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[ - ] If there are so many dc that score very high and not enough G&T classes, couldn't they just make the curriculum more challenging for everyone and have a few slower paced classes for those who need it. It seems that kids are more advance these days than they ever were, so adapting to the times might the most beneficial for everyone. 29 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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NY Schools 05.29.08, 08:44 AM Flag
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or just track kids more. We got divided for math, reading, etc. and taken out once a week for a special class. You don't need your own school if you are smart. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:56 AM Flag
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In district 2 the curriculum for the g&t classes is the exact same as the general ed classes already [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 07:08 PM Flag
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the curriculum may be the same, but the deapth of study is more advanced. sit in on a 1st grade class at, say, 158, and one at, say, LL, and you see the difference. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 07:48 AM Flag
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lolol. Most kids have trouble meeting the grade standards, so more challenging curriculum across the board is not likely to be a workable answer. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 07:09 PM Flag
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But there aren't "so many" dc that score very high. The DOE had to lower the cutoff score to 90% from 95% to get enough dc, and even then we're still talking about a small fraction of the total student population. People don't want to here this, but we need to bring back tracking. It be done by subject, so a dc who's strong in one area but average or weak in another can be properly accommodated in all those areas, and fluid enough so dc can enter and exit different levels during the school year. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 07:19 PM Flag
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^^ HEAR this. Sorry. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 07:20 PM Flag
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I've always been a fan of tracking by subject. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 07:34 AM Flag
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i was on early and wondering if the new UB is only for G and T moms. i am mom to 3 and one is severe adhd, one is gifted and one is a tiny little guy in a bucket. i feel like i dont belong here anymore given our normalcy.... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 07:25 PM Flag
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Don't worry, it's just the timing. There are all kinds here. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 07:28 PM Flag
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i dont really think so. search "gifted" been going on all week [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 07:31 PM Flag
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I know, I've been here all week. It's the timing. G&T applications were just due back and now everyone whose d applied is waiting on tenterhooks. In mid-February when all the private school applicants were waiting for the letters to be mailed you might have thought it was all private school families here. A couple of weeks after that it was all about the preschool applicants. Just wait, I've started seeing a few ERB test questions and inquiries about applying to Hunter. The cycle's about to start over. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 07:39 PM Flag
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I totalyy agree [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 07:58 PM Flag
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That sounds awfully like the out-of-fashion-with-the-DOE, un-PC notion of tracking. No way will they bring it back (much to my dismay). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:18 PM Flag
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I don't know, it seems like these things always go in cycles. It may take another 15+ years but it'll come back eventually. Just as soon as our dc graduate most likely. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:36 PM Flag
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np: I love how they'd rather hurt kids at every level by not giving them what they need rather than risk "labeling" them. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 07:36 AM Flag
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Well, you see, it's fairer if you hurt them ALL. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 07:39 AM Flag
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I'm not finding life any easier at one of the "great" districts in NJ. All they seem to care about is tests here, my first-grader is spending all day at a desk with drill sheets. If it weren't for all the posts here, I might be missing NYC. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 07:41 AM Flag
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NP. Oh, that's interesting. It is crazy - in Millburn for example - I looked at some test scores and pretty much every kid passes. I also saw that there were two articles this weekend about how stressful kids in the top HS in the suburbs are. They were skipping lunches to study/take more classes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 07:44 AM Flag
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He was home sick for 4 days last week. 20 double-sided drill sheets were sent home for him to catch up. They are doing an average of 60 addition problems a day. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 07:46 AM Flag
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Ugh! I know, you want them to have a good education/great opportunities, but not to be stressed out over this stuff. My junior year was really, really hard but otherwise I played outside and really wasn't that stressed and I went to two Ivies and got good grades. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 07:56 AM Flag
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I'm grateful to miss the whole middle school applications, all the fear and loathing the NYC process generates. But DS's old school was teaching the love of learning, here he is being taught to take tests. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 07:58 AM Flag
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Was he in the city for elementary school? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 08:00 AM Flag
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For K and most of first grade. We just moved 6 weeks ago, it's been a rough transition. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 08:00 AM Flag
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np - Sorry. Maybe it will get better when dc starts school in the fall. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 08:02 AM Flag
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Hope so. We are getting feedback that he isn't focusing well enough. I'm not surprised now that I've seen what they are doing all day. It's mind-numbing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 08:03 AM Flag
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Oh, you'll make friends and then you will like it I bet (as long as you aren't the commuter :)). We'll probably do something similar. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 08:03 AM Flag
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Love our house, love the town, meeting lots of nice people. I meant for DS - see below about school feedback. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 08:04 AM Flag
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Oh, well that part sounds good! Poor guy, hopefully next year will be better! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 08:07 AM Flag
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Thx. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 08:07 AM Flag
[ - ] how do you make DH feel sexy? 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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Expecting 05.29.08, 08:44 AM Flag
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The only way he notices: bj [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:44 AM Flag
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I'll post for my DW - "what's that?" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:46 AM Flag
