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07.17.08, 17:32 PM NY Schools
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for those of you considering public and private, which private would you turn down anderson for? (if you only want private, please don't answer). [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
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trinity only. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 05:34 PM Flag
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ditto. if we had gotten trinity, would have been hard to turn down, even with the financial burden. would consider dalton, but in the end, would likely choose anderson over it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 05:45 PM Flag
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dalton or saint ann's (not any other) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 05:35 PM Flag
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I agree, but only if I lived near one of them, and got that one. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 05:43 PM Flag
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Very few, Alexander Robertson, ECFS [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 05:35 PM Flag
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Really? I would totally do Anderson over either of those schools... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 05:37 PM Flag
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It said, "which private would you turn down", I'd turn down those two, not others. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 05:42 PM Flag
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General Topics 07.17.08, 05:44 PM Flag
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ie, which privates would you take over anderson. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 05:46 PM Flag
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ditto. I think they are faking us out. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 05:42 PM Flag
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why ecfs? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 06:11 PM Flag
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I see Hunter and Anderson as a back-up plan if dc doesn't get in to TT private [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 05:38 PM Flag
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Wow. GL with that! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 05:39 PM Flag
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lol! seriously! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 05:42 PM Flag
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what if those 2 plans don't pan out? would you go district G&T over lower tier private? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 05:50 PM Flag
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np--Do you people have any idea of the quality of education at what UB is calling second tier schools? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 05:54 PM Flag
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Most of them don't, but many NYers do, which is why they are almost as hard to get into as TT. Same goes for many of UB's 3rd-tier. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 05:56 PM Flag
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lol! says 3rd tier mom who is clinging to the fact that she was born in nyc! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 06:00 PM Flag
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Nope, "TT" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 06:01 PM Flag
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snort! must be why you feel so compelled to defend the honor of the lower tier! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 06:02 PM Flag
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that wasn't the question. I am looking to see how people looking at both private and public mix their rankings. I think you are someone who only wants private, so go away. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 06:01 PM Flag
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nnp: do you have any idea the quality of the education at anderson? please! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 06:12 PM Flag
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When does Anderson teach chemistry? Can you give me some idea of the content? When are medieval and renaissance history covered? Tell me about the foreign language offerings. Tell me the class size for foreign language and how many times weekly is it offered? How many times weekly is science taught and what is the class size? How is the science lab? How many science teachers for K-8? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 06:56 PM Flag
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lol! tell me the IQ of the average lower tier kid. that makes all the difference in the world. spoon feeding fancy subjects to average kids whose parents coddle them and hire tutors to help them learn just the basics will still land them far behind the smarter kids with fewer offerings at anderson. sorry if you need to believe otherwise. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 07:04 PM Flag
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np: I'm a big believer in public schools, but I don't think you are helping your argument here. When science, history, and foreign language are considered fancy subjects . . . public education is in big trouble. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 07:08 PM Flag
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all of these subjects are taught, and taught well at anderson. but i have seen the extras at privates, and they do not seem to raise the overall intellectual level of average kids. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 07:12 PM Flag
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np: foreign language at anderson is just OK. hopefully adding another option [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 07:27 PM Flag
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Anderson kids are smarter generally. But the school does not teach Ren or Medieval History (doesn't teach anything about Europe except for 20th century). It only has one foreign language, Spanish. And all classes are large. The school is going through a phase where it isn't bucking the DOE and doing its own thing like it used to, so it has more of the weaknesses of a NYC public school, despite an impressive student body. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 07:36 PM Flag
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such bs. the bucking the doe thing has not impacted the curriculum at all. if anything it just gets increasingly rich. the parents pay for everything anyway, so whether anderson likes the selection method or not has not had an impact on what is taught. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 07:47 PM Flag
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ignore. its bitter betty, aka anti anderson mom again [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 08:33 PM Flag
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Ren and Medieval History are part of the global studies curriculum taught in public high schools in depth. It's touched upon when studying explorers in 4th grade. My other dc had it earlier, but by the time they were both done with HS, both had learned the same things, just at different times. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.18.08, 08:29 AM Flag
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Personally, for an elementary or K-8, I would rather ask: Is my dc learning how to think critically? Think analytically? Think logically? Is my dc learning how to write well - creative writing as well as personal essays and research papers (for MS age)? Is my dc learning how to speak in front of others? Is my dc learning how to analyze text? I'd rather know about those things than when medieval and renaissance history and chemistry are taught. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.18.08, 03:28 AM Flag
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I want both for my child. I think broad content is crucial to a good education. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.18.08, 04:32 AM Flag
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I think the content can be learned in late MS/HS. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.18.08, 04:33 AM Flag
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^^^Actually, I do have two exceptions: math and foreign language. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.18.08, 04:34 AM Flag
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I have friends who pulled their kids out of second tiers for publics, so yes, I do have a sense of the quality of education at those second tiers. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 07:38 PM Flag
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we did that. couldn't be happier. would take smarter peer group over more art supplies any day. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 07:48 PM Flag
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dalton and trinity [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 05:57 PM Flag
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I would turn down Hunter for Dalton or Trinity. I would turn down Anderson (of the schools where dc applied) for Collegiate, St. B's, maybe ECFS. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 06:07 PM Flag
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I would take trinity or dalton over H/A, but anderson over hunter. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 07:24 PM Flag
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Why? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 09:25 PM Flag
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Dalton or trinity. would turn down hunter or anderson for those two, but no others. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 06:15 PM Flag
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We didn't apply to Anderson, but did apply to Hunter and a range of private schools. Would have taken any of them over Anderson, which is inconveniently located and run by the DOE. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.18.08, 06:12 AM Flag
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