2 more magnet teachers are leaving Clemente

[Anonymous]

It proves that you don't have to have a strong work ethic to do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
hahahaha. Yes of course, all the kids who study privately are geniuses whose "need" the extra work. Just like all the advanced orchestra are music "geniuses," not just working at a higher technical level because their parents made them practice hours a day in elem and MS. My kids have made all the magnets, but the more I look at it, the more I see prep as a major factor. Some of this is cultural. Are Indian kids all the best spellers, or do many of those families value spelling bee prep? Are Asians naturally better at violin, or are parents requiring more practice overall? So much of the current magnets are East Asian, South Asian and white because these groups have the cultural drive and/or resources to prepare kids to work at a high level. I am frankly frustrated with all the pressure for outside enrichment and prep. Kids should be able to work at a gifted level and still have some time to be kids.

NP here. Wow! You are deluded and have a case of sour grapes. You also seem to be projecting your own insecurities.

Indian languages are written phonetically. Which means that "Knife" will be written as "Nife", and if "TO" is pronounced as "2" then "GO" will be pronounced as "GOO". If KIT is pronounced similarly to SIT, then KITE will be pronounced like "KITTY". It will not be pronounced as "KYE -t"

Which means that Indian students do not have to learn spellings for their native languages because all kinds of sounds can be written by their specific letter and vowel. As such, Indians do not have spelling bees for Hindi or Bengali or Punjabi or Tamil etc...because if you know your alphabets and vowels you can spell anything, You write words exactly as they sound, and you have alphabets for all kinds of sounds. In such a scenario, learning spelling becomes unnecessary and a waste of time. I hope this part becomes clear.

So this kind of National Level Spelling Bee is something that parents encounter only when they come to US. Culturally, no one memorizes for Spelling Bee in India if they are studying Indian languages. Culturally, participating in US Spelling Bees just means that Indian-American students who are born here and are citizens of US are behaving like other US students. Specifically, they are participating in a cultural scholastic event that is primarily been known as the scholastic event for academically oriented nerdy kids.

Since success in this event is not based on getting expensive equipment, this is an event ANYONE can prepare for. This is not Robotics, this is not Horse Riding, this is not Gymnastics, this is not playing the Piano or being a world class figure skater. This is an inexpensive competition where by putting in time, interested kids can compete. It is egalitarian and something that SOME INDIAN-AMERICAN kids (as opposed to INDIAN kids from Delhi or Chennai) participate in because it comes down to their individual dedication rather than the amount of money their parents have. No. All Indian Kids are not spellers. My kid excels in Minecraft. In fact at a young age of 13, he is working towards a PhD in video games.

You wrote ".... I am frankly frustrated with all the pressure for outside enrichment and prep. Kids should be able to work at a gifted level and still have some time to be kids......[/b] I fail to understand why you are frustrated? I fail to understand why you think these kids do not have time to be kids? Have you or your kids tried to do what they do and found that your and your kids intelligence level is not high enough for it to be effortless and fun for you and your kids? I know a magnet student who thrives on being in a rigorous program of study and finds time to study, play basketball and participate in hackathons. SHE also watches anime and waters my plants when I am on vacation. I think she is extremely intelligent as well as very much a kid. You seem to be so wrapped up in your racist mindset that you cannot understand this.

I would suggest that you go read a book.

Wow. You certainly know how to ramble on! I'm not sure why you thin I need to read a book -- I'm the one advocating for less stringent prep/enrichment, so I should naturally have more time to read. I'm not sure why you are talking about India -- I am clearly talking about US culture. look at the 8 way tie for the recent spelling bee. Why 8 winners? Because everyone is prepping at an Olympic level. The intensity ratchets up and up and up. So many kids forced to practice instruments hours a day at a very young age. Instrument (sometimes 2) -- 2 hours/day +magnet homework + HS magnet test prep class homework + Saturday school. That is what some kids are doing in middle school. My kids know many of them. They have little freedom, and my kids are pressured to do ratchet it up too. These kids do not have time to be kids because they are working until 1am pretty much every night.

