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Like the name Jackson but think Jaxon is trying too hard. Your DS will forever be correcting people on the proper spelling of his name.
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OP here: Wow, what a reaction. I appreciate the feedback. My DH asked me about this combo last night. He had met a little boy at work (he's a photographer and had a kid photoshoot) with the name and liked it (thought it was unique). I'm pregnant now (#2 for us) but we don't know the sex so we're making a list of names. I didn't think "white trash" or trailer park but it is good to get a bunch of knee-jerk reactions here.
[ Reply | Options ]It makes me think of Ajax, as in the cleaning chemical. I think it goes under "Wal-Mart" names...
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[-]Need idea for birthday party for 6 y.o. DS. What's the most fun boy's birthday party you've been to in NYC?
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[-]ds took ERB three weeks ago tomorrow, still no message on site saying "processing." ugh! i thought ppl had their results in two weeks when online!
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[-]I've heard that Ronnie Moskowitz (founder of Washington Market) does not have a formal background in education. What's her background? College degree?
16 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]I don't know anything about that school, but I don't find it unusual at all. Many schools are started by parents out of need.
[ Reply | Options ]Started by, sure. But running an established school becomes a much bigger deal -- decisions like which children are developing normally vs. which need evaluation, who learns best in what settings, who would thrive at which school down the road, etc. No?
[ Reply | Options ]ted turner, bill gates and tom brokaw. none graduated from college, all excellent at their jobs.
[ Reply | Options ]Not at all, there are operational functions that any good manager/project manager should be able to navigate. I imagine that a huge percentage of a HOS job is fundraising and schmoozing neither of which a teaching degree prepares one for. I don't think HOS spends much time with IEPs they have to know how to hire good people and keep those people happy (or at least marginally so).
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[-]any thoughts about ps 261 in Brooklyn? (especially compared to ps 8 and ps 29)
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[-]annyone applying their DC for an off year private spot? What grade?
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[-]If you aren't interviewed by HOA at Brearley, is it a no go (like at Dalton)?
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[-]Do private schools want to see your SB score? ERB was high 90s and the SB is exactly the same in terms of percentile. Does this add anything if it is the same and both are fine?
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[-]Mommies, if you had unlimited funds, where would you move for good schools and as close as possible to NYC???? TIA
39 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]Manhattan is a great place if you are very wealthy so I would stay in the city and have a great weekend place.
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Any upscale community will have good schools- Scarsdale, NY; Greenwich, CT; Mountain Lakes, NJ
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It depends what you are like. I grew up there and there were very nice down to earth ppl and others who were super jappy. South has tons of Asians and North is all Persian. Great schools though. I personally feel that all areas with money tend to have entitles brats and parents there it just depends who you surround yourself with.
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No not the high schools, I remember they had a nice private there names Kew Forest.
[ Reply | Options ]It has a "blue ribbon" from insideschools. http://insideschools.org/index12.php?fs=1183&str=High%20Schools;%2011375&formtype=location
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Check out PS 101, that's the zoned school there. Forest Hills HS is a very good school, but I went to Brooklyn Tech, so I can't vouch for it personally.
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OR: like thos one http://www.streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/477815-house-95-tennis-place-forest-hills
[ Reply | Options ]or this one: http://www.foresthillshouses.com/content/giant-tudor-6-bedrooms-second-floor-more-room-unfinished-attic-2-car-garage-sunken-living-ro. Sigh, back to reality.
[ Reply | Options ]I love how cheap the taxes are for that house. My house is nearly 1M and my taxes are 20K.
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Do you need to be close to NYC because someone will be commuting, or just because you want to be able to easily visit? Personally, if commute weren't an issue I wouldn't chose to live somewhere like Greenwich or Scarsdale. I'd go to New Jersey horse country (Oldwyck, Chester, etc.), Northern Westchester, Putnam County or somewhere like that.
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[-]If not at K, what is the next entry point for Brearley and Chapin?
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np--I think there are usually only a very small number of openings though--I would guess under 10, with fewer for 6th than 9th grade.
