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06.28.08, 09:04 AM New York City
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The shit hit the fun, A number of classes out our public (D3) have 32+ DCs [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
New York City 06.28.08, 09:04 AM Flag
 

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There is a good place on Orchard street, i think it is called Orchard Street Corset, they are very affordable too. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:10 AM Flag
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sorry, meant to post to a different thread! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:10 AM Flag
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lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:12 AM Flag
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Which one? is this K? Where's that rational business planning model, Mr. Klein, when you need it? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:12 AM Flag
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k? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:12 AM Flag
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kindergarten [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:15 AM Flag
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i know k means kindergarten - i am asking op if she is talking abut k classes in her post [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:29 AM Flag
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Which school? And are you talking about the coming year? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:29 AM Flag
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199, yes [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:34 AM Flag
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In the upcoming K class or older? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:35 AM Flag
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same for ps 89 in battery park. crazy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:38 AM Flag
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in the fall kindergarten class or older? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:41 AM Flag
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kindergarten, but that's going to bubble up in the coming years. No assistants. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 10:16 AM Flag
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I thought they were simply limiting registration. How many assistants will they have? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:47 AM Flag
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Teachers with less than 5 years experience do not qualify for "student teachers" - If by Assistants you mean paras, these are women with an IQ of 59 - stupid and lazy [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:49 AM Flag
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wow - that is too bad - dcs assistant teachers at LL have been very impressive! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:51 AM Flag
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That's an unreasonable statement, please. Anyway, it's Kindergarten, and they are there to help the teacher, who does almost all of the teaching. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:54 AM Flag
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where do you get your information from???? You need to find a new source b/c this is very wrong [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 03:21 PM Flag
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2 of my dd's para's were great [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 05:32 PM Flag
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that is scary and so sad. DC had 18 in his public K class a few years ago...that is nearly double....can't imagine [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 01:14 PM Flag
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How do you know the # of kids per class? And what grade is this for? It's "okay" to have that many kids in the upper grades, according to the UFT contract. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:48 AM Flag
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it's "okay", but it still sucks [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:49 AM Flag
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ugh. that's awful. we dodged a bullet. they were predicting that many in our d2 k class but it wound up being 25. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 10:16 AM Flag
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I saw this coming and maintain my 'theory' that children about to enter K this Sept and those who will enter in the next 4 years are going to be royally screwed. After that the doe will have 'fixed' the problem of not enough seats. We have 2 kids who will be starting K in the next four years and one who is already in elementary. He has had a great experience so far but I feel like our next 2 are going to get short-changed for elem, and then later for MS. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 12:57 PM Flag
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what happens after 4 years? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 01:09 PM Flag
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they will have built more schools, moved middle schools out of shared bldgs etc. So kids about to be born now and in the following years will be fine but those starting K now and over the next few years are going to suffer the consequences of an inadequate public school infrastructure [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 01:12 PM Flag
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^those kids aleady in 1st grade in up now will be fine too since they came through right before the 'under 5 population bubble' [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 01:13 PM Flag
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Not really, as more and more space is converted to classrooms, DCs will start not having art rooms, music rooms, science rooms, and even Gyms and playground space. It really sucks for everyone already - freaking Bloomberg [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 02:10 PM Flag
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you're right, I didn't think of that...but at least those 'older' kids will be crammed more to a classroom too to make for an extra classroom in a lower grade. - sadly, this is why we are leaving for the burbs....so at least their will be 3 less kids taking up space! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 03:32 PM Flag
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It's going to take a lot longer than four years. I thought 27 was the max for a kindergarten class? 4th grade can go up to 32. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 02:10 PM Flag
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OK, I checked. It is against the UFT contract to have more than 25 children in a kindergarten classroom. So, either the story is incorrect or the school has 32 enrolled and so must scramble to add another classroom. My source: http://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2007/09/class-size-limits-for-nyc-public.html [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 02:21 PM Flag
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that's not entirely correct. It depends on the "leftover". If for example 4 grade has 67 students, they can do 2 classes of 33 and 34 instead of 3 classes of 22. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 02:34 PM Flag
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Thank you for the clarification. That's insane, though. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 05:17 PM Flag
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they can go up to 32 in K if they have another adult in the room so most likely the K classes will have a para w/ them [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 03:23 PM Flag
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what is bad though is the rooms don't get any bigger. MTW had 28 kids in a class and it reminded me of a crowded subway car - barely any room to move around [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 03:30 PM Flag
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I have taught w/ 32 in a class and it was fine. If the teacher is good she will know how to magage the classroom to make it work [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 03:31 PM Flag
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I'm sure it was fine but if would have been more pleasant for all involved with say, 18-20 kids [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 03:34 PM Flag
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yes it would have been but your child can be placed in a class of 18 w/ a really lousy teacher and have a terrible experience. It all depends on the teacher [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 03:40 PM Flag
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np. I agree that the teacher is the most important factor, but I cannot agree that that's all dc's experience depends on. 32 K dc in one room is too many, even with the best teachers. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 04:20 PM Flag
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As someone whose DD was stuck in K-2 grade with 30 kids, I have to say I abhor this argument, always made by educators, that a great teacher can handle that many kids. I've seen it first hand and that is bullshit. I've seen a very good teacher and a very bad teacher try to handle that big a class. It made the good teacher bad and the bad teacher horrid. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 05:45 PM Flag
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if all 32 DCs are well behaved it's doable, but 2-3 thugs can turn the class into a nightmare [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 05:55 PM Flag
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exactly, and the chances of getting 32 well-behaved kids is about zero. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 06:00 PM Flag
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...in a public school. I have not seen any thugs in DC's tt private. All very well behaved/very smart DCs [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 06:09 PM Flag
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and of course no classes with 32 kids and the different kids are weeded out thru insane admissions and tuition. what is your point? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 06:17 PM Flag
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itta...wtf was that about? Private schools don't admit the thugs, or if they do, eventually kick them out [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.28.08, 06:27 PM Flag
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