Your statement suggesting my kids aren't capable enough for an achievement to effortless is a joke. None of these achievements are effortless. The kids are logging in SERIOUS hours. My kids are clearly capable (& may I remind you accepted to all magnets thus far, including all HS magnets). I don't think the extent of pressure is healthy. Maybe you don't know what I'm talking about if your kid is playing Minecraft. totally fine. but, back off because I do know what I am talking about.

DP:

If your kids are really academically capable as you say they are, and they are still not secure in their own abilities, you might want to consider the possibility that the problem is with your parenting skills. Why do you and your kids worry about if other kids are working until 1 am?

Or, since you also say that your kids are logging "SERIOUS" hours, may be they only "seem" capable and got into the magnets only because of those "SERIOUS" hours? In which case, you are also a hypocrite.

Sounds to me you are concern trolling to make up for your own lack of parenting skills.

And, you commenting on someone else rambling is pretty rich.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

DP:

If your kids are really academically capable as you say they are, and they are still not secure in their own abilities, you might want to consider the possibility that the problem is with your parenting skills. Why do you and your kids worry about if other kids are working until 1 am?

Or, since you also say that your kids are logging "SERIOUS" hours, may be they only "seem" capable and got into the magnets only because of those "SERIOUS" hours? In which case, you are also a hypocrite.

Sounds to me you are concern trolling to make up for your own lack of parenting skills.

And, you commenting on someone else rambling is pretty rich.

I'm not that PP, but I'm guessing it's because it leads to an arms race, basically. Some parents expect their kids to do X, then other parents start thinking that maybe their kids are supposed to be doing X, then lots of parents think that their kids are supposed to be doing X because everybody else is doing it, and soon basically you gotta do it or be the only one who isn't. It's pernicious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It proves that you don't have to have a strong work ethic to do it.

yeah, if you are aiming for just "doing" it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
hahahaha. Yes of course, all the kids who study privately are geniuses whose "need" the extra work. Just like all the advanced orchestra are music "geniuses," not just working at a higher technical level because their parents made them practice hours a day in elem and MS. My kids have made all the magnets, but the more I look at it, the more I see prep as a major factor. Some of this is cultural. Are Indian kids all the best spellers, or do many of those families value spelling bee prep? Are Asians naturally better at violin, or are parents requiring more practice overall? So much of the current magnets are East Asian, South Asian and white because these groups have the cultural drive and/or resources to prepare kids to work at a high level. I am frankly frustrated with all the pressure for outside enrichment and prep. Kids should be able to work at a gifted level and still have some time to be kids.

NP here. Wow! You are deluded and have a case of sour grapes. You also seem to be projecting your own insecurities.

Indian languages are written phonetically. Which means that "Knife" will be written as "Nife", and if "TO" is pronounced as "2" then "GO" will be pronounced as "GOO". If KIT is pronounced similarly to SIT, then KITE will be pronounced like "KITTY". It will not be pronounced as "KYE -t"

Which means that Indian students do not have to learn spellings for their native languages because all kinds of sounds can be written by their specific letter and vowel. As such, Indians do not have spelling bees for Hindi or Bengali or Punjabi or Tamil etc...because if you know your alphabets and vowels you can spell anything, You write words exactly as they sound, and you have alphabets for all kinds of sounds. In such a scenario, learning spelling becomes unnecessary and a waste of time. I hope this part becomes clear.

So this kind of National Level Spelling Bee is something that parents encounter only when they come to US. Culturally, no one memorizes for Spelling Bee in India if they are studying Indian languages. Culturally, participating in US Spelling Bees just means that Indian-American students who are born here and are citizens of US are behaving like other US students. Specifically, they are participating in a cultural scholastic event that is primarily been known as the scholastic event for academically oriented nerdy kids.

