Best private schools in NYC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are all lurkers here. I actually understand the people who want to post anonymous complaints as a warning or a way to be heard more than the people who want to fight those people to defend these very expensive schools. I lurk because it’s fun.

+ 1. There is nothing more pathetic than a mom making her kid’s school a part of her identity, and trying to windmill swing at naysayers online. Nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are all lurkers here. I actually understand the people who want to post anonymous complaints as a warning or a way to be heard more than the people who want to fight those people to defend these very expensive schools. I lurk because it’s fun.

+ 1. There is nothing more pathetic than a mom making her kid’s school a part of her identity, and trying to windmill swing at naysayers online. Nothing.

Eh, I’d say an adult anonymously bashing a group of children as a whole from particular schools as “weird” or “off putting,” or tearing the kids down in an effort to build up oneself is more pathetic.

[Anonymous]

I actually found that helpful, it’s not the sort of information you get anywhere else and it’s not objectively any worse than complaints about kids being snobby or academically weak or bullies. Hell, people here routinely say things 10x nastier about public school kids.

[Anonymous]

I kind of think the people making snide remarks about people not getting in or not being able to afford it or lumping all women together into one pathetic female bogeyman to defend the honor of their or their kid’s elementary school are the most pathetic of all, but hey — those on anonymous boards about private schools shouldn’t throw stones, yes? Are they about excellence or who can afford it? I can’t tell you how little people outside this world care. Caring about your kids’ education is one thing — caring about the prestige of his or her second grade alma mater is another.

[Anonymous]

This board is like 1/4 "have fun being poor," 1/4 "long live the revolution of the proletariat," 1/4 "ackshually the 7th best private school in NYC is Chapin and the 8th best is Nightingale and anybody suggesting otherwise is a dirty liar" and 1/4 "please help me with this perfectly normal question about private school applications that I somehow decided to post here."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I actually found that helpful, it’s not the sort of information you get anywhere else and it’s not objectively any worse than complaints about kids being snobby or academically weak or bullies. Hell, people here routinely say things 10x nastier about public school kids.

Saying nasty things about any group of children seems pathetic to me, but hey, you do you.

[Anonymous]

Oh yeah I forgot the 1/4 "how dare you besmirch the honor of SpongeBob Fussypants Country School"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I actually found that helpful, it’s not the sort of information you get anywhere else and it’s not objectively any worse than complaints about kids being snobby or academically weak or bullies. Hell, people here routinely say things 10x nastier about public school kids.

At first I was engaged, after the 100th time you start to grow tired of listening to the story of a lady who was spurned by her ex-lover and can never move past it. This forum becomes therapeutic for them rather than a productive conversation about NYC private schools. In some ways the obsession over Brearley makes it feel more prestigious than the rest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I kind of think the people making snide remarks about people not getting in or not being able to afford it or lumping all women together into one pathetic female bogeyman to defend the honor of their or their kid’s elementary school are the most pathetic of all, but hey — those on anonymous boards about private schools shouldn’t throw stones, yes? Are they about excellence or who can afford it? I can’t tell you how little people outside this world care. Caring about your kids’ education is one thing — caring about the prestige of his or her second grade alma mater is another.

The only reason other posters’ inability to pay is brought up is because that is often their motivation to criticize the schools. They lacked the financial capital and cultural capital to get admitted and enroll. So they chimp out on anonymous forums and claim their no name public is sooooo much better academically.

In the right circles, where you went to second grade matters. I won’t be seeing you at the links this weekend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I kind of think the people making snide remarks about people not getting in or not being able to afford it or lumping all women together into one pathetic female bogeyman to defend the honor of their or their kid’s elementary school are the most pathetic of all, but hey — those on anonymous boards about private schools shouldn’t throw stones, yes? Are they about excellence or who can afford it? I can’t tell you how little people outside this world care. Caring about your kids’ education is one thing — caring about the prestige of his or her second grade alma mater is another.

The only reason other posters’ inability to pay is brought up is because that is often their motivation to criticize the schools. They lacked the financial capital and cultural capital to get admitted and enroll. So they chimp out on anonymous forums and claim their no name public is sooooo much better academically.

