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06.24.08, 06:39 AM New York City
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This term 'TT', is this a UB invention or one that is grounded in reality? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
New York City 06.24.08, 06:39 AM Flag
 

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none of it is grounded in reality whether UB created it or not. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 06:41 AM Flag
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what is it? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 06:43 AM Flag
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'top tier' just which of the privates are very good and compete and place in the top five or ten of school in the country [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 06:43 AM Flag
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Not a UB invention. This list of the best school in the city has been the same list for decades. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 06:43 AM Flag
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This is a term used to describe a (usaually) k-12 private school with highest percentages of exmissions into colleges, particularly the Ivy League Universities. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 07:14 AM Flag
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thank you [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 07:19 AM Flag
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Either way, am I the only one whose eyes roll every time I see it? Is there something terribly wrong with good but not necessarily the best? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 07:18 AM Flag
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nothing wrong with it but there are things and schools that are better than others. nothing wrong with distinguishing between them [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 07:20 AM Flag
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true but there's a line between doing well by your kids and mindless, spineless elitism [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 07:31 AM Flag
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spineless elitism? what on earth is that? there are reasons these schools perform to well, its the academics, not the elitism. The academics made going there 'elite' not the other way around [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 07:43 AM Flag
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because the best schools for our kids are the best for THEM, not solely by external standards. What I read makes it seem that folks are searching for schools as if they're designer labels. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:04 AM Flag
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'best school for them' yes, some dcs are not as bright as others, or take to things other than academics and therefore they should be in schools that fit them better, I agree. Of course this does nothing to remove the fact that school X is going to provide a better education or stronger academics and better college results than school Y [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 09:11 AM Flag
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