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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven't lived here for 25 years straight, but I have lived here for several long stretches beginning 25 years ago - including with kids - and I don't see any sign of things getting worse. I'm sorry if your experience has been bad but it's not typical of anybody I know.

Frankly there are plenty of cops on the subways that sit by and don't do a damn thing about people with obvious mental health issues, so the idea of having other professionals handle that job (espoused not only by Mamdani but by several others, I believe) ought to resonate even with the 'public safety' crowd.

The G&T programs are a joke; the specialized high schools are not, but we need more of them. I don't think anybody wants to get rid of Regents Algebra.[/quote]

Not PP: We need standardization of G&T programs, advanced/honors courses in the middle school, and (gasp!) a return to the G&T test starting at 5. NYC has an extensive testing regime for toddlers and preschoolers in D75 schools. There is no reason why kids as young as 5 can't be tested, bc guess what - they already are being tested at that age! Just bc it's not what you want for your child that doesn't mean it's a joke.[/quote]

G&T is a waste of time. It should be reserved for neighborhoods without decent public schools. UWS, UES, etc. don't need it. We live in a neighborhood with a very good zoned school. My kid got into a very desirable G&T program. We looked around and said no thanks. Much happier at Gen Ed.

G&T kids are told from K that they are the cat's meow and their poop doesn't stink. Because they did well on a test when they were 4. Most of them are brats. My kids have played sports, done activities, etc. with G&T kids and did not like most of them (some were perfectly fine). The worst of the bunch were the kids who could have gone to good Gen Ed but chose G&T. The kids who went to G&T because it was their way out of a bad school were much more humble. Same applies to Hunter elementary kids.

If you want good schools, move to a good neighborhood. Or find a way to get into a school in a good neighborhood (it's really not that hard). Very simple.[/quote]
You sound like an insecure, entitled tw@t. You really needed to stop while you are ahead. I'm sure you think you are being clever and original but there is nothing clever or original about this rant. Most of them are brats? It is you who is the brat. How do you know where the students live? Sounds like a lot of n=1 analysis. All it takes is moving to a good neighborhood? It isn't that simple as you think it is. You should be embarrassed by how insecure you are and how you have projected that on to your kids.[/quote]

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