 PM, our son CHOSE the high school he wanted to go to. Trust me, it would have been much easier and more convenient for him to attend our district high school. The choice has zero to do with his parents. He is writing his story. You sound angry. You worry and concern yourself with where your child tells his or her story, we will do the same for our son.

• My dad always said you can help dumb but you can't fix stupid. School of choice is good!!