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By Petebklyn on September 23, 2010 4:22 PM
“Excuse me fuckface. Who the hell are you referring to????”
Some of those kids were able to progress from their deprived beginnings.Others not so well.
I think many of the catholic schools here do have unions now.
another SQOTD?
” why do they call them lay teachers if you’re not allowed to?”
I love the baked goods at the Nature’s Bounty stand at the Farmer’s Market at Borough Hall. I went to pick up a poppy seed Hamentashen (sp?) this morning (the ones they make are so delicious) and they asked for $3. They were $2 last week. What is this, the MTA? Is there a sudden global shortage of poppy seeds?
“Excuse me fuckface. Who the hell are you referring to????”
Some of those kids were able to progress from their deprived beginnings.Others not so well.
I think many of the catholic schools here do have unions now.
another SQOTD?
” why do they call them lay teachers if you’re not allowed to?”
I think a lot of the proud public school parents would make the leap if there was an option other than 25k private schools. The catholic schools used to fill that void – and still do in a lot of cities — but there is no good middle ground in NY. I’m sort of surprised nobody has come up with a 10k model. Serve organic food, let them play in the yard for half the day, call it “unschooling” and you’d clean up.
Not me. We are poor enough that private school would be free. I considered it briefly when searching for a good school for Kindergarten (we were zoned for an awful school) but was happy to find a great public school for her.
There are a few $15k-ish private schools (Bay Ridge Prep comes to mind in Brooklyn) but they are really mediocre. And I believe there are a few start-ups with the half-day, orgnanic snacks model. No thank you.
Not as many churchgoing Catholics putting their bucks in the collection tray these days. The non-Catholic kids who have been attending Catholic schools are generally very poor and it is definitely a struggle for their families to come up with any small amount of tuition.
I have been very happy with the three different public schools my daughter has attended. All are Title I schools, with a majority of the kids eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. And all of them take advantage of the cultural opportunities of living in the city. The elementary school in Chinatown has an incredible arts program–all 1100 kids do various forms of dance (National Dance Institute, Rosie’s Broadway Kids, Ballroom dancing) and music (Young People’s Chorus, and everyone takes violin class in 3rd grade). My daughter was even in a fife and drum corps from school in 4th and 5th grade and still plays her fife once in a while!
By Petebklyn on September 23, 2010 4:22 PM
“Excuse me fuckface. Who the hell are you referring to????”
Some of those kids were able to progress from their deprived beginnings.Others not so well.
I think many of the catholic schools here do have unions now.
another SQOTD?
” why do they call them lay teachers if you’re not allowed to?”
hehehehe……good Pete.
And you point fingers at me, Biffy???
I love the baked goods at the Nature’s Bounty stand at the Farmer’s Market at Borough Hall. I went to pick up a poppy seed Hamentashen (sp?) this morning (the ones they make are so delicious) and they asked for $3. They were $2 last week. What is this, the MTA? Is there a sudden global shortage of poppy seeds?
quote:
*rob*, can I use your address?
OMG can i sell someone my PS321 status!?!? how much would someone pay? im not on a lease tho.
*rob*
By Biff Champion on September 23, 2010 4:20 PM
It’s the Name Game:
Ditto ditto bo bitto
Banana fana fo fitto
Mee Mi Mo mitto
Ditto!
Biff, will you be my father? I feel my IQ going up!! (still trying to get into a G&T program)
Some things are better on a trapeze
“Excuse me fuckface. Who the hell are you referring to????”
Some of those kids were able to progress from their deprived beginnings.Others not so well.
I think many of the catholic schools here do have unions now.
another SQOTD?
” why do they call them lay teachers if you’re not allowed to?”
CGar — you dont’ want my country house. It’s a little backwoods.
I do have to get you in here. Altho it’s the first time in my life I’ve been called mysterious. I like it.
By Ringo on September 23, 2010 3:18 PM
I think a lot of the proud public school parents would make the leap if there was an option other than 25k private schools. The catholic schools used to fill that void – and still do in a lot of cities — but there is no good middle ground in NY. I’m sort of surprised nobody has come up with a 10k model. Serve organic food, let them play in the yard for half the day, call it “unschooling” and you’d clean up.
Not me. We are poor enough that private school would be free. I considered it briefly when searching for a good school for Kindergarten (we were zoned for an awful school) but was happy to find a great public school for her.
There are a few $15k-ish private schools (Bay Ridge Prep comes to mind in Brooklyn) but they are really mediocre. And I believe there are a few start-ups with the half-day, orgnanic snacks model. No thank you.
Not as many churchgoing Catholics putting their bucks in the collection tray these days. The non-Catholic kids who have been attending Catholic schools are generally very poor and it is definitely a struggle for their families to come up with any small amount of tuition.
I have been very happy with the three different public schools my daughter has attended. All are Title I schools, with a majority of the kids eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. And all of them take advantage of the cultural opportunities of living in the city. The elementary school in Chinatown has an incredible arts program–all 1100 kids do various forms of dance (National Dance Institute, Rosie’s Broadway Kids, Ballroom dancing) and music (Young People’s Chorus, and everyone takes violin class in 3rd grade). My daughter was even in a fife and drum corps from school in 4th and 5th grade and still plays her fife once in a while!