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lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:48 AM Flag
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my wife rarely does; i have to get my attention from others. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:51 AM Flag
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talk dirty [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:52 AM Flag
[ - ] someone diagnose me - have had a cough for 3 weeks now, no fever and no other symptoms, can go hours without coughing now, but it sounds really bad when it starts and sometimes i gag and almost throw up. i can feel mucus in my throat, but have never had allergies before - what could be the cause and do i need to go to the doctor? 9 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 05.29.08, 08:42 AM Flag
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I'm going with allergies [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:51 AM Flag
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probably allergies but definitely go to a doctor. it could be lung cancer, though that's highly unlikely of course, i think a persistent cough is a symptom. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:53 AM Flag
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thanks for scaring me - i had breast cancer so that was in the back of my mind. i looked up the other symptoms of lung cancer and don't have any of them. my cough is definitely better than it was, and i'm not waking up in the middle of the night anymore, so i don't know if i should keep my drs appt for tomorrow. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:59 AM Flag
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:03 AM Flag
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I would only worry if you are getting night sweats or your skin itches .. my brother had lymphoma in his lungs and the doctor said those were the symptoms that identified it for him after checking him out for a cough he had for 2 months ... he was on chemo for about 6 months and has been in remission for 18 months [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:46 AM Flag
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you do not have lung cancer from a cough. though if you post your symptoms and ask for medical advice from an anon chat room, you deserve a bit of a scare. just go to your dr. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:32 AM Flag
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you have a cough [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:54 AM Flag
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np: clearly. it's a symptom of something though. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:55 AM Flag
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mild asthma? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:52 AM Flag
[ - ] do you consider yourself a feminist? 6 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:41 AM Flag
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yes, without question. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:14 AM Flag
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^^ I'm a SAHM but I still consider myself a feminist. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:15 AM Flag
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I'm a WOHD and I consider myself a feminist. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:35 AM Flag
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Ithink it is interesting that some people would think that just because a woman stays home with her children that she is not a feminist. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:37 AM Flag
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100%... Do I deserve the same pay for the same work ? yes. Do I deserve to have my thoughts, ideas, and derams fulfilled just as anyone with a penis ? Yes. Do I believe that I am as valuable as a man ? yes. Therefore, i am a feminist... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:12 AM Flag
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Amen, sister! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:36 AM Flag
[ - ] 59-Year-Old Mom, 72-Year-Old Dad Abandon IVF 'Wrong Sex' Twins 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:41 AM Flag
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,359663,00.html [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:41 AM Flag
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they should be taken out and shot. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:46 AM Flag
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that's horrific. he sounds senile [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:48 AM Flag
[ - ] Sexually suggestive and otherwise offensive ads on subway/MTA billboards: you can call MTA Customer Relations at 718-330-3322 to lodge a complaint. I just did, and they said they will get back to me. Drop in the bucket, but worth it. 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 05.29.08, 08:40 AM Flag
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what was the ad? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:50 AM Flag
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There was an earlier thread about this. Someone posted about horror flicks. Then there's the Tudors where he's almost clutching her boobs and crotch and breathing down her neck. etc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:52 AM Flag
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NP: I saw that one, didn't it have some sort of double entrendre too? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:53 AM Flag
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you guys are funny [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:13 AM Flag
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I find some of the Budweiser ones absurdly not covert. Two pictures overlapping -- One with a guy holding a "tall neck" bottle over his junk while some half naked woman is dancing with the bottle lined up with her hoo haa. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:00 AM Flag
[ - ] Do you buy twins one big gift or two regular gifts for their b-day? If 2, do you buy 2 of the same or different? 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:40 AM Flag
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separate and what they want. if they want the same thing and it's not stupid to get two, i get them the same thing. i wouldn't get two play kitchens, though [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:41 AM Flag
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It's for my ds's friends from school. 4 yo [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:42 AM Flag
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different craft kits [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:42 AM Flag
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Depends on their relationship to you. I usually give nieces/nephews one big family gift for their birthdays (like a zoo membership). If these are just friends or acquaintances, I would do two separate gifts, probably in a similar vein (two water guns, not exactly alike) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:44 AM Flag
[ - ] for some reason i can't pst anything 0 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:27 AM Flag
[ - ] This might be a silly question, but just starting to think about school for dd, and am a little confused about the G&T. Are there full schools that just have G&T and then other schools with one class per grade? What is Anderson and Hunter? And please don't send me to the DOE website, I already went there, and didn't get the answer I wanted. Thanks. 7 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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NY Schools 05.29.08, 08:25 AM Flag
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Hunter is a G&T school that is run by Hunter College on the UES, it is considered the best G&T school. Anderson, NEST and TAG are run by the DOE and are also stand alone G&T school, Anderson is advanced by one year in math. The other programs are G&T within a gen ed school [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:28 AM Flag
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Hunter has a separate application process you need to call Hunter and get an app thentake the SB test. Anderson requires the OLSAT, but the DOE keeps changing the process so you need to check with the DOE during the year you will be applying [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:34 AM Flag
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:33 AM Flag
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OP: Thank you! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:38 AM Flag