Since success in this event is not based on getting expensive equipment, this is an event ANYONE can prepare for. This is not Robotics, this is not Horse Riding, this is not Gymnastics, this is not playing the Piano or being a world class figure skater. This is an inexpensive competition where by putting in time, interested kids can compete. It is egalitarian and something that SOME INDIAN-AMERICAN kids (as opposed to INDIAN kids from Delhi or Chennai) participate in because it comes down to their individual dedication rather than the amount of money their parents have. No. All Indian Kids are not spellers. My kid excels in Minecraft. In fact at a young age of 13, he is working towards a PhD in video games.

You wrote ".... I am frankly frustrated with all the pressure for outside enrichment and prep. Kids should be able to work at a gifted level and still have some time to be kids......[/b] I fail to understand why you are frustrated? I fail to understand why you think these kids do not have time to be kids? Have you or your kids tried to do what they do and found that your and your kids intelligence level is not high enough for it to be effortless and fun for you and your kids? I know a magnet student who thrives on being in a rigorous program of study and finds time to study, play basketball and participate in hackathons. SHE also watches anime and waters my plants when I am on vacation. I think she is extremely intelligent as well as very much a kid. You seem to be so wrapped up in your racist mindset that you cannot understand this.

I would suggest that you go read a book.

Wow. You certainly know how to ramble on! I'm not sure why you thin I need to read a book -- I'm the one advocating for less stringent prep/enrichment, so I should naturally have more time to read. I'm not sure why you are talking about India -- I am clearly talking about US culture. look at the 8 way tie for the recent spelling bee. Why 8 winners? Because everyone is prepping at an Olympic level. The intensity ratchets up and up and up. So many kids forced to practice instruments hours a day at a very young age. Instrument (sometimes 2) -- 2 hours/day +magnet homework + HS magnet test prep class homework + Saturday school. That is what some kids are doing in middle school. My kids know many of them. They have little freedom, and my kids are pressured to do ratchet it up too. These kids do not have time to be kids because they are working until 1am pretty much every night.

Your statement suggesting my kids aren't capable enough for an achievement to effortless is a joke. None of these achievements are effortless. The kids are logging in SERIOUS hours. My kids are clearly capable (& may I remind you accepted to all magnets thus far, including all HS magnets). I don't think the extent of pressure is healthy. Maybe you don't know what I'm talking about if your kid is playing Minecraft. totally fine. but, back off because I do know what I am talking about.

DP:

If your kids are really academically capable as you say they are, and they are still not secure in their own abilities, you might want to consider the possibility that the problem is with your parenting skills. Why do you and your kids worry about if other kids are working until 1 am?

Or, since you also say that your kids are logging "SERIOUS" hours, may be they only "seem" capable and got into the magnets only because of those "SERIOUS" hours? In which case, you are also a hypocrite.

Sounds to me you are concern trolling to make up for your own lack of parenting skills.

And, you commenting on someone else rambling is pretty rich.

Ha! Agreed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

DP:

If your kids are really academically capable as you say they are, and they are still not secure in their own abilities, you might want to consider the possibility that the problem is with your parenting skills. Why do you and your kids worry about if other kids are working until 1 am?

Or, since you also say that your kids are logging "SERIOUS" hours, may be they only "seem" capable and got into the magnets only because of those "SERIOUS" hours? In which case, you are also a hypocrite.

Sounds to me you are concern trolling to make up for your own lack of parenting skills.

And, you commenting on someone else rambling is pretty rich.

I'm not that PP, but I'm guessing it's because it leads to an arms race, basically. Some parents expect their kids to do X, then other parents start thinking that maybe their kids are supposed to be doing X, then lots of parents think that their kids are supposed to be doing X because everybody else is doing it, and soon basically you gotta do it or be the only one who isn't. It's pernicious.

That is YOUR issue. Not anyone else’s. I have a kid at the CES. I really and truly don’t care how much time other kids are spending on their work. And I tell my kid the same thing. If she’s doing her best and getting decent grades, IDGAF about other people’s kids. Some parents buy their kids an iPhone X and some parents let their kids play Grand Theft Auto and some spend thousands of dollars on swim team every year. Glad it works for them but it’s not our choice.

