School Choices

Today we went to the school district's Choice Fair.  All of the elementary schools, magnet schools and high schools (if they have special features) were there tonight.  Jeff and I wanted to check out the magnet schools to see if there were any good choices out there.  We were surprised and impressed by the number of people at the fair.  We checked out two magnet schools.  Isley, which is a traditional magnet, was impressive.  The class size is small (less than 22 kids/class), the values are all traditional (like what we grew up with) and it's a privilege to go there, not a right so there's more school spirit and more parent involvement.  We also checked out Mueller which is a new elementary school.  They are a magnet that specializes in engineering.  Very interesting concept and a lot of hands on experience.  We also visited with the kindergarten teacher from our neighborhood school.  We were really glad we checked it out and have a lot of thinking to do in the next few weeks.