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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t know how to directly reply to anyone, former teacher here. I have taught at three independent schools in NYC throughout the years and have since retired. I don’t have much to say to be honest - I understand now more than ever where all of the agita some of my students exhibited came from. It’s not stemming from the rigor of the curriculums of the schools themselves, but from the parents in some cases demanding and in others expecting that their kid get into an Ivy League college just because of their high school credentials. Not a judgement, just an observation. My son and I suspect his wife wanted me to read this as my granddaughter will be enrolling in a nursery school soon. They live in upper Manhattan. Daughter in law wants my granddaughter to go to an all girls school eventually, which I support. I have taught at two different ones and one according to you all is exceedingly better than the other. The one that I will recommend to my son is the one where I enjoyed my experience as a faculty member more, because I thought my colleagues were “nicer” and so were my students. I want my granddaughter to be happy and if I live long enough to see her get into an Ivy League than great 😊. But it will not break me if she doesn’t and I hope my son and his wife think like I do. That’s all from me, talk amongst yourselves.[/quote]

Thank you for weighing in. My DD is a graduate of one of the UES SS schools . . . she had a wonderful experience there and is still very close to her high school friends (and is currently in Spain with some, celebrating their college graduations). I'm mildly offended by the bizarre analysis in this thread, as if admission to a small handful of colleges is the only thing that matters. Anyway, perhaps you were one of her teachers, and if so, please accept my gratitude for helping to shape her future and give her the confidence she needed to succeed in her adult life.[/quote]

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