In the right circles, where you went to second grade matters. I won’t be seeing you at the links this weekend.

So this goes in the “have fun being poor” bucket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I kind of think the people making snide remarks about people not getting in or not being able to afford it or lumping all women together into one pathetic female bogeyman to defend the honor of their or their kid’s elementary school are the most pathetic of all, but hey — those on anonymous boards about private schools shouldn’t throw stones, yes? Are they about excellence or who can afford it? I can’t tell you how little people outside this world care. Caring about your kids’ education is one thing — caring about the prestige of his or her second grade alma mater is another.

The only reason other posters’ inability to pay is brought up is because that is often their motivation to criticize the schools. They lacked the financial capital and cultural capital to get admitted and enroll. So they chimp out on anonymous forums and claim their no name public is sooooo much better academically.

In the right circles, where you went to second grade matters. I won’t be seeing you at the links this weekend.

So this goes in the “have fun being poor” bucket.

No. It goes in the “have legitimate, good faith criticisms of schools you have familiarity with instead of views sourced from middle American TV shows like NYC Prep.”

I wouldn’t even wish you fun being poor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh yeah I forgot the 1/4 "how dare you besmirch the honor of SpongeBob Fussypants Country School"

On reflection I think these go in the same bucket as the precise school ranking people since it’s the same impulse. Basically:

1) I’m rich, yay for me
2) I’m not rich, yay for me
3) I have a weird parasocial relationship with a particular school
4) I just got here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I kind of think the people making snide remarks about people not getting in or not being able to afford it or lumping all women together into one pathetic female bogeyman to defend the honor of their or their kid’s elementary school are the most pathetic of all, but hey — those on anonymous boards about private schools shouldn’t throw stones, yes? Are they about excellence or who can afford it? I can’t tell you how little people outside this world care. Caring about your kids’ education is one thing — caring about the prestige of his or her second grade alma mater is another.

The only reason other posters’ inability to pay is brought up is because that is often their motivation to criticize the schools. They lacked the financial capital and cultural capital to get admitted and enroll. So they chimp out on anonymous forums and claim their no name public is sooooo much better academically.

In the right circles, where you went to second grade matters. I won’t be seeing you at the links this weekend.

So this goes in the “have fun being poor” bucket.

No. It goes in the “have legitimate, good faith criticisms of schools you have familiarity with instead of views sourced from middle American TV shows like NYC Prep.”

I wouldn’t even wish you fun being poor.

Fine, we can call it *don’t* have fun being poor if it makes you happy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh yeah I forgot the 1/4 "how dare you besmirch the honor of SpongeBob Fussypants Country School"

On reflection I think these go in the same bucket as the precise school ranking people since it’s the same impulse. Basically:

1) I’m rich, yay for me
2) I’m not rich, yay for me
3) I have a weird parasocial relationship with a particular school
4) I just got here

Yes but being rich and from a Good Family is great

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I kind of think the people making snide remarks about people not getting in or not being able to afford it or lumping all women together into one pathetic female bogeyman to defend the honor of their or their kid’s elementary school are the most pathetic of all, but hey — those on anonymous boards about private schools shouldn’t throw stones, yes? Are they about excellence or who can afford it? I can’t tell you how little people outside this world care. Caring about your kids’ education is one thing — caring about the prestige of his or her second grade alma mater is another.

The only reason other posters’ inability to pay is brought up is because that is often their motivation to criticize the schools. They lacked the financial capital and cultural capital to get admitted and enroll. So they chimp out on anonymous forums and claim their no name public is sooooo much better academically.

In the right circles, where you went to second grade matters. I won’t be seeing you at the links this weekend.

So this goes in the “have fun being poor” bucket.

No. It goes in the “have legitimate, good faith criticisms of schools you have familiarity with instead of views sourced from middle American TV shows like NYC Prep.”

I wouldn’t even wish you fun being poor.

Fine, we can call it *don’t* have fun being poor if it makes you happy.

Don’t worry about me, I’m not poor (and my children got into their first choice TTs)