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Anderson Tour Mom - What did you think of school? any surprises? Any details on bussing?
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05.05.08, 08:17 AM [ Flag ]
- Bussing available within Manhattan or Metrocard given, school was very nice. Curriculum on par with what I saw on private school tours. Parent tour guides were very enthusiastic.
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  05.05.08, 08:18 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - I was there too. I agree with your assessment of the curriculum and was very impressed by the work on the walls in all grades, but especially in the middle school.
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    05.05.08, 08:20 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - Only sad thing is that it was so nicely colorful and diverse but it won't be next year.
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      05.05.08, 08:22 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - You have no way of knowing that. DOE may well pull diversity in the lottery. I think they may well try.
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        05.05.08, 08:23 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        What do you mean? How do you put diversity in a lottery?
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        05.05.08, 08:23 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        They may try to get some variation among districts, to avoid placing only D2/D3 kids into city-wides.
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        05.05.08, 08:29 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        But they have to put all the 99's in one lottery and all the 98's in another, etc.
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        05.05.08, 08:31 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Yes of course. Among 99s, I would think they may put district as one of the sorting variables.
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        05.05.08, 08:32 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Sorry, i don't mean to be thick but I still don't understand you....don't they have to put ALL the 99's into the "hat" to pick at random? How could they sort by district?
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        05.05.08, 08:33 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        pick one 99 from D1, then D2, then D3, and on and on. would be a total disaster
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        05.05.08, 08:40 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- NP, but I was also on the tour this morning and dh and I thought the school was amazing.
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  05.05.08, 08:24 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - You wouldn't think so if you had toured any privates.
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    05.05.08, 08:24 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - Did you tour? why would you say that?
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      05.05.08, 08:26 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - I'm sharing my own perspective. Having toured a lot of privates, I did not feel that Anderson was "amazing". I thought it was "good".
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        05.05.08, 08:28 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        You're wrong - we did tour privates and we recently turned one down. Still thought Anderson was amazing
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        05.05.08, 08:30 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Simma down now. just sharing my perspective.
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        05.05.08, 08:31 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        So is she. Now, agree to disagree and move on.
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        05.05.08, 08:41 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

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Anderson Tour Mom - What did you think of school? any surprises? Any details on bussing?

Bussing available within Manhattan or Metrocard given, school was very nice. Curriculum on par with what I saw on private school tours. Parent tour guides were very enthusiastic.

I was there too. I agree with your assessment of the curriculum and was very impressed by the work on the walls in all grades, but especially in the middle school.

Only sad thing is that it was so nicely colorful and diverse but it won't be next year.

You have no way of knowing that. DOE may well pull diversity in the lottery. I think they may well try.

What do you mean? How do you put diversity in a lottery?

They may try to get some variation among districts, to avoid placing only D2/D3 kids into city-wides.

But they have to put all the 99's in one lottery and all the 98's in another, etc.

Yes of course. Among 99s, I would think they may put district as one of the sorting variables.

Sorry, i don't mean to be thick but I still don't understand you....don't they have to put ALL the 99's into the "hat" to pick at random? How could they sort by district?

pick one 99 from D1, then D2, then D3, and on and on. would be a total disaster

NP, but I was also on the tour this morning and dh and I thought the school was amazing.

You wouldn't think so if you had toured any privates.

Did you tour? why would you say that?

I'm sharing my own perspective. Having toured a lot of privates, I did not feel that Anderson was "amazing". I thought it was "good".

You're wrong - we did tour privates and we recently turned one down. Still thought Anderson was amazing

Simma down now. just sharing my perspective.

So is she. Now, agree to disagree and move on.

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