is there any training to help kids get into elite school program? (ideas, teaching)
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I think NPN in Chicago runs some seminars on the topic, although I'm not sure.
We're probably moving to Chicago, but we've decided not to go with a gifted or a classical program even if my son could get in. I've just read too many negatives that come along with the "more work means better education" mentality that seems to be stressed in those programs. Given the problems with many CPS schools (some are very, very good; some are very, very bad) and the difficulties in getting into magnets, I can understand why the OP is stressed, though. Those of you living in areas with decent public schools should cut her a break. This is probably not so much "child as accessory" as it is desperation to ensure access to a quality public school.
My kid is going to take classical elite school program test next week. He is only 6 years old. I dont' know what they are going to test him. Is there anyway to prepare our kids for such fun test?
Thanks.
I'll treat this like a real question that deserves an answer. First, you must keep your child's anxiety level down. Second, do not thing to prep him. IF he needs an advance program, let his natural abilities show that. If he is pumped full of test taking strategies, facts, etc. then he may gain admittance to something that is, in reality, over his head.
I think NPN in Chicago runs some seminars on the topic, although I'm not sure.
We're probably moving to Chicago, but we've decided not to go with a gifted or a classical program even if my son could get in. I've just read too many negatives that come along with the "more work means better education" mentality that seems to be stressed in those programs. Given the problems with many CPS schools (some are very, very good; some are very, very bad) and the difficulties in getting into magnets, I can understand why the OP is stressed, though. Those of you living in areas with decent public schools should cut her a break. This is probably not so much "child as accessory" as it is desperation to ensure access to a quality public school.
Yes. If we lived in Chicago, our kids would either have to get into one of the magnet programs (extremely difficult) or go to private school. Seeing as we aren't made of money, we probably wouldn't live in an area with one of the good public schools. Public schools in Chicago get really, really bad.
Not saying the OP is like this but wealthy new yorkers put so much emphasis on image and status and of course their children are an extension. There are WAIT LISTS for the "best" preschools before the couple are even pregnant. Imagine being born, much less raised in that kind of competitive environment?
Pity the poor average kid. I'm sure he/she is made to feel so inferior if it can't get into an Elite School, at any age. No wonder they are Trust Fund Babies. They need bags of money to pay for lifetime of therapy.
I agree that many people can go way over the top in striving for what they feel is the "best" for thier children, but New York City is a completely different animal. I have friends that live in Manhattan. As soon as their twins were born they started looking for pre-schools for their kids. Unfortunately the children weren't accepted to any pre-school even remotely convenient for them. They had to settle for a "drop-off center" which was really just a daycare. Imagine wanting your kids to go to pre-school, willing to pay top dollar and your children still can't go.
While I moved as far out of NYC as I could (across the country) when we decided to have children and I do think the preschool bit is insane, I CAN understand the concern of parents in NYC for older kids, the public schools are mostly terrible and the private schools fill up fast.
While I moved as far out of NYC as I could (across the country) when we decided to have children and I do think the preschool bit is insane, I CAN understand the concern of parents in NYC for older kids, the public schools are mostly terrible and the private schools fill up fast.
yeah that makes sense. And I'm sure many NYC parents are just as frustrated and/or put off by the system as those of us who are non-new yorkers, but I guess there is not too much they can do short of moving. when in rome.....
Likelihood of advancing school's programs and or profile
Likelihood to make large and "positive" contributions to the school
Merely curious, but is this determined by what you learn about the child, or what you learn about the child's parents? What sort of things do you look for to make this determination?
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