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06.10.08, 12:09 PM New York City
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You G&T, NEST moms etc. are driving me crazy...the posts are endless!! [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
New York City 06.10.08, 12:09 PM Flag
 

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Stay off this week then. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:10 PM Flag
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let us have our day - we sat through months upon months hearing about privates and shut outs and waitlists; if you have ever been through it then you know it is nerve wracking - or you can just de-select ny schools [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:10 PM Flag
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But you are all so much more self-righteous, like you really believe that the public process is going to be so much more fair/merit based, etc than the privates are...it's so phony. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:11 PM Flag
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I am a public mom and I agree with this poster's comment. Many of you G&T moms are insanely neurotic. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:13 PM Flag
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np; Okay, you're revealing your own ignorance now. Anyone with any experience with the DOE knows that fair & merit are adjectives that have no place in the DOE system! If you're going to complain, at least get your facts right. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:13 PM Flag
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NP: You have to be kidding me. The public and private hand wringing are no different. Just be a grown up and ignore the posts that bother you or just deselect Schools for a while. What were you expecting on Schools now anyway?? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:14 PM Flag
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I think you Public moms should join up and make the local school in your district INTO the school you WANT It to be. That is what you have to do for Publics. You can't expect the City to take every gifted child and put them in an experience rivaling a top private. It's unrealistic and selfish to think that way. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:15 PM Flag
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I'm not here lamenting anything. I am just pointing out that the annoying posts are on both sides. But attack me if it makes you feel better. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:16 PM Flag
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unrealistic, perhaps. selfish, no way [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 02:41 PM Flag
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Hey, I have come on UB many, many nights, when all you people talk about are TV shows & characters I've never even heard of, and don't even get me started on what it was like on awards nights. You'll just have to DEAL with it! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:12 PM Flag
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That is very different. When we use our kids as pawns that is something else. My kid is barely 3. There's no way some G&T, private or otherwise can tell how amazing he is. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:13 PM Flag
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Ha! Get back to me next year, 'kay? Until then, enjoy your cluelessness because reality will come knocking at your door soon enough! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:14 PM Flag
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So why are you even commenting on this process? Wait until you're a part of it to judge it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:15 PM Flag
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Of course, the key phrase there is "my kid is barely 3" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:15 PM Flag
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Would it be so different it my kid was say 5? Like some stupid test shows your kid's merit?? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:16 PM Flag
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Wait until you are trying to get your child into school. And preschool has nothing on this process. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:17 PM Flag
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Of course it doesn't show her merit. But it DOES show her chance of getting a great free education, skipping the middle school process, etc. Don't you see that that's where the obsession is from? Not about how smart our kids are, but how they might just luck into an amazing opportunity? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:29 PM Flag
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Why would you use the word "merit" here? Nobody suggests the G&T process (or any school process) ranks a child's merit. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.11.08, 08:09 AM Flag
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how is trying to get a good school for your child using that child as a "pawn"? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:16 PM Flag
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Because it is not the responsiblity of the City to airlift your child into a "better" school. it is the responsibility of the community to build a better local one. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:16 PM Flag
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Nothing beats being preached to by the uninitiated. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:18 PM Flag
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And you're building one how? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:18 PM Flag
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how is that making my child a pawn? and if those schools exist, why is it bad for me to try to get my child into one? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:19 PM Flag
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You have no idea what you're talking about then. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:17 PM Flag
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of course I do. You either suck it up, save up the money for private school and do right by your kid, or roll up your shirt sleeves and make the local place as good as it can be. You people are no better than the it must be Brearley/Trinity/HM people who again think they are more worthy for being selected for admission. The City does not OWE YOU or your kid a spot in a particular school. They owe you SCHOOL. If you don't like the school, make it better. Stop trying to airlift YOUR kid out of the school and leaving it behind for others less fortunate. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:19 PM Flag
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Wow, you are one really annoying poster. On top of that, you really have no clue. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:20 PM Flag
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Sanctimony from someone not yet in the game. Interesting. FWIW we're going to our zoned school and will be a helpful part of the community. I would suggest you come back when you get some perspective. Picking on people when they're down, frustrated and anxious is just wrong. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:21 PM Flag
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so, even if our children could be admitted into a better program, we shoudlnt' try? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:28 PM Flag
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Why are you reading them? Select collapse posts and move along. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:20 PM Flag
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But it's so much easier and more fun to complain!!! (NP) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:21 PM Flag
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Pls let's disregard this person who is annoyed.They have a choice not read our posts. For those of us who are trying to create as many options for our loved ones at this moments, we need to continue to share info about this [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 01:40 PM Flag
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viva Sanjaya? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 02:42 PM Flag
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Bla, bla, bla, bla, bla [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.11.08, 10:51 AM Flag
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