I am a 31 year old African American of carribean Hearitage that has lived most of my life in PLG (except for my grad school years in a small quaint Conneticut town.) I was educated in PLG for elemtary and middle school along with my two sisters, and then we all went to NYC Public High Schools - I went to Brooklyn Technical High School, and my sisters went to Midwood and Stuyvesant. We then went on to John College of the City University of New York, Pace and Harvard Universities. From there for graduate schools we went to Quinnipiac Univeristy Schoolof Law, Columbia University and the London School of Econmics in London, England, UK. I give this background to show that we were educated right here in PLG from Kindergarten to the eighth grade, and we went on to what society would say are some the City's finest public high schools, and the world's finest collegiate and post graduate institutions.

I currently work for the NYCDOE as an attorney and though I am not a teacher, I have visted several of the schools in the neighborhood and I can tell you that they are like the schools in other neighborhoods across the city - education is being delivered. As BrooklynsGreat said education is not just about what is done in school, it involves a great amount of parental involvement. The NYCDOE welcomes that involvment and you can look at their website to find ways to be involved. I emplore parents to get involved in the schools in your neighboorhood, so that there can be educational equity for all. Charter schools while fine are not the answer - where does that leave the students who can not get into them.

I am really disheartened by the fact that so many people want to move here, but all they want to do is rest their head at night, and not mix with the people you found here.

Posted by: ILOVEPLG at September 5, 2009 10:32 AM in response to PLG Schools and Amenities

I am a 31 year old African American of carribean Hearitage that has lived most of my life in PLG (except for my grad school years in a small quaint Conneticut town.) I was educated in PLG for elemtary and middle school along with my two sisters, and then we all went to NYC Public High Schools - I went to Brooklyn Technical High School, and my sisters went to Midwood and Stuyvesant. We then went on to John College of the City University of New York, Pace and Harvard Universities. From there for graduate schools we went to Quinnipiac Univeristy Schoolof Law, Columbia University and the London School of Econmics in London, England, UK. I give this background to show that we were educated right here in PLG from Kindergarten to the eighth grade, and we went on to what society would say are some the City's finest public high schools, and the world's finest collegiate and post graduate institutions.

I currently work for the NYCDOE as an attorney and though I am not a teacher, I have visted several of the schools in the neighborhood and I can tell you that they are like the schools in other neighborhoods across the city - education is being delivered. As BrooklynsGreat said education is not just about what is done in school, it involves a great amount of parental involvement. The NYCDOE welcomes that involvment and you can look at their website to find ways to be involved. I emplore parents to get involved in the schools in your neighboorhood, so that there can be educational equity for all. Charter schools while fine are not the answer - where does that leave the students who can not get into them.

I am really disheartened by the fact that so many people want to move here, but all they want to do is rest their head at night, and not mix with the people you found here.

Posted by: ILOVEPLG at September 5, 2009 10:32 AM in response to PLG Schools and Amenities

I am a 31 year old African American of carribean Hearitage that has lived most of my life in PLG (except for my grad school years in a small quaint Conneticut town.) I was educated in PLG for elemtary and middle school along with my two sisters, and then we all went to NYC Public High Schools - I went to Brooklyn Technical High School, and my sisters went to Midwood and Stuyvesant. We then went on to John College of the City University of New York, Pace and Harvard Universities. From there for graduate schools we went to Quinnipiac Univeristy Schoolof Law, Columbia University and the London School of Econmics in London, England, UK. I give this background to show that we were educated right here in PLG from Kindergarten to the eighth grade, and we went on to what society would say are some the City's finest public high schools, and the world's finest collegiate and post graduate institutions.

I currently work for the NYCDOE as an attorney and though I am not a teacher, I have visted several of the schools in the neighborhood and I can tell you that they are like the schools in other neighborhoods across the city - education is being delivered. As BrooklynsGreat said education is not just about what is done in school, it involves a great amount of parental involvement. The NYCDOE welcomes that involvment and you can look at their website to find ways to be involved. I emplore parents to get involved in the schools in your neighboorhood, so that there can be educational equity for all. Charter schools while fine are not the answer - where does that leave the students who can not get into them.

I am really disheartened by the fact that so many people want to move here, but all they want to do is rest their head at night, and not mix with the people you found here.

Posted by: ILOVEPLG at September 5, 2009 10:32 AM in response to PLG Schools and Amenities

ILOVEPLG, that's an awsome analysis and I appreciate your case study on how PLG schools have resulted in amazing academic accomplishment. i wholeheartedly agree that local parents should get involved and I get the impression that many parents want to.

I do think this is an inaccurate characterisation: "I am really disheartened by the fact that so many people want to move here, but all they want to do is rest their head at night, and not mix with the people you found here." A huge part of the reason that we want to move to PLG is that we have loved meeting and mixing with the people in the nabe and we want to do more! I think that's echoed in a lot of the posts you will find in this stream. Sounds like people of every stripe are proud to be living and mixing in PLG. We hope we can join you all.

Posted by: BCtoBK at September 7, 2009 9:40 AM in response to PLG Schools and Amenities