[ Reply | Options ]The tt girls schools lose a decent percentage of students in 9th grade to coed, boarding, and less academically demanding schools. Entry in 9th grade is very competitive. At this point, schools are looking to bring in extraordinarily bright students who will make their college placements even more impressive.
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[-]Help!! Deciding between ps 87 and ps 6. Does 87 have two teachers in a class through 5th grade. I think Ps 6 does.
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[-]I am in a cooking rut! Have 2 young dc (5&3) and want to expand my repertoire. From where do you get your dinner ideas? Websites, magazines, your wonderfully creative mind??? Would love it if leftovers could serve as lunch at school as well.
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You know, I just tried her citrus chicken recipe the other day and it was totally blah. She kept talking about how "clean" and refreshing the taste was, etc...but it so clean it tasted like regular roasted chicken. For me, I think about my favorite restaurants and jump on line to find a recipe similar to the restaurant dish. Ina's recipes are not going to be great for little kids--she still cooks like she's got an audience at the White House.
[ Reply | Options ]Giada is bland. Personally, I love asian dishes. Really flavorful and variety in terms of texture and ingredients. If you stock your home with ginger, garlic, scallions, soy sauce, chinese cooking wine + sesame oil you can pretty much whip up any chinese dish. A great book to try: chen kinichi (he was one of the iron chefs). I love chinese noodle dishes. I save leftover for lunch the next day.
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[-]What do you think of this situation? After dinner I was helping my middle school ds study for a test when my mom called on the phone. I told my ds to look over his notes while I talk to my mom. I was on the phone for about 20 minutes and when I came back to my ds he had put away all his work and was playing cards with my dh. I said let's get back to studying and my dh said I should've told my mom that I'd call her back instead. He said that ds seems to know his material and they continued playing. Now, when I was helping my ds I could tell he was not well prepared for the test and in the 20 minutes while I was on the phone I doubt ds could've memorized all the material. I didn't say anything and let it go. I guess I'm just pissed th...
50 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]You should have told your mother that you would call her back. You put her needs before your childs.
[ Reply | Options ]ita. did you expect your son to keep the momentum going for 20 minutes while you had a chat with your mom. no one is really wrong here. consider it a learning experience.
[ Reply | Options ]NP: Why NOT expect that a middle schooler could study on his own for a few minutes? Seems pretty reasonable to me.
[ Reply | Options ]np wow, you don't expect a middle schooler to be able to study by himself for 20 minutes? I am just shocked. Do your children have no self-direction or self-management abilites at all?
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But the point here is that the DH sabotaged the study session by coming along and engaging the son in cards! And then he blamed his wife for not getting off the phone. Where is the DH's responsibility in co-parenting this child and helping him prepare for school? OP, please do not listen to these people who blame you.
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Wait until the test comes back. It could be a good teaching moment. However, I'd let it go unless it happens again. And, only you know whether your Mom really needed to talk at that moment or not. Oh and remember, not matter what happens, it's always the mom's ( your) fault.
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you're nuts lady. np here, but my mom helped me study through middle school and sometimes, i even asked my dad for help with my science in high school (he's an engineer). honestly, the world is a collaborative place. for goodness sake, let's help them learn how ASKING for help is a GOOD thing.
[ Reply | Options ]NP ITA. This is beyond helicopter parenting. These people are depriving their children of the chance to develop necessary life skills. Like being able to study without Mommy's help.
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OR: I have one in HS and one in MS. We strongly believed that our kids should be able to handle their homework independently and that they'd develop those skills if we left them alone. It worked for one, but not for the other and the school asked that we become involved to make sure things were getting done and into the backpack. All kids are different and some need help developing organizational strategies.
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You need to have a discussion w/your spouse about responsibility - ds is his child also. Why is it only your responsibility to supervise homework or help your child study for a test? I do not get involved in my ds day to day homework butif he has a big test I do quiz him and help him review. Your dh could have picked up the ball and continued helping your son when you had to step out.