We all make different choices at parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

DP:

If your kids are really academically capable as you say they are, and they are still not secure in their own abilities, you might want to consider the possibility that the problem is with your parenting skills. Why do you and your kids worry about if other kids are working until 1 am?

Or, since you also say that your kids are logging "SERIOUS" hours, may be they only "seem" capable and got into the magnets only because of those "SERIOUS" hours? In which case, you are also a hypocrite.

Sounds to me you are concern trolling to make up for your own lack of parenting skills.

And, you commenting on someone else rambling is pretty rich.

I'm not that PP, but I'm guessing it's because it leads to an arms race, basically. Some parents expect their kids to do X, then other parents start thinking that maybe their kids are supposed to be doing X, then lots of parents think that their kids are supposed to be doing X because everybody else is doing it, and soon basically you gotta do it or be the only one who isn't. It's pernicious.

That is YOUR issue. Not anyone else’s. I have a kid at the CES. I really and truly don’t care how much time other kids are spending on their work. And I tell my kid the same thing. If she’s doing her best and getting decent grades, IDGAF about other people’s kids. Some parents buy their kids an iPhone X and some parents let their kids play Grand Theft Auto and some spend thousands of dollars on swim team every year. Glad it works for them but it’s not our choice.

We all make different choices at parents.

No, really, it is everyone's, because we all live in society. Most parents don't buy their kids an iPhone X, but every kid in your kid's class is going to have a smart phone - within a year or two. It's one thing to do your own thing when everyone is making different choices, but it's quite another to do your own thing when almost everyone is making the same choice that is different from yours. If you haven't experienced this yet as a parent, you will soon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

DP:

If your kids are really academically capable as you say they are, and they are still not secure in their own abilities, you might want to consider the possibility that the problem is with your parenting skills. Why do you and your kids worry about if other kids are working until 1 am?

Or, since you also say that your kids are logging "SERIOUS" hours, may be they only "seem" capable and got into the magnets only because of those "SERIOUS" hours? In which case, you are also a hypocrite.

Sounds to me you are concern trolling to make up for your own lack of parenting skills.

And, you commenting on someone else rambling is pretty rich.

I'm not that PP, but I'm guessing it's because it leads to an arms race, basically. Some parents expect their kids to do X, then other parents start thinking that maybe their kids are supposed to be doing X, then lots of parents think that their kids are supposed to be doing X because everybody else is doing it, and soon basically you gotta do it or be the only one who isn't. It's pernicious.

That is YOUR issue. Not anyone else’s. I have a kid at the CES. I really and truly don’t care how much time other kids are spending on their work. And I tell my kid the same thing. If she’s doing her best and getting decent grades, IDGAF about other people’s kids. Some parents buy their kids an iPhone X and some parents let their kids play Grand Theft Auto and some spend thousands of dollars on swim team every year. Glad it works for them but it’s not our choice.

We all make different choices at parents.

No, really, it is everyone's, because we all live in society. Most parents don't buy their kids an iPhone X, but every kid in your kid's class is going to have a smart phone - within a year or two. It's one thing to do your own thing when everyone is making different choices, but it's quite another to do your own thing when almost everyone is making the same choice that is different from yours. If you haven't experienced this yet as a parent, you will soon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
hahahaha. Yes of course, all the kids who study privately are geniuses whose "need" the extra work. Just like all the advanced orchestra are music "geniuses," not just working at a higher technical level because their parents made them practice hours a day in elem and MS. My kids have made all the magnets, but the more I look at it, the more I see prep as a major factor. Some of this is cultural. Are Indian kids all the best spellers, or do many of those families value spelling bee prep? Are Asians naturally better at violin, or are parents requiring more practice overall? So much of the current magnets are East Asian, South Asian and white because these groups have the cultural drive and/or resources to prepare kids to work at a high level. I am frankly frustrated with all the pressure for outside enrichment and prep. Kids should be able to work at a gifted level and still have some time to be kids.

