Moving to Kentucky soon

[DanEP]

I grew up in Il, moved to Wisconson then moved to Ky in my 40's . I've been here 12 years and still get teased cuz I talk funny' but love the people and the weather.
I'm not going back I'll die here.

 

[speckledhen]

You'll be pretty close to my good pal, Cetawin, then! Hope the move goes smoothly.

 

[key west chick]

My parents just moved to Bowling Green to be near my sister and her family. They all LOVE it! The kids are in a great school system. Everywhere has its good and bad eggs.

 

[Peaches Lee]

Bunch of stately Thoroughbreds munching on bluegrass...Kentucky is awesome! Good luck with your move and hopefully new chickens!

 

[conny63malies]

i have bad experiences with schools in Florida and Ohio, long story though . Anyways my kids will be going to a school in Ft Knox which still has DODEA schools. Actually Knox is one of three stateside locations with a on post HS dor dependends. My two oldest were born there in Ft Knox as well. Kentucky reminds me a lot of the area in germany i grew up in. Plus we dont have to drive no 2-3 hours to do some great shopping, Louisville is right down the road. Around here wee have to drive atleast to Topeka . In Ky i only had one bad experience and it wasnt fangerous for me. Some klans member was more or less trying to recruit us on the grounds that we are blonde haired and blue eyed.

 

[Spookwriter]

Spook knows where Kentucky is. I was hatched out in Martin County,
years ago.

I came from a long line of hillbillys, I did.

 

[Marcymom3]

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HHandbasket, Are you kidding me?? You could be talking about any school system in any state in the US, or for that matter, any country in the world. Do bad things never happen in California?? Why would you even say something like that when the OP is so happy to be going there? IMHO it was just mean.

To the OP, bloom where you're planted.

Kentucky is a beautiful state with salt of the earth folks! Be happy!

 

[HHandbasket]

I apologize if my comments sounded mean.

I tried to write a long response last night that explained myself better, and when I tried to send it, our internet went down.

I had, not even 5 minutes before the posting, read a story on the 'net about how this happened this week in a school in Kentucky. Believe me, I am aware schools are bad everywhere. The story hit a raw nerve with me, and I should have chosen my verbiage better.

I think anyone who gets to live where THEY are happiest is blessed.

And you're right... no matter where you live, the schools are bad, and our system seriously needs to be fixed. I just found it appalling that when this autistic child was locked in a duffel bag (the parents would have been arrested if THEY had done it), the school system didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with it and that it is how they deal with autistic children they cannot "control" (newsflash, you can't control autistic kids--something that the school personnel would be aware of IF they had any clue as to how to APPROPRIATELY deal with kids with learning disabilities). It was business as usual to them. I just know how I would feel if I were a parent with a child enrolled in such a system that thinks that's okay.

There are no good/perfect answers when it comes to our children and the school system. There aren't enough good teachers or decent administrators, and the ones that ARE good can't seem to catch a break--budget cuts and pink slips seem to be the norm for many districts nowadays, unfortunately.

So yes, I am happy for the OP for getting to live where she wants! Didn't mean to sound so sarcastic... just the story of the kid in the duffel bag hit a raw nerve with me, as I was also a parent of a child with learning disabilities.

With all the bad things happening in schools, I am just grateful to no longer have any school age children, and I feel for those that do.

 

[Marcymom3]

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You are a good person. Thank you for explaining what you meant.

You are correct about the problems in public education, but I do believe that under all the bureaucratic red tape and talking heads, there are thousands of really committed, dedicated teachers providing skills for a lifetime to our youth. Teaching is still an honorable profession. In fact, I like to think it's a calling. Having worked in a school for 23 years, I see daily the struggles of our teachers who have challenging students, mandated testing standards to attain, papers to grade every night at home, and parents who think their children never do anything wrong; and who still conduct themselves professionally, with dignity and integrity. Why is it we never hear about them?? The job they're doing isn't sensational enough, I suppose. If you can read this, thank a teacher!

 

[Cetawin]

We love it enough that we just bought our little 5 acres and Old Kentucky Home. I like the fact that in an hour I can be in downtown Cincinnati, 35 mins to Lexington, hour a few to Louisville or I can stay out here in my quiet and put anything I want in a large hole, even with a neighbor offering a backhoe for the hole digging. LOL. I do miss the majestic beauty of Oregon, the awe-inspiring Mt. Rainier of Washington, my rez in North Carolina and my family in Florida but I am home.