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No probs at all. It has been difficult to get folks to understand that I'm interested in the parents - not the kids. There's plenty of fantastic researchers who are looking into the education and well being of our kids - but nobody has looked at us. If this was just about the education of the kids I wouldn't have asked about the parents well being because it wouldn't have been relevant. But some parents are doing it very tough - they feel like they're reinventing the wheel, they're isolated, and feel disbelieved by the educators around them. To me, that's a powerful message as well. Not all of us are getting our children's needs met.

Cheers ... Nat

It is a powerful message but in the age of limited funds for education, our children are the priveleged.

I am been slowly and steadily trying to get a second grade spot in an accelerated school that she has qualified for twice but spots are given by lottery. And siblings, even with an IQ 30 points lower, get first grabs. It is frustrating and I am schmoozing but at the same time, I can look at my amazing kid and feel so blessed and lucky. In this age of commuters, there are so many programs that enhance our children's ability to accelerate their learning.

Consider how many not unhappy people got turned off the survey because there were so many questions about their mental health and then how many people who are feeling stressed and wanted to share, since unhappy people do need to share to get it out and will that skew your results?

Ren