NP here. Wow! You are deluded and have a case of sour grapes. You also seem to be projecting your own insecurities.

Indian languages are written phonetically. Which means that "Knife" will be written as "Nife", and if "TO" is pronounced as "2" then "GO" will be pronounced as "GOO". If KIT is pronounced similarly to SIT, then KITE will be pronounced like "KITTY". It will not be pronounced as "KYE -t"

Which means that Indian students do not have to learn spellings for their native languages because all kinds of sounds can be written by their specific letter and vowel. As such, Indians do not have spelling bees for Hindi or Bengali or Punjabi or Tamil etc...because if you know your alphabets and vowels you can spell anything, You write words exactly as they sound, and you have alphabets for all kinds of sounds. In such a scenario, learning spelling becomes unnecessary and a waste of time. I hope this part becomes clear.

So this kind of National Level Spelling Bee is something that parents encounter only when they come to US. Culturally, no one memorizes for Spelling Bee in India if they are studying Indian languages. Culturally, participating in US Spelling Bees just means that Indian-American students who are born here and are citizens of US are behaving like other US students. Specifically, they are participating in a cultural scholastic event that is primarily been known as the scholastic event for academically oriented nerdy kids.

Since success in this event is not based on getting expensive equipment, this is an event ANYONE can prepare for. This is not Robotics, this is not Horse Riding, this is not Gymnastics, this is not playing the Piano or being a world class figure skater. This is an inexpensive competition where by putting in time, interested kids can compete. It is egalitarian and something that SOME INDIAN-AMERICAN kids (as opposed to INDIAN kids from Delhi or Chennai) participate in because it comes down to their individual dedication rather than the amount of money their parents have. No. All Indian Kids are not spellers. My kid excels in Minecraft. In fact at a young age of 13, he is working towards a PhD in video games.

You wrote ".... I am frankly frustrated with all the pressure for outside enrichment and prep. Kids should be able to work at a gifted level and still have some time to be kids......[/b] I fail to understand why you are frustrated? I fail to understand why you think these kids do not have time to be kids? Have you or your kids tried to do what they do and found that your and your kids intelligence level is not high enough for it to be effortless and fun for you and your kids? I know a magnet student who thrives on being in a rigorous program of study and finds time to study, play basketball and participate in hackathons. SHE also watches anime and waters my plants when I am on vacation. I think she is extremely intelligent as well as very much a kid. You seem to be so wrapped up in your racist mindset that you cannot understand this.

I would suggest that you go read a book.

Wow. You certainly know how to ramble on! I'm not sure why you thin I need to read a book -- I'm the one advocating for less stringent prep/enrichment, so I should naturally have more time to read. I'm not sure why you are talking about India -- I am clearly talking about US culture. look at the 8 way tie for the recent spelling bee. Why 8 winners? Because everyone is prepping at an Olympic level. The intensity ratchets up and up and up. So many kids forced to practice instruments hours a day at a very young age. Instrument (sometimes 2) -- 2 hours/day +magnet homework + HS magnet test prep class homework + Saturday school. That is what some kids are doing in middle school. My kids know many of them. They have little freedom, and my kids are pressured to do ratchet it up too. These kids do not have time to be kids because they are working until 1am pretty much every night.

Your statement suggesting my kids aren't capable enough for an achievement to effortless is a joke. None of these achievements are effortless. The kids are logging in SERIOUS hours. My kids are clearly capable (& may I remind you accepted to all magnets thus far, including all HS magnets). I don't think the extent of pressure is healthy. Maybe you don't know what I'm talking about if your kid is playing Minecraft. totally fine. but, back off because I do know what I am talking about.

All your examples in your previous post, you racist scumbag, has been of Asian-American students. Your kid got selected to all the magnet programs? I don't think so. You say you are a magnet parent? I don't think so. Clemente Magnet students are going to Saturday School? Really? You sound like a Clemente administrator and that really explains your words, because it reeks of minimal understanding of the needs of these students. And if you claim that your kid is in the magnet program, I have a pretty good idea who you are.

