UrbanBaby

07.02.08, 13:43 PM NY Schools
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how did columbia greenhouse and weekday do with selective publics this year? we are hoping to get into one or the other next year, and planning to go public. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
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the only selective public for which admission is not completely score-based is hunter. in other words, there is no such thing as exmissions when it comes to public school. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.02.08, 02:35 PM Flag

I was not asking that. I was asking how kids did with H/A and G&T from those schools this year? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.02.08, 03:06 PM Flag

it doesn't matter what preschool - the uws ones like weekday, greenhse, montessoris, jcc, etc all send varying #s of kids to H/A/G&Ts every year. It's not the schools - it's the kids & families [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.02.08, 03:38 PM Flag

I agree. It's not like the schools teach better stuff. They all paint, play with blocks, etc. I don't think they do drills. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.02.08, 04:12 PM Flag

Prek's can't sway a public school to take their kids. All kids have to show their stuff on the day of the testing. Smart kids who don't have a bad day will do well and make the cut off. That's it. If a school attracts smart kids, it's not to the school's credit that these kids made the cutoff. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.02.08, 04:24 PM Flag

oh please. so many of these preschools prep the hell out of the kids. explains the abundance of 99s. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.02.08, 06:29 PM Flag

The two schools she mentioned do not. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.02.08, 06:42 PM Flag

Weekday did very well. Hunter, Anderson, 166, 9, other district g&t. That said, other than Hunter Pre-Ks have very little to do with placement in publics. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.02.08, 06:37 PM Flag

weekday is definitely a "prep" school. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.02.08, 06:41 PM Flag

LOL!!!! Not at all. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.02.08, 06:43 PM Flag

know it for a fact. don't blame them, btw. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.02.08, 06:46 PM Flag

I know for a fact that they do not, but nice try. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.02.08, 06:48 PM Flag

At least 3 99s that I've heard of from Greenhouse. One is going to A. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.02.08, 07:05 PM Flag