A Small Town..

My assistant and I had a conversation today about a small town versus a city when it comes to schooling. She went to school in Decatur, which, even though SOME people don't consider it a city because they come from a city the size of a small state, is a city and I went to school in Argenta. She graduated from Eisenhower which had classes the size of my entire school. I graduated in a class of 65- hers was around 300. My entire school had 350 kids. We were raised in very different ways. She hated school, while I tolerated school because I loved extracurricular activities and the life they brought me. I thrived on that stuff. I loved Homecoming. Almost everyone was involved, in the school and the town. The discussion we ended up having was whether a child would do better in a Decatur school or one of the surrounding districts. My thoughts are surrounding districts, but only certain ones. I would not put my child in Maroa-Forsyth because they were rivals of my school and even though I have been out going on 6 years, I still hold to that rivalry, as petty as that is. I would not put my child in Mt. Zion. While I know some people from Mt. Zion who are pretty nice, even the ones who were put through the district will admit their peers are somewhat snobbish, and I would not subject my kids to that. I would put my child in Warrensburg. While we still had that rivalry, that one was more of a friendly rivalry, being that they were not next door. I would put my child in Niantic-Harristown schools. I know a few of the faculty out there and would entrust my child to their care. I would, of course, put my child in Argenta. I am very familiar with it, obviously, and would love for my child to be a Bomber. Pam's thoughts were more along the Decatur line. She and her children were all products of Eisenhower. If I put my child in a Decatur high school, it would be Macarthur. I have heard too many horror stories about Eisenhower. If they went to a school in Decatur, I would also consider LSA or DCS, although money would have to factor into those schools since they are private. Overall, I appreciate that I went to school with the same group of people, give or take a few, from Kindergarten until I graduated. That was very nice and I want my child to have the same opportunity. Pam's take was that she appreciated meeting new people and being able to fade into the crowd, which was not an option in my school. Everyone knew pretty much who everyone else was. What are your opinions on this subject?