Family thinking about Mammoth Lakes (Sacramento, Carson: ski resort, home, layoffs)

[MtnSurfer]

Originally Posted by .highnlite

Skiing sucks there, and it is close to LA. Never trade landscape for a job.

Agreed, the slopes are boring if you have any skill beyond beginner and the town is well, not even a town really. There are a few little stores and that's it. Big Bear would be better, though not by much. I wouldn't move there intentionally from somewhere else unless there was a very compelling reason, like I inherited some land or something.

Derek

[MB8abovetherim]

Mammoth Lakes is pretty isolated. Truckee/Tahoe area would seem best. Close to the 80, Reno/Carson City not to far away. SF and Bay like 2 hours away, more job opportunities...and AMAZING snow. Buy a snow blower.

[.highnlite]

Originally Posted by mnnate

My wife loves skiing as do I! We also enjoy hunting and fishing, is that something we could do in mammoth lakes or nearby? Tahoe looks nice also so we are looking into that area anyone know how the crime and schooling is in Tahoe? What about schooling in Mammoth Lakes?

Hunting and fishing are common to both areas, although your neighbors won't be impressed by your hunting.
Schools have your kids 6 hours, you have them 18, how they turn out is up to you, not the school.
Crime is pretty much limited to burglary and drunk stuff. In 40 years I never locked my front door.
Don't live in South Shore, it is just the east side of Sacramento.

Northshore or Truckee is better, and you have Alpine and Squaw and Sugar Bowl.

SSI and she skis?

[mnnate]

Originally Posted by .highnlite

Hunting and fishing are common to both areas, although your neighbors won't be impressed by your hunting.
Schools have your kids 6 hours, you have them 18, how they turn out is up to you, not the school.
Crime is pretty much limited to burglary and drunk stuff. In 40 years I never locked my front door.
Don't live in South Shore, it is just the east side of Sacramento.

Northshore or Truckee is better, and you have Alpine and Squaw and Sugar Bowl.

SSI and she skis?

PTSD is what she gets SSI for. And yes about schools but test scores also matter as of the quality of those 6 hours. We definitely are preparing our son now he is at a 24 month level and is 18 months old. Also I don't want my children going to a school and the teachers not noticing or appreciating that a kid is bright...or noticing when a kid needs some extra help. Would you? There is a reason parents look for better schools and it isn't because they are bad parents its because those 6 short hours 5 days a week can ruin a child.

[MtnSurfer]

Originally Posted by mnnate

PTSD is what she gets SSI for. And yes about schools but test scores also matter as of the quality of those 6 hours. We definitely are preparing our son now he is at a 24 month level and is 18 months old. Also I don't want my children going to a school and the teachers not noticing or appreciating that a kid is bright...or noticing when a kid needs some extra help. Would you? There is a reason parents look for better schools and it isn't because they are bad parents its because those 6 short hours 5 days a week can ruin a child.

Of these mountain areas it looks like Truckee has the best public schools if you consider API scores. While API scores don't tell everything it is one indicator to consider. Take a look at his school performance map which covers the entire state. Just zoom into the areas of interest:
California School Performance Maps

The other possibility to consider is the Sierra Foothill towns which offer a lot of benefits and have some really good schools such as Grass Valley. We choose to homeschool for a variety of reasons, some of which you mentioned. But if we didn't we would probably go private.

Derek

[mnnate]

Originally Posted by MtnSurfer

Of these mountain areas it looks like Truckee has the best public schools if you consider API scores. While API scores don't tell everything it is one indicator to consider. Take a look at his school performance map which covers the entire state. Just zoom into the areas of interest:
California School Performance Maps

The other possibility to consider is the Sierra Foothill towns which offer a lot of benefits and have some really good schools such as Grass Valley. We choose to homeschool for a variety of reasons, some of which you mentioned. But if we didn't we would probably go private.

Derek

We have thought about home schooling, I had quite a few home school friends. They also went to co-ops however and if that was the route we were going I think we would definitely want to find a town with fellow home schoolers to build social skills and such. Do you guys do anything like that?

[.highnlite]

bad parents its because those 6 short hours 5 days a week can ruin a child.

Bologna.


However, when parents say they want to home school, then by golly they should, save the teachers from another headache.

Heck, how about home dentistry?
how about home surgery?

[Charles]

Originally Posted by mnnate

We are seriously considering moving to mammoth lakes in november. Any reason you guys can think of not to. We have a 18 month old who will be 2 and a half and we will have a 10 month old at that time. My wife gets SSI and I work customer service. Are there more than temp jobs there? What about activities for the kids? anything like mops or ecfe?

I recommend you stay in Montana and not move to California.

[mnnate]

Originally Posted by .highnlite

Bologna.


However, when parents say they want to home school, then by golly they should, save the teachers from another headache.

Heck, how about home dentistry?
how about home surgery?

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[MtnSurfer]

Originally Posted by mnnate

We have thought about home schooling, I had quite a few home school friends. They also went to co-ops however and if that was the route we were going I think we would definitely want to find a town with fellow home schoolers to build social skills and such. Do you guys do anything like that?

Yes, we are apart of several homeschool groups in the Monterey area and its been great. There are plenty of options for homeschoolers, more now than ever before. Many also do extracurricular activities such as sports, Boy/Girl Scouts, 4H, just to name a few. There are no shortage of social opportunities.

There are a lot of myths flying around about homeschooling, less now than in previous generations due mainly to its growth and positive outcomes. For example a recent article in U.S. News & World Report said that home-schooled children graduate from college at higher rates than their peers, earn higher GPAs and are better socialized than most high school students. --Home-Schooled Teens Ripe for College - US News and World Report

Derek