grade schools

[Beachboy]

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I think that there is a lot of fear with the schools here. We put our kids in Keaau. We are haoles and I was afraid of what my kids might go through. The first day they were teased and I was ready to home school. My husband told me to wait and see what happens. I have 2nd and 4th grade kids. Since then we have only praise to say for the school. The homework is less than on the mainland. We give the kids extra homework at home in areas we feel they need the extra time in. In the mainland we were so swamped with homework I could never help them where they actually need help. I like the fact that they have a music program and hawaiian culture. They are learning far more life lessons here rather than how fast you can add 2 + 2. They had a science night and could not belive they could get more than 40 students to go. It was fantastic and free too. I think you get what you put into schooling. As far as fights are concerned I'm keeping an eye out! If I felt that my children were being picked on I would then decide if homeschooling is for me. The people I know that do homeschool tell me that it is a full time job. Especially if you have more than one child. It is very difficult for me to get them to do their homework let alone teach them all day. Hope this helps.

Jade

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Jade, I understand your concerns about your kids. Myself I grew up in Lahaina, Maui. They use to have "kill haole day",every year. But it wasn't limited to poor white kids, we also had "Choke a Moke day", and "slap a Jap Day",too and so on and so forth. But todays kids, and situations are different.
Currently my nine year old goes to Liholiho Elementary School in Kapahulu, and it's the only 'Blue Ribbon' school in the state...and it's a public school to boot! My concerns are more about quality of education these kids get from outer island schools

Like myself, my kids are Hapa. My father is french/Tahitian, and mother Japanese. My wife is Japanese, so my kids fit in okay..just concern is about quality of education in Puna