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06.30.08, 10:16 AM New York City
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Someone mentioned in an earlier post that LL would be very dd dense for K in the fall. Does anyone have more detailed info relating to this or the incoming K classes in general. TIA. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
New York City 06.30.08, 10:16 AM Flag
 

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they're always 28 kids a class. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 10:18 AM Flag
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terc math in action! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 10:25 AM Flag
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we'll know more when school starts in September... maybe a little earlier if LL is going to do a welcome thing before that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 10:27 AM Flag
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Do you have a dc entering LL in the fall? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 10:37 AM Flag
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yes [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 10:38 AM Flag
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we do as well. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 10:41 AM Flag
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So do you two have DDs or DSs? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:32 AM Flag
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I think I saw the breakdown on a post a week or so ago. Try doing a search. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 10:27 AM Flag
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how would anybody know this information? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 10:28 AM Flag
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Current parents would know. Parent Coordinator would know. We know the breakdown for Anderson (33/17). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 10:30 AM Flag
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that's insane. next year the doe damn well better take gender into account. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 10:37 AM Flag
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why does it matter that a class should have a 50:50 ratio? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 10:41 AM Flag
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because lower scores on olsat do not mean a ds is stupider than a higher-scoring dd. they mature at different rates. to make six years of a ds's education dependent on one test that puts him at a disadvantage sucks. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:34 AM Flag
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are you suggesting that boys should have a lower cut-off than girls? By how many points? Has there been research on this? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:52 AM Flag
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i'm not saying it's easy to correct the imbalance, but i do think they should consider testing for g&t when dcs are older and i for one don't have a problem with the onsites. ds singletons are otherwise screwed by this process. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:55 AM Flag
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I agree with you. G&T should start at a later age. I would love to know why NYC started it in Kindergarten (I know all about middle class retention etc. etc. which is valid nowadays but I doubt this was the case when the G&T programs were established quite a while back). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 12:00 PM Flag
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I doubt they will. I think it has been this way for awhile. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 10:42 AM Flag
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for a while? this incoming k class is only the second class picked without regard to gender balance. my dc is entering 2nd grade in the fall and her class is gender balanced. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 10:45 AM Flag
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i think they will have to go back to gender-balancing given the completely skewed class makeups. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:36 AM Flag
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I don't see it as much as I'd like it. If they balance for gender, why not race, income, age, geographic diversity and any other variable they used to consider at onsites? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:50 AM Flag
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this isn't a diversity issue. the olsat doesn't discriminate against someone from queens, but it does discriminate against boys. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:51 AM Flag
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It also discriminate against kids that did not go to preschool or did not have UMC parents read to them/teach them stuff, which happen to be the vast majority of AA/Hispanic kids. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:53 AM Flag
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not so fast! It does discriminate against poor kids who were not able to receive an enriched upbringing. Etc. etc. Balancing for anything is two-sided sword. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:54 AM Flag
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this is another reason the olsat shouldn't be used. it discriminates against those from lower income families, sure, but let's not get carried away and say people from queens need a break as well. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:56 AM Flag
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Not just OLSAT, Stanford-Binet does too, all standardized tests do at this age. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:58 AM Flag
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OLSAT, SB, etc. etc. This is not OLSAT or G&T specific. I think there are issues involved that cannot be solved by a board of education. It has much deeper roots in this society. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 12:01 PM Flag
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Exactly, once you start it's a slippery slope. And for the record I do think the girl-heavy classes suck beans all around. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:57 AM Flag
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