[Clemenza]

You are correct. I spent a few years living down there and my parents currently reside down there. What distinguishes Florida from other places is that even the affluent districts are AWFUL.

[KC_Conspirator]

Thats what my friends say. Even areas where they have money, the public schools still stink.

[The Great Yazoo]

My teen-aged daughter baby-sat an unusually bright Collier County public school fifth grader over the weekend. He informed her that "every time you turn on a light, an animal dies," ANWR should be absolutely off limits, and global warming is a scientific fact. He confirmed that's what is being taught in the government schools.

Between extreme environmental kookism and the non-existence of academic excellence, Florida's government schools make it easy for caring parents to choose homeschooling.