Education

Yesterday, my oldest child asked me whether I thought it was better to go to co-ed school or a same sex school. I pondered the question a good while because I am really unsure how I feel about it. I had the opportunity to do both. Most of my schooling I went to public, co-ed schools but I graduated High School from St. Mary’s Episcopal School, which was at the time, an all girls school. I really enjoyed not putting makeup on, worrying about what I was wearing and just going to class to focus on the subject. Even though it was all girls school a lot the girls did still put on makeup and worry about what they were wearing, but not me. I made really good grades that year. But as my daughter asked, "How do you learn to get along with boys if you’re not around them a lot?" Good question, I said. I guess I liked the way I had did it - a little bit of both.

Financial Woes Affect School Board Policy

I have been watching the situation unfold with the School Board with a mixture of disappointment and reluctant acceptance. My children, like so many in Pinellas County, go to a school we were able to chose a few years back rather than the one closest to our home. As the school system faces this unparallelled budget crisis I have sympathy for the members trying to figure out ways to literally cut millions of dollars and still educate these children while at the same time I share the frustration of so many parents who took the time to learn about all the schools in our area and pick the one best suited to our family's needs. Now after we are so invested in our school having to move next year is very sad to think about. Then again I know these times might call for drastic changes and we are literally all in this together. So what ever happens we will adapt.