BINGO!

All this "warm-fuzzy" stuff in the educational system makes me sick. I've been fortunate to have attended private schools most of my life. My education was the essentials-- reading, writing, and math, along with social studies and the arts... But you have to be careful everywhere. My mom pulled my sister and I out of private school for two years in the 70's because of similar curriculum problems. And we were attending the local Catholic grade school. I was essentially homeschooled for 7th and 8th grade, then entered private high school.

I cringe when I think of how expensive private education will be when I have kids. But I'll just do whatever I have to for my children to get the education they need-- even if I have to change my lifestyle. Hope I don't have to sell the Benzes!!

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Current:
2014 VW Tiguan SEL 4Motion 43,000 miles.

2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport (wife's).

Past:
2006 Jetta TDI 135,970 miles. Sold Nov. '13.
1995 E-320 Special Edition. 220,200 miles. Sold Sept. '07.
1987 190-E 16 valve. 153,000 miles. Sold Feb. '06.
1980 300-D 225,000 miles. Donated to the National Kidney Foundation.
1980 240-D manual, 297,500 miles. Totaled by inattentive driver.