8circles Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 No. Education is not more important than relationship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 How old is the child? how mature is the child? how emotionally independent is the child? Probably not. I did sent dd across the country - to university. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizaG Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) I would have LOVED to be able to go to a school like Interlochen when I was in high school, if one had been available at a price my family could afford, and I think it would have been a good thing for me. Same here, only not with the arts focus. Some teachers encouraged me to apply to this place, and I would have loved to go, but in the end my school nominated someone else. Not too surprising, as I must have reached the apex of nerdiness and poor social skills that year. Speaking of which, an acquaintance went to a Governor's School for math and science in the South. He said it was a great experience, except that he didn't fit in socially. "Everyone else was interested in Doctor Who, and I just couldn't see the appeal." Now there's a reminiscence you don't hear every day! Edited January 26, 2012 by Eleanor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splinter Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I'd seriously consider it at 16/17. Before that? Not a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Hell would have to freeze over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 He was always very emotionally reserved and my mother accued him of being a "cold fish" at times. Sidetrack: My MIL says that my hubby used to be a cold fish until I entered his life and now my girls just thinking he is the most cuddly, loveable teddy bear ever. Their policy is always ask dad first especially if it involves money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Perhaps for a high school junior or senior, with very specific interests and a school that catered to those interests. Perhaps. It would not even be a consideration for a younger child in this family. Absolutely not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 No. Way. And I work at a school with a boarding program. I am against it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 No. I didn't have children so that someone else could raise them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annlaura Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I would have LOVED to be able to go to a school like Interlochen when I was in high school, if one had been available at a price my family could afford, and I think it would have been a good thing for me. And if DD has an opportunity to go to a school that meets her needs in her teens, I can easily see sending her. I'd rather send her to a specialized high school with enriched courses in her interests than send her to college early, which I see as a very real possibility, particularly since the local colleges aren't all that exceptional (and I say this as someone who was on faculty for one of them). Interlochen is where I went. It is a wonderful place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I wouldn't. I want my children's lives, while they're children, to be lived at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 At the end of "Waiting for Superman," I cried for many of the children that did not make it. But, the poor kid whose Grandma put in an application for a day boarding school but only half wanted him to go, I was going to cry either way. I'm crying either way for this girl, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Let me just say (as someone who's already said that I went to boarding school and wouldn't send my kids there) that it would make a huge difference to me if it were an older teen and if the teen really wanted to go. I did not want to go. My siblings did not want to go. In a situation where we were there by duress, to then face some of the abuses that where there, put us in a position where we had no recourse - no hope of being able to leave. The situation was so bad that the school disbanded the boarding department two years after I graduated. The academic side of the school was excellent and remains excellent to this day. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 No way!! I couldn't imagine only seeing my children on the weekends regardless of the opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBM Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) It is Milton Hershey school, and its for real. LOL Actually all those Hershey products you eat fund this school. Milton Hershey and his wife were never able to have children. So they started a school. It was once for orphaned boys, then after that was switched over to foster care become a school for boys. Now its a school for both boys and girls that live in a low income. I've always heard good things about it, never any negative. My friend's daughter is 15 yrs old. She is at her wits end with her. Just isn't interested in doing anything. Has a hard time getting her to do her school work even. Our area really offers parents nothing for their children past the age of 12. If your not an athlete. The high school has a bad but their music program is AWFUL, and they can hardly get anyone to join it. The past time around our area for teenagers is to have sex and get pregnant. There is the swim team that our local Y offers and a gymnastics team but she can't afford that. So her daughter just isn't involved and doesn't seem interested in sports right now. I think its because everything around here is done in such a half baked way and the teams lose all of the time that the kids just get to a point they don't care. Besides as I'm typing this my husband came home and pointed to me in our local paper that the school district is going to have some budget cuts. The ps high school is the ONLY school choice you have once your child graduates 6th grade in our area. If you want your child in a private school , you have to travel a very long distance. or set your child up with a host family to stay with in the city so they can go. I really feel for her because she's a single mom ( her husband passed away three years ago) and she isn't interested in homeschooling at all. Its really hard because even I as a homeschooling parent am finding there is NOTHING for my 14 yr old to do either. She swam for 4yrs but lost interest when the coach started to ignore her when he found out she was homeschooled. Our ps high school does offer activities but they do everything in their power to make it difficult for the homeschoolers by not announcing schedule times outside of the school. So you get to the school and find out that practice was cancelled and it was announced over the school intercom but they never call you and tell you that it was canceled, or they change the activity and you have to rush and get somewhere else. Plus the activities are poorly put together. I was totally disgusted with how the cheerleading team was ran. I really don't think I want my daughter to participate in anything there anymore anyways. I just validated my reasons to why I don't want her there. Anyways I feel for her. Its getting tougher for me as well to even keep my own daughter interested in anything now. But she had gotten a flyer in the mail and was thinking about it. She wants her daughter to have a good education and good opportunities. I don't blame her. I told her I was there when I was a teen. My step father went there as a boy. And was able to see the homes and the grounds. I remember wanting to go and my father said, " No." So I'd love to learn more about the school as my own knowledge is limited as I was a kid when we visited there. So I have very little to tell her. Could the daughter (and mother) be depressed? It would not be unusual for a child to lose interest in activities and interests if she is. I am sure her father's death has not been easy for the girl or her mother. Have the two had any sort of counseling with a psychologist or other trusted individual? If I were the mother, I'd be concerned my daughter might experience another deep loss by moving away from her home at a young age which could exacerbate depression. This should not be a decision for just the mother but the two of them. It sounds like a tough situation, and your friend has my sympathy. Edited January 26, 2012 by MBM added info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 The only way I would do it is if I had no other option for a particular child. As in, I was unable to teach them and the local school system was not an option. I consider these years with my children precious and wouldn't trade them unless I absolutely had to for some reason out of my control. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 How old is the hypothetical child? We allowed our daughter to go away to a residential early college program when she was 12. The campus is 800 miles from our home, meaning we didn't see her except during breaks and summers. It was tough at first, although I think it was harder on us than it was on her. She has mixed feelings about her experience. But even with the benefit of hindsight, none of us are sure what we would have done differently. Edit: Oh, and I should mention that it sure wasn't free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingmama Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Depends on the age of the child and what they wanted. Under 15 - no way - 16 and up and I thought they were responsible enough and wanted to do it -then yes I'd consider it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 depends on the age but for elementary age kids like my ds is now NO WAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virg Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Not with my twins no. With my RADish stepkids, in a heartbeat. In the situation described, probably IF I had tried everything else first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 With our current family situation, it would be a resounding no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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