You write you have more time to read a book because your kid is doing less prep? You should have more time to read a book even if your kid is doing more work, because that is the student's work not yours. If you have to sit and teach your kid because they are incapable, then the magnet program is beyond their ability and needs.

Asian-American students are not excelling because of their culture. They are excelling because they are AMERICANS and they live in AMERICA and they believe in MERIT and HARD WORK.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
hahahaha. Yes of course, all the kids who study privately are geniuses whose "need" the extra work. Just like all the advanced orchestra are music "geniuses," not just working at a higher technical level because their parents made them practice hours a day in elem and MS. My kids have made all the magnets, but the more I look at it, the more I see prep as a major factor. Some of this is cultural. Are Indian kids all the best spellers, or do many of those families value spelling bee prep? Are Asians naturally better at violin, or are parents requiring more practice overall? So much of the current magnets are East Asian, South Asian and white because these groups have the cultural drive and/or resources to prepare kids to work at a high level. I am frankly frustrated with all the pressure for outside enrichment and prep. Kids should be able to work at a gifted level and still have some time to be kids.

NP here. Wow! You are deluded and have a case of sour grapes. You also seem to be projecting your own insecurities.

Indian languages are written phonetically. Which means that "Knife" will be written as "Nife", and if "TO" is pronounced as "2" then "GO" will be pronounced as "GOO". If KIT is pronounced similarly to SIT, then KITE will be pronounced like "KITTY". It will not be pronounced as "KYE -t"

Which means that Indian students do not have to learn spellings for their native languages because all kinds of sounds can be written by their specific letter and vowel. As such, Indians do not have spelling bees for Hindi or Bengali or Punjabi or Tamil etc...because if you know your alphabets and vowels you can spell anything, You write words exactly as they sound, and you have alphabets for all kinds of sounds. In such a scenario, learning spelling becomes unnecessary and a waste of time. I hope this part becomes clear.

So this kind of National Level Spelling Bee is something that parents encounter only when they come to US. Culturally, no one memorizes for Spelling Bee in India if they are studying Indian languages. Culturally, participating in US Spelling Bees just means that Indian-American students who are born here and are citizens of US are behaving like other US students. Specifically, they are participating in a cultural scholastic event that is primarily been known as the scholastic event for academically oriented nerdy kids.

Since success in this event is not based on getting expensive equipment, this is an event ANYONE can prepare for. This is not Robotics, this is not Horse Riding, this is not Gymnastics, this is not playing the Piano or being a world class figure skater. This is an inexpensive competition where by putting in time, interested kids can compete. It is egalitarian and something that SOME INDIAN-AMERICAN kids (as opposed to INDIAN kids from Delhi or Chennai) participate in because it comes down to their individual dedication rather than the amount of money their parents have. No. All Indian Kids are not spellers. My kid excels in Minecraft. In fact at a young age of 13, he is working towards a PhD in video games.

You wrote ".... I am frankly frustrated with all the pressure for outside enrichment and prep. Kids should be able to work at a gifted level and still have some time to be kids......[/b] I fail to understand why you are frustrated? I fail to understand why you think these kids do not have time to be kids? Have you or your kids tried to do what they do and found that your and your kids intelligence level is not high enough for it to be effortless and fun for you and your kids? I know a magnet student who thrives on being in a rigorous program of study and finds time to study, play basketball and participate in hackathons. SHE also watches anime and waters my plants when I am on vacation. I think she is extremely intelligent as well as very much a kid. You seem to be so wrapped up in your racist mindset that you cannot understand this.

I would suggest that you go read a book.

