tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623993426389792774.post111879175152532432..comments2023-05-12T07:37:14.636-07:00Comments on Die Welt von Heidelfinc: a different kind of crazyHeidi Lawlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06936015737424013003noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623993426389792774.post-20591959818109562010-03-09T20:24:52.138-08:002010-03-09T20:24:52.138-08:00oh, and i meant to say also that she's never r...oh, and i meant to say also that she's never regretted it. and sending your kid to the nearest school has a lot of practical advantages that you may not even appreciate until maybe you don't have them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623993426389792774.post-40299734951140463522010-03-09T20:24:05.000-08:002010-03-09T20:24:05.000-08:00for whatever it's worth, and it's not much...for whatever it's worth, and it's not much - my sister is also an intensely competitive person and she sent her kid to the school just a few blocks away from home. and it's the school all the other parents try to get their kids *out* of. because i think she understood that learning and academics are up to the kids anyway and that schools aren't really places for learning as much as for socializing, and the neighborhood school - being one of the poorer ones - means that her kid gets an extremely diverse population of classmates to interact with, which is one of the few things school can offer with any confidence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com