Message from rbrady

The discussed new dynamics of family agreed are seen in both Asian and western cultures at this time albeit there are some differences. These changing dynamics are interesting topics to discuss with children and adolescents as well. The idea of moving to a specific area for good public schools is something that became paramount for many American families during the 1970s during an era of forced school busing. The areas that presented the most passive resistance were most probably the Los Angeles and Boston areas. Many of the families of middle class families at this time were first, second and third generation immigrant families that were more or less assimilated. The world war two experience probably increased this assimilation. With forced federal government racial integration many middle class families found themselves with their children on long bus rides going to schools in under achieving neighborhoods. The wealthy simply either continued with or began to enroll their children in good private schools. The middle class was having to choose to either "go with the program" that could potentially provide for an inadequate education for their children or move to areas that refused federal funding and integration. These areas around Boston and Los Angeles (Arcadia, San Marino, Palos Verdes, Beverly Hills, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach) found local ways of supplementing the lost federal mandate funds and continued to operate good solid academic programs. A whole generation benefited from moving to these areas. As immigrant communities came into the LA basin they picked up on this trend and likewise realized that a good solid education was available at little to no cost if the family could make some sacrifice and strive to live in a more affluent community that could promise quality free public education.