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I think you're being a little bit unfair. There are some good public schools out there. What about all of the magnet schools, Stuy,Bronx Science, Brooklyn Tech, Hunter High school? You wouldn't send your kids to those schools?
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I'm a NYC public school teacher and I wouldn't send my kids to ANY public school in the city, even if it gets amazing ratings. You still have to deal with the NYC department of ed, which is soooo corrupt it isn't even funny. God forbid if your child needs some sort of special needs services...it would take forever to get through the doe because of all the bureaucracy. If you can, shell out the extra money and send them to a private school in Queens or something, where it's a little cheaper.
I'm a NYC public school teacher and I wouldn't send my kids to ANY public school in the city, even if it gets amazing ratings. You still have to deal with the NYC department of ed, which is soooo corrupt it isn't even funny. God forbid if your child needs some sort of special needs services...it would take forever to get through the doe because of all the bureaucracy. If you can, shell out the extra money and send them to a private school in Queens or something, where it's a little cheaper.
Wow do you really believe that? That is disappointing to see from a teacher. I don't know I guess I was one of the lucky few, but I feel like I received a relatively good education from going to public schools. I didn't feel behind in college at all, and I am actually smarter than a lot of my co-workers--not to toot my own horn or anything.
Would you not send your child for instance to a Stuyvesant if given the chance?
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I would only send my kids to Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, Townsend, schools like that...but the chances are very slim. Those are the smartest kids in the city. I'm a teacher and I know what goes on with the department of ed. I grew up with disabilities and there was no way I would have been this successful if my parents had stayed in NYC and sent me to public schools. In my class, I have to deal with the violent, suicidal kids before I get other kids evaluated if they can't read. Those are what I mean. You hardly ever see the issues I deal with on a daily basis in the suburbs.
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Let me clarify my post. Not EVERY school in the city is going to have the issues I deal with on a regular basis (and I teach Kindergarten. Imagine the physical violence and suicidal issues I deal with! hard to believe in Kindergarten, I know). Of course you wouldn't have these issues in a public school on the UES or something. A teacher would be able to catch a child who's behind in their reading a lot faster than I would be able to, since they don't have to deal with as many behavioral issues. I'm just saying that it would still take a decent amount of time to get an IEP through the department of ed. And there's only so much we can do for a kid if they don't have an IEP.
How much do NYC private schools cost and is it that hard to get them in? I've heard that you've got to basically bribe your way in.
I think this is true for some schools. There was a big story a few years ago about someone in power giving a big donation to get into a particular school (for some reason AT&T sticks in my mind). When the news broke a lot of the chatter was about how everyone in the know knew that this was common.
Actually, I went through the NYC private school system, my nephew and nieces have gone through it and all my friends' kids have gone through it. It's not an easy system to negotiate, but if a child is bright, interviews well and does well on the ERBs it's just a matter of finding the money to pay for it all.
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Is it easy to find money for private schools? I ask because I'm a lower elementary teacher in the south Bronx, and a few of my students are so bright and should be in a better school. I would be willing to find out any information.
Most of the private schools in NYC do have scholarships available. I know mine did, as did my sisters' schools. I think you just have to inquire directly with the schools.
What about Prep for Prep? They help out poor minority students get into prep schools. I think its on the Upper West Side somewhere.
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Is it easy to find money for private schools? I ask because I'm a lower elementary teacher in the south Bronx, and a few of my students are so bright and should be in a better school. I would be willing to find out any information.
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