School's Out for Summer (but it's already August)

This article, Great Haven for Families, but Don't Bring Children, caught my eye this morning on the NY Times site. I'm trying to stay in the moment with Michael so that I don't miss his babyhood (he turns 1 tomorrow!), yet there are articles like this, and people talking about their school-age kids that get me thinking about what is in store for Michael once he reaches school age. Who knows where we'll be living? We've been living small since we got married, especially with the economy of graduate school, so we could get by in terms of living expenses. But I get nervous when I think about the quality of Michael's school. There's no way we can afford private schooling. Hopefully we'll be in an area with decent public schools. The boy will have access to plenty of books in any case.