Wow. You certainly know how to ramble on! I'm not sure why you thin I need to read a book -- I'm the one advocating for less stringent prep/enrichment, so I should naturally have more time to read. I'm not sure why you are talking about India -- I am clearly talking about US culture. look at the 8 way tie for the recent spelling bee. Why 8 winners? Because everyone is prepping at an Olympic level. The intensity ratchets up and up and up. So many kids forced to practice instruments hours a day at a very young age. Instrument (sometimes 2) -- 2 hours/day +magnet homework + HS magnet test prep class homework + Saturday school. That is what some kids are doing in middle school. My kids know many of them. They have little freedom, and my kids are pressured to do ratchet it up too. These kids do not have time to be kids because they are working until 1am pretty much every night.

Your statement suggesting my kids aren't capable enough for an achievement to effortless is a joke. None of these achievements are effortless. The kids are logging in SERIOUS hours. My kids are clearly capable (& may I remind you accepted to all magnets thus far, including all HS magnets). I don't think the extent of pressure is healthy. Maybe you don't know what I'm talking about if your kid is playing Minecraft. totally fine. but, back off because I do know what I am talking about.

All your examples in your previous post, you racist scumbag, has been of Asian-American students. Your kid got selected to all the magnet programs? I don't think so. You say you are a magnet parent? I don't think so. Clemente Magnet students are going to Saturday School? Really? You sound like a Clemente administrator and that really explains your words, because it reeks of minimal understanding of the needs of these students. And if you claim that your kid is in the magnet program, I have a pretty good idea who you are.

You write you have more time to read a book because your kid is doing less prep? You should have more time to read a book even if your kid is doing more work, because that is the student's work not yours. If you have to sit and teach your kid because they are incapable, then the magnet program is beyond their ability and needs.

Asian-American students are not excelling because of their culture. They are excelling because they are AMERICANS and they live in AMERICA and they believe in MERIT and HARD WORK.

Order! Order!!

[Anonymous]

DP. There are CES and MS magnet students in the George B. Thomas Saturday school. It seems mostly students getting help in the content they don’t far excel in. For example, an Eastern student getting help in IM. Cheaper than Kumon and some families have all their kids enrolled, not just the magnet student.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DP. There are CES and MS magnet students in the George B. Thomas Saturday school. It seems mostly students getting help in the content they don’t far excel in. For example, an Eastern student getting help in IM. Cheaper than Kumon and some families have all their kids enrolled, not just the magnet student.

I had a kid at a regional CES. There is not a single kid at our CES that is going to Saturday School. Are you kidding? They are taking violin lessons. Or playing MSI Classic soccer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DP. There are CES and MS magnet students in the George B. Thomas Saturday school. It seems mostly students getting help in the content they don’t far excel in. For example, an Eastern student getting help in IM. Cheaper than Kumon and some families have all their kids enrolled, not just the magnet student.

I had a kid at a regional CES. There is not a single kid at our CES that is going to Saturday School. Are you kidding? They are taking violin lessons. Or playing MSI Classic soccer.

I should clarify that none of them are going to the George Thomas Saturday School. They do attend other Saturday tutoring programs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DP. There are CES and MS magnet students in the George B. Thomas Saturday school. It seems mostly students getting help in the content they don’t far excel in. For example, an Eastern student getting help in IM. Cheaper than Kumon and some families have all their kids enrolled, not just the magnet student.

I had a kid at a regional CES. There is not a single kid at our CES that is going to Saturday School. Are you kidding? They are taking violin lessons. Or playing MSI Classic soccer.

I should clarify that none of them are going to the George Thomas Saturday School. They do attend other Saturday tutoring programs.

George B. Thomas isn’t just tutoring. It also offers enrichment in STEM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DP. There are CES and MS magnet students in the George B. Thomas Saturday school. It seems mostly students getting help in the content they don’t far excel in. For example, an Eastern student getting help in IM. Cheaper than Kumon and some families have all their kids enrolled, not just the magnet student.

I had a kid at a regional CES. There is not a single kid at our CES that is going to Saturday School. Are you kidding? They are taking violin lessons. Or playing MSI Classic soccer.

You're familiar with every weekend activity of every child at your child's regional CES?