<p>Muf–remember that all parents do not have the ability to provide the outside activities, to the extent of summer programs.</p>
<p>As a city worker I am required to live in the city, thus living is very expensive. My thought has always been if I must live in the city, the city should educate my child, properly! It is a difficult call. </p>
<p>Labeling exist everywhere. My child is always seen as African American before anything else, even before beautiful, smart, accomplished, nerd. What would you have the group be called, “special”? But all kids are special, right? It is a tough call. Kids that attend bs now have a label. The “boarding school” label is one my d wears proudly, again it does not make her better or worst than public school kids, just different.</p>
<p>I agree if your child asked to be removed then that is the correct option, for him. My kid asked to be removed from the gifted center because it wasted her time! </p>
<p>I homeschooled my kid from 6th-8th grade.</p>