Lone Star

Originally Posted by NoLuvForPletch

Schools aren't the greatest, unless you send your kids to private school. It's a different way of life than we've got up here in the NorthEast. It was fine for 2 years of fun in my 20's, but I think spending a "lifetime" down there would be different. Weather is tough also, no seasons. As far as the enviorment goes, once you get out of NYC itself, there are quite a few areas to live here that would be considered good healthy living.

The schools are horrible unless you are in the burbs. Dallas ISD is a mess.There are some very very good schools in the suburbs. Private Schools in Texas are not nearly as good as they are in other parts of the country because the urban blight has not set itself firmly. Most private schools are places to send kids that have had problems in public schools and need a highly restrictive environment. Or parents that dont want to hear any cussing in the halls of any sort. Depends on whether they are associated with a denomination or not also.

And in places like Highland Park the schools are very good but highly competitive and I would deem extraordinarily stressful as parents are competing against each other by GPA of their kids.