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06.20.08, 19:32 PM NY Schools
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I think parents are turning down hunter for their boys because they just don't see it as a masculine option. the boys are sort of small, quiet and nerdy. If you have a masculine boy, go to anderson or go private. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 06.20.08, 07:32 PM Flag
 

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WTF are you talking about? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:34 PM Flag
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people are just not opting for hunter for their boys to the same extent as for their girls. I think the boys they choose tend to be small, unathletic, quiet and nerdy. If I had a masculine, outgoing or athletic boy, I would not send him there. anderson seems to have more active boyish boys. privates also. just my take on it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:35 PM Flag
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Oh geez. I'm not OR but you are way off. First, Hunter has onsite, so they weed out any boys with issues. Do you mean by Anderson boys who are out of control to be athletic? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:40 PM Flag
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anderson boys seem more boyish. I said nothing about them being out of control. hunter boys are not most people's ideal of masculinity for their ds [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:42 PM Flag
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np - I'm the poster below and I know kids at both schools and, honestly, the boys at both schools are pretty similar. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:44 PM Flag
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I don't know about that. I don't have a boy at Hunter, but the boys I met were very well behaved. Not domineering. Social. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:45 PM Flag
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yes, but have you met any anderson boys? much more like boys. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:48 PM Flag
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np from above - No, they're not. What are you talking about? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:51 PM Flag
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That must be why my ds got in for K back when they had the onsite. They saw his five o'clock shadow and just KNEW he'd fit right in with their program. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:30 PM Flag
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np. You make no sense. You claim Hunter picks these nerdy, unathletic boys, and you also imply the reason they've gone through their WL is because parents of active boys prefer other schools. Want to try that again? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:49 PM Flag
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that is my theory, yes. do you have a better one? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:55 PM Flag
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Okay. Let's try this again. Hunter supposedly admits nerdy, unathletic boys? And yet you also believe an entire WL's worth of parents have turned it down for their active boys? Do you not see the flaw in your logic? Think hard. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:00 PM Flag
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Her dd gets her smarts from the dad, clearly. Another crazy Anderson mom post. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:03 PM Flag
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This one is clearly a special kind of crazy. I can't believe she's for real. Hey, OP! When you look in the mirror, do you see something like this? http://www.theplaymakers.com/welcome/archives/orange.jpg [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:20 PM Flag
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the kids on this year's accept/w/ls have parents who don't see the kids growing up to be hunter boys/young men. they want a more masculine image. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:04 PM Flag
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No, they are going to TT private. You are crazy to think they are thinking about masculine image. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:06 PM Flag
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yes, and TT privates tend to pick masculine boys. obviously the masculine oones parents opted for private. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:07 PM Flag
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Hah! Do you even have kids at TT? You are very wrong about this. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:10 PM Flag
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Nah - she has a daughter at Anderson. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:11 PM Flag
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No, she has a super effeminate ds there. That might explain her fixation with the H boys' masculinity. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:16 PM Flag
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NP: But if they were accepted at Hunter, wouldn't they be puny small girly-boys (according to OP)? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:06 PM Flag
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hunter tries for the masculine boys, but only ends up with the puny soft kids. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:08 PM Flag
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Bwaaahhhh! You're funny! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:09 PM Flag
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lol OMG, this is brilliant. Now you're claiming insight into the thought processes of all the parents who turned down Hunter for their ds? I love it. Please, tell us more, O Omniscient Troll! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:09 PM Flag
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I'm a genius, no? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:11 PM Flag
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Anderson? Same kind of boys [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:39 PM Flag
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No, no onsite. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:41 PM Flag
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What are you saying? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:43 PM Flag
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op here: iam talking about anderson boys who were selected by onsite since this is the first year that there was no onsite. they just seem more boyish and masculine. walk by both schools sometime. anderson is less nerdy [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:44 PM Flag
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Oh, back in the days when cutoff was 95? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:46 PM Flag
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np: is that supposed to be a dig to the anderson kids? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:49 PM Flag
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there is one very jumpy hunter mom who frequents ub. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:50 PM Flag
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LOL - you pick on a Hunter mom (who probably isn't one) in this whole thread??? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:46 PM Flag
