Brundageba Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 (edited) Recent discussion on .NING re: educating children you've brought to Boquete leads me to believe there's some on-going after the fact research happening. Conclusion: it won't be easy. Why you would not figure all this out first before moving here puzzles me. Edited January 4, 2016 by Brundageba left out words...typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 5 hours ago, Brundageba said: Recent discussion on .NING re: educating children you've brought to Boquete leads me to believe there's some on-going after the fact research happening. Conclusion: it won't be easy. Why you would not figure all this out first before moving here puzzles me. Has anyone else noticed that many of the people who are homeschooling their children might benefit from some extracurricular help themselves? 'We are new to Boquete.We have a 13 year old daughter and 16 year old son.I personally checked out the International school.There are alot of fees not included in the tuition.The cost for the two would of been 750.00 a month.That did not include textsbooks (all books are new each year..they don't reuse).transportation from town is six dollars a day per child.I did not get uniform cost.I am still researching too.Will home school if I need too..lots of tutors in Boquete to help.Best to you!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Some of the errors might be attributable to typos, and another reader advised the writer that "alot" is not a word. But he overlooked the most egregious error: "would of been." I don't think homeschooling is a viable option in this case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcelyn Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I'm wondering if many of these "newcomers" have ever traveled outside of the US before coming to Boquete. Seems they expected everything in Panama to be the same as "back home". This includes the school system as well as availability of food items, entertainment, medical care, social activities for teenagers, and transportation, etc. I was told that many teenagers want to "get out of here because there is nothing to do". Home schooling might not be the best option for some folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundageba Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 Astounding. Some with no plans for medical care ( no clue what they will do with regard to the Obama Care penalties if you don't carry healthcare and are a US citizen. It's a $700 fine this year). The biggest issue I see is raising your young children here and providing for them what they need to become successful adults in this world eventually. Its a unique and rare set of parents who can do this...some can, but they are rare. My suspicion is there will be departures. How this impacts a family in the long haul may be more than they ever bargained for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcelyn Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 We continue to be asked for money by people who didn't and still don't have a plan to take care of medical costs and other expenses. No such thing as advance planning. I can't believe how bold some of these people are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WryAwry Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Why is their a problem with home skool? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyS Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Yes, it worked for Wry. So what is the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyS Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 On 1/4/2016 at 9:26 AM, Brundageba said: Astounding. Some with no plans for medical care ( no clue what they will do with regard to the Obama Care penalties if you don't carry healthcare and are a US citizen. It's a $700 fine this year). The biggest issue I see is raising your young children here and providing for them what they need to become successful adults in this world eventually. Its a unique and rare set of parents who can do this...some can, but they are rare. My suspicion is there will be departures. How this impacts a family in the long haul may be more than they ever bargained for. If they are passing on some of their stone age religious beliefs to their children, they won't be successful adults in any country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WryAwry Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 It takes a village to forget how to build mud huts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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