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I understand!!! There are PITA's in every age bracket....guess I feel we have talked up the whole kid factor to death.....I feel like I have to defend it everytime I see something....but when you said what you said....welll...life was good again!!!! :super:

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Lone Traveller... to answer your question, YES... the children of our employees can certainly go to other schools. Nothing is requiring them to go to our charter schools. But our charter schools were built to be 1st class, a small benefit offered to our employees who chose to raise better adults from the younger generation. But you won't see them walking our streets or getting in trouble. A lot of them work themselves in TV. Many of them clean up your tables when you go out to eat or perform other chores to make your lives here at TV more pleasent for the residents. And Efrahin, The Villages does not dictate... the charter schools have been here for years and is common knowledge to everybody that wants to move here. I suppose it is OK to not want to be around children. I suppose there are places that strictly forbid their existence... I would start looking for a place in Latvia... I understand they have the lowest birthrate in the world... only 7.8 per thousand. They have a bit of snow in the winter but their summers are beautiful.

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"Lone Traveller... to answer your question, YES... the children of our employees can certainly go to other schools. Nothing is requiring them to go to our charter schools. But our charter schools were built to be 1st class, a small benefit offered to our employees who chose to raise better adults from the younger generation. But you won't see them walking our streets or getting in trouble. A lot of them work themselves in TV. Many of them clean up your tables when you go out to eat or perform other chores to make your lives here at TV more pleasent for the residents. And Efrahin, The Villages does not dictate... the charter schools have been here for years and is common knowledge to everybody that wants to move here. I suppose it is OK to not want to be around children. I suppose there are places that strictly forbid their existence... I would start looking for a place in Latvia... I understand they have the lowest birthrate in the world... only 7.8 per thousand. They have a bit of snow in the winter but their summers are beautiful"



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Some of the biggest boosters of the Villages High School football team are TVers. Many TVers tutor at the schools. As a whole, I'd say the kids that go to TV charter schools are treasured -- not just by their parents and grandparents but by TV residents.

As a whole, these are great kids but they are kids. If you truly object that much, I'd say TV is really not the place for you. Some of the amenities here are even geared toward kids (family pool, playground, etc.). Kids are everywhere here. They're visiting grandparents. They're dancing in the squares. They're working in the restaurants. Most of them are pretty good kids. Occasionally, you get to see a brat.

A world with just adults would be boring. I do believe that having children around of all ages helps keep us young.

BTW -- If Latvia doesn't work for you, maybe you could try the Arctic Circle. I doubt there are many kids up there.

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Good Heavens! You need to get out of there and come here. Doesn't sound safe at all!

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I have never heard of a teenager from the charter school knocking down anyone and stealing their groceries! I think they may help you bring them out to the car.....or golf cart....but that is pretty safe!

Get here quick...we would not want you to starve to death if they are stealing your food!

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OH PEACHIE. YOU speak from my very soul. I am refreshed every time our granddaughter who leaves for college TOMORROW comes by and frequently comes by with her friends. I am SO lucky that she and her brother have lived in our town since their birth and I have been part of their lives and still involved in school doings and school politics. This week our little "farm" school district of 30 years ago, now one of the largest in Ohio, was given the very top status for quality in Ohio.

I find so much hope and so much joy in these kids and the children on our street.

Getting down now, ungracefully from my soapbox.

I get carried away sometimes.

P.S. Thanks everyone for listening about my grandkids.

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One of the smartest thing TV ever did was set up the charter school system. It provides an employee benefit much better than run-of-the-mill day care. Employees realize their kids get a first-class education here, and lose the benefit if either the kids or the employee become a problem.

Keeping good employees is paramount for any business, and TV is no different. The additional bonus is at least one more school system where kids actually LEARN, demonstrate manners, and become more civilized members of society. Many of the kids have part-time jobs in TV as well, giving them growth potential economically and socially (they actually have manners!)

As additional bonus is that the charter school provides jobs for TV residents as well, an opportunity for young people to favorably interact with elders (spanning the generation gaps is important both ways!), and fun (VHS provides a great spectator sports venue).

I'm having a hard time finding a downside....

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gracie....stay on that soapbox for as long as you like!!! I love hearing about the kids!!

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Steve! I agree!! I wish there was a way for my daughter to attend!! I wish TV's made it a benefit to buying one of their Bison Valley homes....I would have done it in a second!!!

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SteveZ, that is another great post. I couldn't agree more! :bigthumbsup:

Graciegirl, good luck to your granddaughter starting the next important phase of her life. (I"ll bet you've been a great role model for her!) :read:

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It took some doing, but I think I have the downside -- it can be a pain to get into and use the library when school is out. Imagine that ... kids actually use the library after school and not all of them are waiting for rides!

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There's a big difference between crossing paths with teenagers and having them knock you down on purpose. I've been knocked down in front of parents and had to listen to the parents laugh as hard as their kids

I also don't want to be driving down a cart path and have some kid jump out in front of me, trying to scare me and maybe have and accident, possibly hitting them

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Again...I have never seen or heard of this anywhere....more or less here in TV's....sounds like where ever you live it is not so good....kids do not walk on the golf cart path....nor would they intentionally scare anyone....just not like that here!

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Lone T., can you please let me know where you live so I can cross that off my bucket list. Thanks - Russ