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06.17.08, 14:18 PM NY Schools
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If your child is at a G&T school - where do you say they go to school when people ask? Do you say "166" or 166 G&T? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 06.17.08, 02:18 PM Flag
 

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YOU SAY 166! Never, ever say "G&T". This is why: People might not know what it is and if they say "what is G&T" and you say "Gifted and talented" you sound like an a hole who has to brag about her kid. If they DO know what it is they will be totally turned off, and they would have asked 'Which program" anyway had you kept your braggy mouth shut. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 02:21 PM Flag
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This is great advice [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 02:33 PM Flag
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Okay, so what if you ask someone what school their kid goes to and they say, PS 334. Do you think they are assholes? I had that happen to me and it annoyed me. Why not just say Anderson for gods sake? It's like saying I go to school in Boston, when what you really mean is Harvard. Signed Harvard grad with kid at A [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 03:09 PM Flag
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i went to harvard, and always said i went to school in boston, there are tons of schools there, and unless somebody asks you specifically... saying i went to school in cambridge is creepy [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 03:18 PM Flag
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why not just say harvard? this has always bothered me. though much less than saying ps 334 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 03:23 PM Flag
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ITA - I once dated a guy who went to Princeton, and he always told people that he went to a small school in NJ. I thought this was ridiculous. Why not just say "Princeton"? It just seems arrogant. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 05:31 PM Flag
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My kids go to Anderson, and I say Anderson if I think the person knows what it is, and P.S. 334 if I think they don't, like some guy at work who lives in the suburbs or something. Back when it was part of P.S.9 I just said P.S.9. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 04:28 PM Flag
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NP: Yes, everyone I knew at Anderson said they went to PS 9 back when they were one school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 06:06 PM Flag
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For anderson you say "anderson". For a G&T you say the ps number. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 05:05 PM Flag
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Great question - started to wonder the same myself. I got eyes rolled at me recently when someone asked me what school my dd was going to and I said I was still waiting for the G&T placement letter. I like the advice of the person above who says just say the school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 03:34 PM Flag
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We have always said that our dcs go to ps9 and never talk about G&T with our dcs. I always hate when someone asks my dcs which program they are in. the funny thing, is that they don't know about programs. eventually they figure it out but even once they do, I am not sure they actually know what it means. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 04:54 PM Flag
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ditto. just say ps9. people don't usually ask which program, but for some reason they assume it is G&T. they always say "oh, how do you like it? Hear its tough to get into." or some such thing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 05:23 PM Flag
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Say [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 04:57 PM Flag
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You can say Anderson or Hunter because that is the name of the schools, but saying G&T for a number school does sound like you are bragging. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 04:57 PM Flag
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Agree with you. Why would you say PS 334 if it is usually known by it's name: "Anderson" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 05:00 PM Flag
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do ps9 people say sarah anderson school? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 05:18 PM Flag
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never [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 05:25 PM Flag
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actually the kids do, they were taught that and if my dc says ps9 and people ask what school is this (mostly because they expected to hear some private school name) dc says Sarah Anderson school. They do talk about it at school. Otherwise, the name is only useful to distinguish from other PS9s (there is one in each borough) when looking up school stats etc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 05:31 PM Flag
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Do the kids really say Sarah Anderson School? The ones I know say PS 9. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 06:07 PM Flag
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we've been at the school for 5 years and have never heard a dc refer to the school as Sarah Anderson [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 07:41 PM Flag
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Glad you asked this, as I'm gong to feel like kind of a jerk when I say NEST. DS has friends that I think are smarter than he is that didn't score well, and I feel weird aboout the whole thing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 05:04 PM Flag
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