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06.06.08, 20:31 PM General Topics
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Middle School acceptance letter was in mailbox tonight. DS was accepted to 2nd choice, Clinton School for Writers and Artists, we are very pleased. Any Clinton parents out there? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.06.08, 08:31 PM Flag
 

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I'm not but on insideschools.org, Liz Willen has written a year-long blog about her younger son applying to middle school (called Middle School Muddle). Her older son goes to Clinton & so she has written about it. Here are the excerpts where she mentions the school: [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 09:26 PM Flag
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My son’s middle school, the Clinton School for Artists and Writers, does not have small classes, athletic fields or other amenities typical of private and suburban schools. But everyone from the school aides to the parent coordinator and the principal has a sense of humor and perspective, the ability to roll their eyes at the awkward stages, behavior and sheer height differences that seem to shift daily. At school events, I’ve noticed swarms of kids hanging around the 7th-grade language arts teacher and the social studies teacher, for example. They look really comfortable, laughing and chatting about everything from music and books to friendship. These are teachers who give plenty of homework and expect a lot. But they also look like they are really enjoying these kids. And I am so relieved that someone does. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 09:26 PM Flag
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My 7th grade son could have used one. He lugged a crammed backpack that may have weighed more than he does throughout his first year at Clinton School for Artists and Writers, which, like many Manhattan middle schools, requires a breathtaking climb because it occupies top floors of an elementary school. “You will break your back,’’ I insisted, watching him tote textbooks and notebooks for every class, even when there was no homework. Loose change, torn papers, dog-eared permission slips and old exams mingled with soccer gear. The thing smelled. “I don’t want to forget anything,’’ he replied. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 09:28 PM Flag
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My older son declared that “cruel stories about hours and hours of homework’’ turned him off from listing Lab as his first choice two years ago, even though I hoped he’d want to go there. He was probably right to trust his own instincts. He’s been delighted with his first choice, the Clinton School for Artists and Writers -- smaller, less selective and strong in two of his favorite subjects – writing and art. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 09:28 PM Flag
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I would happily trade the A at Clinton, where my oldest son attends middle school, for smaller class sizes, a music program, a soccer team and a well stocked, staffed and open after-hours library. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 09:29 PM Flag
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