http://knoxvilletalks.com/2008/05/12/without-better-schools-can-downtown-redevelopment-go-all-the-way/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:58:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://knoxvilletalks.com/2008/05/12/without-better-schools-can-downtown-redevelopment-go-all-the-way/#comment-2287 T. Tue, 13 May 2008 11:45:43 +0000 http://knoxvilletalks.com/2008/05/12/without-better-schools-can-downtown-redevelopment-go-all-the-way/#comment-2287 ITA on this one. We are just embarking on school career here in Island Home area. It seems the schools here don't mind being mediocre. Also, when you have to fight for EVERYTHING, you get tired, especially when it falls on deaf ears. We are truly considering the private option since the schools are lacking. ITA on this one. We are just embarking on school career here in Island Home area. It seems the schools here don’t mind being mediocre. Also, when you have to fight for EVERYTHING, you get tired, especially when it falls on deaf ears. We are truly considering the private option since the schools are lacking.

]]> http://knoxvilletalks.com/2008/05/12/without-better-schools-can-downtown-redevelopment-go-all-the-way/#comment-2272 Missybw Mon, 12 May 2008 15:24:15 +0000 http://knoxvilletalks.com/2008/05/12/without-better-schools-can-downtown-redevelopment-go-all-the-way/#comment-2272 This is the only drawback to where we live. If you ask parents in Island Home, most will tell you we are zoned for "Webb". Our 16 yr old is already there, but I have friends who have lived in the neighborhood for over 25 years and they made that financial sacrifice way back in the day, simply because the public schools in our area are subpar. As they have shown in the past and continue to show today, the county will not improve schools on their own. All of the parents in any particular area have to demand change and raise their expectations in order to see real change. There is truly no other explanation for the disparity between South Doyle and Farragut - parents demanding better vs. parents settling for less. That's hard work and after a while the futility becomes obvious. Then the parents who want better just give up, pull their children out, and send them to better schools at their own expense. And the result is that Knox Co. Schools stay subpar, except for the schools in the affluent areas with the hyper-involved parents. Same as it ever was. This is the only drawback to where we live. If you ask parents in Island Home, most will tell you we are zoned for “Webb”. Our 16 yr old is already there, but I have friends who have lived in the neighborhood for over 25 years and they made that financial sacrifice way back in the day, simply because the public schools in our area are subpar. As they have shown in the past and continue to show today, the county will not improve schools on their own. All of the parents in any particular area have to demand change and raise their expectations in order to see real change. There is truly no other explanation for the disparity between South Doyle and Farragut - parents demanding better vs. parents settling for less. That’s hard work and after a while the futility becomes obvious. Then the parents who want better just give up, pull their children out, and send them to better schools at their own expense. And the result is that Knox Co. Schools stay subpar, except for the schools in the affluent areas with the hyper-involved parents. Same as it ever was.

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