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05.21.08, 18:23 PM NY Schools
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Here is my top ten list of "lightening rod" issues for G&T parents on this board: 10) Whether the DOE will be able to successful input everyone's selections 9) Whether a 98 will get into any citywide but TAG 8) Whether TAG will be able to fill two classes 7) Whether it is okay to register at one's zoned school while waiting to hear on G&T, 6) Whether it is okay to call OSEPO to find out if they got your letter 5) Whether to give up a private spot for a citywide 4) Whether the sibling policy will "dumb-down" citywides, 3) Donna at Anderson, 2) Certified versus regular mail 1) NEST [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 05.21.08, 06:23 PM Flag
 

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i feel like i am on UB in another country, i understand this post NOT. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:24 PM Flag
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The scary part for me is that I do understand every word of this post. When will it end so we can be put out of our misery. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:27 PM Flag
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after 3 months on UB I understand about 70% of this post. bizaar [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:28 PM Flag
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Please. Bizarre. A 'bazaar' is an open-air market. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 07:29 AM Flag
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op: these are the things that have been causing the biggest controversy (and longest threads) since G&T results came out. If you have been on as much as I have in the past few weeks you would recognize most if not all of them [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:29 PM Flag
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99% mom here with a dd going from k to 1st downtown. I hear ya! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:28 PM Flag
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You forgot the biggest lightning rod of all: sib policy. Also, whether it is OK to rank schools you won't send DC to. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:30 PM Flag
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op: First one is number 4 on the list, but you are right I forgot that last one. Maybe replace #5 with it? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:31 PM Flag
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ooh, and what about that olsat is a worthless test that truly smart kids bomb as opposed to the infallible sb??? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:34 PM Flag
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This continues to surprise me. Someone just told me that she ranked a district program that she has no intention of attending. WTF is wrong with these people??? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:33 PM Flag
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I did that, too. I ranked all 10 schools. When I get the assignment I will make a decision if DC is going to attend that school or not. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 07:27 AM Flag
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You forgot 0) whether the supergeniuses are being excluded from G&T becuase they're too "outside the box" to do well on the OLSAT [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:31 PM Flag
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OP: Oh you are right! Also whether the lack of the onsite will keep "the quirky kids who deserve it" out [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:34 PM Flag
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You forgot: The merits/demerits of using lottery within percentile for the citywide placements. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:32 PM Flag
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good one [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:34 PM Flag
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oh yes--and the fact that the "truly smart" 99s are the 40/40 ones not the "low" 99s [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:35 PM Flag
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My kid got 40/40. But that was sheer luck! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:36 PM Flag
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op: I guess I also forgot the pros/cons of prepping and whether you "owe it" to your child to prep him/her [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:37 PM Flag
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Yeah, there's a lot that you missed. I'm disappointed. After the past 4 weeks of obsession, I would have thought you would be more on top of this. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:38 PM Flag
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op: Sorry, I guess I am not as gifted as my kid (although my mom says I was a 99.9 :-) ) I guess I really needed a top 20 not a top 10 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:39 PM Flag
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ooh, good one. i'll replace my tag item with that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:45 PM Flag
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Here are my ten: Donna, Nest vs. Anderson, is everyone who doesn't rank tag or chinatown schools a racist?, what will happen to tag? ok to rank schools you won't take?, olsat vs. sb, lottery within percentiles: is it fair?, should we bring back the onsites?, will 98 get into a citywide? and the number one lightning rod issue....sib policy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:43 PM Flag
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who is donna, and why is she on the list? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:45 PM Flag
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community coordinator at Anderson. But while we are singling out people we probably should also nominate the principal at Nest [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:48 PM Flag
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and joel klein. and marty barr, or whatever his name is, poor guy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 07:32 PM Flag
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Right, and the posters willing to sleep with Joel Klein to get their 98s into Anderson [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 08:05 PM Flag
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lol. that was me! (actually, i offered to give him a bj.) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 12:55 PM Flag
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One thing I can't remember whether we ever debated (but it may be because it happened before we got out score and I started to live on this site) was the drop of the cutoff for district programs from 95 to 90 and the implication of that (particularly given sib policy) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:47 PM Flag
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everyone sort of dropped that since all of the d2/d3 kids scored above 97 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 06:53 PM Flag
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except now that nest parents are supposedly lobbying that their school be treated like a districtwide scorewise, it makes a difference. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 07:31 PM Flag
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This post is very sweet - it's the typical "bonding through adversity" scenario. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 07:03 PM Flag
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I like the meta-boards analysis too--it is fun--and a big inside joke [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 07:30 PM Flag
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meta- boards? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 07:48 PM Flag
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whoops meant board meta-analysis not meta-boards! That is what comes from posting and watching Top Chef at the same time! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 08:04 PM Flag
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41 vs 3. that always gets people going. the phrase "dumping ground" usually comes up within, oh, one post. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 07:34 PM Flag
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I have another one, why doesn't the verbal on the OLSAT align with the verbal on the ERB and sb? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 09:01 PM Flag
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This is funny--I bet we can come up with about 10 more [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 06:30 AM Flag
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My #1 issue - how the DOE can spend $5 million + teacher overtime on a testing system that is, in essence, just a big lottery and cut millions from school budgets at the same time. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 07:07 AM Flag
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it is not a big lottery. if you look beyond your limited view you have on the testing process you will realize that the OLSAT did a good job qualifying kids. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 07:30 AM Flag
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I am sorry this is a "bonding" post--no fighting allowed! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 09:53 AM Flag
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I disagree but using OLSAT (not SB) is a huge one earlier in the year. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 12:17 PM Flag
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