I would hate for anyone to think that I am trying to live vicariously through my children. Yes, I've always wanted to receive an excellent education. I remember when I was little, sitting on the school bus which would pass an all-girls Catholic school. Its campus was beautiful, set on a hill, surrounded by New England trees. The students wore traditional plaid uniforms and walked upward towards their school each day. I longed to be one of those girls walking on those pathways.
The public schools I attended were fairly good. I was an average student. I learned. I survived. But, I never felt challenged or invigorated. The mixture of abilities in each classroom was visible daily. I remember once being excited learning about the Flight-or-Fight response, only for the lecture to be stopped by one of the students. "You want me to spell epinephrine?" asked the teacher. "No, stress," my classmate answered. "Does it have one 's' or two?"
My children, too, have a spectrum of abilities and interests. What I want for each of them is the opportunity of an ivy league school. The best school for them might not be one, but I want to prepare each of them so that when the time comes, he or she can decide which pathway to walk on.
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