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CUNY not SUNY [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:50 AM Flag
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why are you asking? why do you think dd is gifted? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:06 AM Flag
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OP: I am more curious than anything else, since it seems to be quite an obsession on this board. I live in Brooklyn, so would not even apply to those schools since I'm not putting my kid through that kid of commute so young. There is a G&T class in our local zoned school, but I don't particularly beleive in this system, especially for pre-K or K. My dd will be 4 in 2009, so I'm just trying to get a sens of all of this now, since it's probably going to ba another hellish application year stating next fall. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:33 AM Flag
[ - ] Help me name this boy. Have an ethnic last name (sounds italian/hispanic). Dh brings up names that I don't like but also don't go with our last name. Tia 13 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:24 AM Flag
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Matteo, Thomas, Michael, Sebastian, [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:25 AM Flag
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op: thx I love Mateo and Sebastian. DH nixed both of them :( [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:26 AM Flag
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Thomas (Tomas,Tomaso), Peter (Pietro), Lucas, Mark (Marco) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:28 AM Flag
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^^^Oliver, Cosmo, Alejandro [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:29 AM Flag
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op: yes Tomas was another he doesn't like that too. He is a pita LOL. He wants Lucas and I'm not sure about it. I got to think that one over. Thanks so much [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:30 AM Flag
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Leo [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:44 AM Flag
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op: lol my ex fiance's name. Don't think DH will want this [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:25 AM Flag
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i have this problem also. i have a last name that is very short and sounds jewish but isn't, so some names that actually fit our ethinicity sound odd, and some that i love, like samuel or joshua, kind of lead one to the wrong conclsuions. it doens't matter i guess, but isn't it annoying that notonly do you haveto find a name you like, but one that "fits" everything else? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:26 AM Flag
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^^and i forgot my suggestion, it was Matteo, which i see osmeone else thought of. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:26 AM Flag
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yes it's annoying. Hard enough for us to find a name we both like but then hope that name goes with our last name [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:27 AM Flag
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Oscar [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:31 AM Flag
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op: keep them coming. I have to leave now to bring dd to school. Tx so much [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:33 AM Flag
[ - ] Anyone have kids who attended the preK at ps41? How is/was it? Does it compare well with the downtown privates? Are the kids well prepared for K at 41 and 3? Did all kids continue at 41 or do some go to 3? I have a good friend who was accepted and doing research on her behalf. Thanks! 10 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 05.29.08, 08:21 AM Flag
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I thought 41 only started at K and PS 40 started at Prek [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:22 AM Flag
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well, she seems to have an admission letter! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:26 AM Flag
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sorry but I'm not a public school parent that's why I was asking. If they started a Prek that would be good [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:31 AM Flag
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they've always had a pre-k. whether they will in the future given the overcrowding sitch remains to be seen. it could go the way of 234's. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:13 AM Flag
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I think they did away with it for next year [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:29 AM Flag
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no, they didn't [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:30 AM Flag
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bump [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:06 AM Flag
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she can't UB herself? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:54 AM Flag
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not her poison. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:56 AM Flag
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really? she sounds like just the sort of clueless snob--who thinks her dc deserves a private education for free yet can't be bothered to do the research herself--who would fit right in. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 12:15 PM Flag
[ - ] I am making a book for a friend's bridal shower, not exactly like a scrapbook but similar. I know it sounds cheesy- so i want to make it as nice as possible. any suggestions for where to buy really good paper and book binding materials? I'm pretty crafty so i can handle some difficulty, but i also have 3 kids and a bunch of tehir cousins at my house all day, so I need to get started! Thanks! 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:20 AM Flag
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kate's papperie [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:21 AM Flag
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do you know if they have an online store? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:23 AM Flag
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target actually has a pretty nice scrapbooking section [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:22 AM Flag
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really> that's good to know, i need to get about a million pairs of shoes there anyway this weekend. thanks! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:23 AM Flag
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Michael's [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:25 AM Flag
[ - ] does PS199 (manhattan) have pre-K? 0 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:20 AM Flag
[ - ] JAKE: do you have to name the dc Jacob? I like Jake but not crazy about Jacob 7 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:19 AM Flag
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I know a couple who named their kid Jake, but I think that's an odd given name and everyone assumed that his name was really Jacob. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:35 AM Flag
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friends were in the same boat. Named him jacob, to only call him jake - and they call him both [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:37 AM Flag
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Not at all. We did Kate which is Catherine (which I like as well but we were never going to use it). Sometimes people find it weird/disagree but to each his own. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:58 AM Flag
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thx. I like Jacob but so many Jacobs that we know. I really like Jake [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:03 AM Flag
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I like Jake very much! The name thing is impossible, you just have to pick something you think you like. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:08 AM Flag
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thanks. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:12 AM Flag
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How about Giacomo? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:08 AM Flag
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