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Wow you NY moms are truly obsessed with your child’s preschool and kindergarten options. My gosh move if you are so angry at the way the system works not all parts of the country have to send their children to private schools. My gosh. I know I will be flamed but GOOD LORD.
13 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]i think a lot of it is guilty. They are being selfish by reaming in NYC so they comfort themselves by making everyone crazy about these schools.
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NYC - while a great city - is not designed for kids. Dirty, crowded, cramped and adult-centric. If you choose to remain their when your children are school age it is strictly for your benefit not theirs.
[ Reply | Options ]np: ITTD. I was born and raised in Manhattan. I'm a native NYer and love the city. Love raising my kids here. With that said I DO NOT obsess over getting my kids into Harvard, Princeton or Yale. I could care less about those places. All I want are well rounded, great kids who are good kids, good adults and love themselves and their families. Where they go to school (college) will be their decision.
[ Reply | Options ]Same here. I would add that both sides of our family lives in NYC. We love that our DCs are very close to their cousins. They see each other at least once a week. All of the kids go to public schools in their districts. The only stress we have is that our zoned school is underperforming. So we applied to another school in our district with open enrollment.
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What are you talking about? NYC kids grow up with access to more cool stuff -- museums, zoos, libraries, parks and playgrounds, culture (low to high and global) than just about anywhere else. They can't walk five steps without getting exposed to something educational. I don't know about these weirdos trying to get their toddlers on track for Harvard, but it's a great place to be a kid.
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UrbanBaby Asks...
When I ride in a taxi cab with my DC I:
- Use a carseat
- Buckle him/her in his/her own seat
- Hold him/her on my lap
- I'd never ride in a taxi with my DC, it's much too dangerous!
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