UrbanBaby

06.05.08, 14:28 PM NY Schools
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To the tune of "Matchmaker Matchmaker": [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 06.05.08, 02:28 PM Flag

Dear UrbanBaby community,

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DOE, DOE make me a match Assign me a school outside my catche DOE DOE look through your files And make me a perfect match DOE DOE I’ll bring the child You bring the G&T Prestigious and admired Bring me a citywide for I’m longing to be The envy of all I see For middle schoolers Send the darn letters For lottery participants Make their numbers be low For me well I wouldn’t holler if my 98 got an Anderson seat… DOE, DOE make me a match Assign me a school, outside my catche Night after night in the dark I UB alone Until you assign me a school of my own Dear Marty for Pre-K be gentle, Remember my child isn’t yet five Its not that I’m worried you’ll lose my application Frankly I’m terrified DOE, DOE make me a match Assign me a school outside my catche DOE DOE look through your files And make me a perfect match [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:28 PM Flag

Standing ovation [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:50 PM Flag

If I were Joel Klein, yadel deedel didle deedle didle dumb... All day long my head up my behind... If I were Joel Klein. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:32 PM Flag

Wouldn't have to work smart yadel deedel didle deedle didle dumb. Dry my hair with a hot fart, If I were Joel Klein. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:34 PM Flag

To the tune of "Tradition" -- At 3 he started nursery/at 4 he took a test/I hear they've picked a school for him/I hope... not sh*tty [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.05.08, 04:04 PM Flag

^^and to the tune of "Sabbath Prayer" - May Marty Barr protect and defend you/may he always shield you from shame/May you come to be, at Anderson a shining name (and send you teachers who will care for you). [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.05.08, 04:08 PM Flag

And to the tune for "Far from the home i love" "How can I hope to make you understand why I do what I do, why I must travel to a distant borough to attend the school that I love. Once I was happily content to be in my zone near to home, close to the people from my preschool days 3 and a half blocks from home. Who would have thought that a score would come that would take me away from my zone. Here I stand alone with it, wanting Nest, wanting TAG. Who would have thought that I'd be wandering so, far from my catchement zone. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.05.08, 04:40 PM Flag

totally feel the same---! totally feel the same---!!!!! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.05.08, 05:08 PM Flag

I am going to frame this post. Does anyone want to branch out into different shows? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:49 PM Flag

I think "Rent" would work real well if we could do "how are we going to pay, how are we going to pay PS 6 zones rent?!" [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:09 PM Flag

525,600 minutes, how do you measure waiting for answers? In gray hairs, in bitten nails, in fits of rage and depression. In headaches, in acne, in too much wine. 525,600 minutes, how do you measure, measure this year? In forms? In testing? In torturing my 4 year old? In panic? In anger? In utter outrage? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:14 PM Flag

This post made my evening. Just ran off and performed all these for husband, dcs, they were in stitches after this hell year of applying to HS and MS. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.05.08, 08:29 PM Flag

op here: thanks! It is a lot of fun (I am particularly fond of my 'catche" pun) I keep checking back to see what others have added [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.05.08, 08:49 PM Flag

Where did you end up Matchmaker mom?? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.16.08, 08:49 AM Flag

166 (our third choice) but we are still very happy. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.16.08, 09:25 AM Flag