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06.22.08, 17:46 PM General Topics
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If you lived in a good school district would you opt out on all the G&T madness? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.22.08, 05:46 PM Flag
 

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we do, and we didn't. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.22.08, 05:46 PM Flag
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we do and we are sending dc to citywide - a lot of it has to do with middle school and over-crowding of our zoned school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:37 AM Flag
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Same here. We are zoned for 3 and went with 11. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 01:20 PM Flag
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Yes. I am zoned for an excellent elementary school across the street. I saw no need to test for programs that would require running dc all over Manhattan. And they are thriving in their environment. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.22.08, 05:47 PM Flag
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dare I ask where? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.22.08, 05:52 PM Flag
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PS 183 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.22.08, 05:54 PM Flag
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then you are good for a few years- enjoy [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.22.08, 05:57 PM Flag
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I am. And then we will reevaluate our position. Maybe we will do the testing thing, maybe we will move to the suburbs, maybe we will do the expat thing again. For now, dc are doing very well. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.22.08, 05:59 PM Flag
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Another happy 183 parent here, but DC is in younger grade. Might look into private/moving around 4th grade more to avoid high stakes testing than anything else. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 01:15 PM Flag
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depends on your kid and how well dc tests. what PS? if 41 I would definitely opt out as 41 treats each child as "gifted" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.22.08, 05:47 PM Flag
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I'm not even in the game this year, but isn't treating every child as 'gifted' a *good [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.22.08, 05:56 PM Flag
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^^ a *good thing [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.22.08, 05:59 PM Flag
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Its not. When you treat unequal people equally its never a good thing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.22.08, 06:18 PM Flag
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Yes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.22.08, 06:00 PM Flag
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we do, we did. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.22.08, 06:17 PM Flag
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We moved to a good district after the g&t testing but before k placement. Registered at zoned before bothering with results. We will not participate in the 1st grade madness. Happy to stay where we are now! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 05:49 AM Flag
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We found out the hard way through dc#1 that a "good" school really isn't always a "good" school. Totally depends on the teacher. Our high-scoring, reasonably gifted kid has suffered in general ed in one of the top schools in the city. We did not make the same mistake with dc#2. Thankfully. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:06 AM Flag
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This is what I suspect of our local zoned "good" school. I have toured it several times, and it just leaves me unimpressed, yet everyone in the neighborhood raves about it. Luckily we did the G&T process this year and ended up with a placement we're very happy with. But it's hard to really pierce behind the reputations/word of mouth of some of these zoned schools, and figure out for yourself whether it's a school you want your child at. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:16 AM Flag
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Same thing can happen in a "good" g&t or "good" private, though. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:24 AM Flag
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true. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:26 AM Flag
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Having been through botg good G&T and good gen ed programs, I still find it's a bit of a crapshoot. Much more dependent on having good teachers, as opposed to any supposedly great program. No guarantees in NYC publics. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 09:34 AM Flag
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we do and did [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:29 AM Flag
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No. Dh and I went through all of the ELA and Math scores for the top gen eds in Manhattan, Long Island and the stand alone G&Ts. The stand alone G&Ts (Anderson, LL) had the best scores by far, with top LI schools next, and the top Manhattan schools were lowest (comparable basically to the mediocre Long Island schools). Based on this, we decided it would be a G&T program or a top suburban school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 09:36 AM Flag
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Did you end up at a G&T or did you move to the burbs? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 09:40 AM Flag
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Ended up with G&T placement [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 09:40 AM Flag
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