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Um, OP is clearly an Anderson mom who is still sour her ds got dinged by Hunter. But if you are talking about stereotypes, smarter kids are more nerdy, so 95 kids being more athletic or whatever fits the bill. However, I challenge OP's notion of what masculinity is. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:55 PM Flag
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just walk by anderson some day, hunter mom. it will be apparent. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:56 PM Flag
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oh, and I do not have a ds at anderson. dd actually. but I can see the difference in the boys, for sure. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:57 PM Flag
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But how many boys do you know across all the grades at Hunter? np by the way [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:04 PM Flag
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5, all in different grades. all smallish mamas boys. most are unathletic and/or quiet. uncanny [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:06 PM Flag
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And I know many many more. Many of them are on various travel sports teams. And some of the smallest are actually the real athletes. You never know. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:07 PM Flag
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lol! spoken like the mom of a tiny boy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:09 PM Flag
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I assume because of this crazy new UB cut-off, that you're responding to me. And you are totally wrong. I'm the mom of a kind of large girl actually. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:10 PM Flag
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dh is small, perhaps? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:12 PM Flag
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PUT DOWN THE CRACK PIPE, OP. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:58 PM Flag
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OMG, how can a boy be "masculine" at age 4 and why do you care? At LL, we have all sorts of boys (at least before they went only by scores, the more recent classes are girl heavy). Some of the smallest boys are really athletic; some of the biggest are not sporty at all. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:59 PM Flag
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you can't see masculinity or femininity in a 4 yo dc? of course you can. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:02 PM Flag
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do you mean the aggressive, pushy boys who are not aware and socially immature? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:05 PM Flag
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np, I don't. I mean the boys who have typical boy behavior, which does incluude at times rough and tumble play. obviously its a new concept for you. there are actual behaviors that are more or less typical for each sex [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:11 PM Flag
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So unless the boys engage in "rough and tumble" play, they're not masculine? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:12 PM Flag
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I guess reading 4 grades levels advanced is considered nerdy even if perfectly social. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:18 PM Flag
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What? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:19 PM Flag
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OP is thinking this way. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:20 PM Flag
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no, I am saying that it is not about being smart. a person can be smart and still have typical gender behavior and aura. hunter tends to have boys with less of this. being smart does not determine gender behavior. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:24 PM Flag
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You know 5 Hunter boys and you're making statements like Hunter tends to...? Got it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:35 PM Flag
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my anderson dc reads any and everything. hardly the domain of hunter kids only. nonetheless, the boys at anderson, in addition to being very smart, are masculine by and large. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:20 PM Flag
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You've checked the genitalia of every boy there? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:22 PM Flag
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This is all sour grapes. Obvious. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:24 PM Flag
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np. I'm guessing she's your garden variety troll. Just trying to stir things up, not even sour grapes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:28 PM Flag
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was really just offering up a theory as to why the boys are declining hunter in higher numbers. I think their parents just don't like the image of the hunter boy for their DSs. not bitter, and not trolling. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:32 PM Flag
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np. You sound creepy. What kind of person spends this much time thinking about the relative masculinity of a bunch of little boys? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:24 PM Flag
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I don't spend any time thinking about this. but there have been a number of posts asking about boy's w/l expanding at hunter, and girls being more likely to keep their spot there. made me think about why that might be. have had a number of friends say they just didn't see their boys there. voila...a theory was born. genius, no? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:27 PM Flag
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You answered your own question. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:33 PM Flag
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Um.. o...kay? Does your dh do rough and tumble play with you at home? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:15 PM Flag
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yes, and we like it that way. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:21 PM Flag
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O..kay.. I guess you must use a lot of concealers. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:23 PM Flag
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I like masculine men, but do not like S&M if that is what you mean. someone else is answering for me. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:28 PM Flag
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Since a "Hunter boy" just won a Tony for Best Musical, I guess that proves to you that they are feminine? LOL! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:45 PM Flag
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nothing like show tunes for a hunter boy!!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:54 PM Flag
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