[MomOfToo]

To brasscity whatever

I am not a troll simply stating my opinion...freedom of speech. If you don't like it, then don't read the posts. Its as simple as that. Oh and I never mentioned NYC schools...I do know that FL does not have the greatest school systems for a fact...as well as Yonkers...simply stating not to take this list to heart because not every school on there should be...some schools test differently....go back to sleep maybe you'll wake up in a better mood.

[Rlemega]

Originally Posted by 7 Wishes

Neat that Conard is on the list, in the training program I am in this summer I have gotten to know their principal, Tom Moore, quite well, he is very interesting "out of the box" kind of guy.

Tom Moore was one of my favorite teachers ever and I can imagine him doing an awesome job. When did he become the Principal?

[7 Wishes]

Originally Posted by Rlemega

Tom Moore was one of my favorite teachers ever and I can imagine him doing an awesome job. When did he become the Principal?

I think he said in the last year or two.

[MikefromCT]

Originally Posted by 7 Wishes

Neat that Conard is on the list, in the training program I am in this summer I have gotten to know their principal, Tom Moore, quite well, he is very interesting "out of the box" kind of guy.

I'm not surprised to see Conard on that list. It was named the top high school in the state by Connecticut magazine in 2006. Last summer I went to a friend's wedding and met a young, pretty woman (either black or bi-racial, I couldn't really tell) who told me she graduated from there, and from our conversation she came off as an intelligent, well-spoken individual. Hopefully, her education at Conard contributed to this.

But I am surprised that Simsbury didn't rank higher on the list. As high-ranking as the schools are in WH and Farmington, it always seemed to me that Simsbury's were in a league of their own. But who knows? I could be all wet here.

[brasscitybluenwhite]

Originally Posted by MikefromCT

Hopefully, her education at Conard contributed to this.

sorta. I mean, I went to a public high school in waterbury and I've been told that I sound intellegent. But then I tell them the high school I'm from and they tell me "oh".

I think the best contributor to a person's vocabulary is the household they grew up in. Like if the parents went to college.

[ctcoldplay11]

Originally Posted by brasscitybluenwhite

sorta. I mean, I went to a public high school in waterbury and I've been told that I sound intellegent. But then I tell them the high school I'm from and they tell me "oh".

I think the best contributor to a person's vocabulary is the household they grew up in. Like if the parents went to college.

Couldn't agree more BCBW

[MikefromCT]

Originally Posted by brasscitybluenwhite

I think the best contributor to a person's vocabulary is the household they grew up in. Like if the parents went to college.

Agreed. But just to go a step further, I'd say that if the parent(s) will value education, chances are the children will, too. I say that because in some instances the parents might not have attended college - not because they didn't want to but for financial reasons (see: cost), and simply had to enter the workforce right out of highschool.

I went to college in Dutchess County, NY and I knew quite a few people who came from New York City - Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx - and many of them were on academic scholarships, and they wouldn't have had the opportunities they did if they - and their parents - didn't value education. And unfortunately, for these people of lower-income households, it's about 100 times harder. The city streets can swallow you whole, and without parents (or some sort of guardian) to provide a sense of moral direction, you're dead. Look at Sonja Sotamayor - she grew up in the Bronxdale projects, which is in a very rough section of the city, and she pulled herself up by the bootstraps to go to first Princeton then Yale, and now she's been selected as a supreme court judge. I say kudos to her.

[Ourdreamhouse]

Originally Posted by brasscitybluenwhite

Florida schools are not that good? You have been to every school in Florida? And people don't move to New York City because of their schools either, so should we take Stuyvesant and Bronx Science off too? Are their anymore schools that you feel like discrediting?

Please stop the trollish posts. If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.

I think MomofToo has some valid points. I lived in both CT and one of the wealthier towns in Florida, and it isn't even close. The general level of public education in Florida is awful: overcrowding, lack of education as an important priority (vs. athletics), mediocre teachers, lack of parental involvement, funding and accountability issues, etc. etc. The problems are systemic and statewide. I found that even the very best private schools in Florida didn't equal the best public schools in CT.

I'm not familiar with the methodology used in this study, but i suspect it's a little like the lists of "best high school football teams in the country" or "best towns to live in." These lists try to spread out the winners, so that each state gets at least one or two. It isn't really a true nationwide ranking.

By the way, in your post it should be spelled "there," not "their." You might want to brush up on your English composition.

[brasscitybluenwhite]

Originally Posted by Ourdreamhouse

I think MomofToo has some valid points. I lived in both CT and one of the wealthier towns in Florida, and it isn't even close. The general level of public education in Florida is awful: overcrowding, lack of education as an important priority (vs. athletics), mediocre teachers, lack of parental involvement, funding and accountability issues, etc. etc. The problems are systemic and statewide. I found that even the very best private schools in Florida didn't equal the best public schools in CT.

I'm not familiar with the methodology used in this study, but i suspect it's a little like the lists of "best high school football teams in the country" or "best towns to live in." These lists try to spread out the winners, so that each state gets at least one or two. It isn't really a true nationwide ranking.

By the way, in your post it should be spelled "there," not "their." You might want to brush up on your English composition.

https://www.nystart.gov/publicweb-rc...2300010048.pdf


I said what I had to say because I felt that she was discrediting kids in Yonkers, who are clearly striving to be their best, just because they lived in Yonkers. Yonkers High School has a highly respectable and rigorous IB program. I'm almost positive that the IB program is what carried it onto the list. So should we discredit their IB program because its in "Yonkers" and not "Ridgefield" or "New Fairfield"?

You are clearly doing the same thing when you say its like "The best football team in the nation." Really? Academics and personal achievement can be compared to athletics?

Besides, what rigorous nationally-accredited and nationally-respected programs does New Fairfield and Ridgefield High School so that they should outrank Yonkers, as you imply? Or did you just name those 2 schools because they're suburban schools in "Connecticut"?

[7 Wishes]

IB? I'm thinking Integrated Business but somehow I think I'm wrong....