[ Reply | Options ]Is this really how it goes these days? (i don't have hw aged kids) Boy, I can count on my fingers the number of times my parents helped me w/hw. But maybe if they had, i wouldn't be counting on my fingers.
[ Reply | Options ]Unless your middle schooler asked you to help him with his homework, you should be staying out of it. And if he did say that he needed your help, you should have told your mom that you would call her back. But really, any teacher would tell you that middle schoolers should be fully responsible for their learning.
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because they are 10. Did you know everything about staying on topic and managing your time by the time you were a preteen? They are still learning study skills and obviously the fact that it is way more fun to play cards with dad than study for a test shows that sometimes they need prodding and direction. Wait till your dc is older.
[ Reply | Options ]Yes, I studied hard and by myself in middle school (I was not 10, BTW - where did you go to middle school?). My parents were HS educated and didn't speak English. Shockingly, I was able to study by myself and get into Ivy.
[ Reply | Options ]my ds is 10 & in 6th grade - thats when middle school starts in NYC. I also went to Yale both undergrad and grad but I don't pretend that in 6th grade I voluntarily turned off the TV and started studying spelling words on my own. Maybe by the time I got to college I had that kind of discipline but I thank my mother for working with me and thus teaching me the skills.
[ Reply | Options ]That's universally true. My MS started in 7th grade (in NYC). I most certainly turned off the TV in 6th grade and studied. Also: there's a difference between mom saying "Turn off the TV and do your homework," and sitting down and helping DS study. Teaching good study habits is different than helping DS do his homework.
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np here, although i shouted above. for me, elementary help from parents was all about teaching me how to study. by 5th grade, we were on our own, and rightly so. i don't want my child to think their work is collaborative, sorry.
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OP here. Wow, I see there are some really strong opinions about a 6th grade kid being able to study on his/her own. Yes, my child does homework on his own all the time unless he runs into something really tough, and that happens maybe once or twice a month. I tell him to try to solve it in all the ways he knows, then if he's still stuck then I'd help him along. Last night was about STUDYING for a big test. I saw nothing wrong with having him look over his notes while I was on the phone. He IS capable of doing that quietly on his own. My beef is with DH who not only did not pick up the "slack", which I didn't ask or expect him to, but flipped it around and told me I should've gotten off the phone, meanwhile he is engaging DS into play...
[ Reply | Options ]there is nothing wrong with you helping your child study, i applaude you for being so involved..thats what children need!.....on the other note you should not have taken the call from mom just told her you'd call her back
[ Reply | Options ]Yes, looking back maybe I should've told mom that I'd call her back, but what killed me was the fact that Dh was playing cards with DS within that 20 minutes span, and totally gotten DS off the studying mode. If he didn't want to help him study he could've just said wait till mom is done, not start playing with him. Then the kicker is that he blames me because I stopped to take my mom's call.
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I have no idea why you're mad at your DH. Your son is in middle school; he's obviously mature enough to say "hey dad i need to study" if he really needs to. If he didn't want to study, then the presence or absence of your DH wouldn't have mattered. Writing "i guess we'll see" sounds sort of mean..it's like you're wishing your son does poorly so you can tell DH "i told you so". I hope your son does well, and gives DH a high five. And I hope you can become less uptight..gosh..
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[-]For those of you whose dc ended up being accepted at FC, did you have an inclination other than PSDs feedback in January? Like did you have good feelings about the interview, etc? Just curious.
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[-]K-12: What do people mean when they say "it's all about the high school?" I've heard it said of at least Trinity and Collegiate here. What does that mean? TIA.
8 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]Elementary school is the same all across the board, whether TT private or 3rd tier private or good public. It's the HS where the TTs stand out.
[ Reply | Options ]Well it is a bit different at Trinity. T has a very very very strong sib/leg policy which means they let in every connected kid except for few clear red flags. They double in size in HS and recruit proven smart kids who boost their exmission. Collegiate has a pretty good policy as well and in the past, they recruited heavily HYP legacies and old money who get their kids into these schools.
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