Liz does indeed make some good points with regard to choosing to pay for one's child's education as long as such educational inequity persist in public schools.
If I as a lowly school teacher can get off anywhere from $1500-$2500 out of pocket, I am certain rich corporations can do more than $500 per pupil. Vivianne is a rare gem; a truly caring person with nothing to gain personally. On 4/7/08 7:33 PM, "Anthony West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Liz also makes good points. There's nothing wrong with independent > schooling. > > The music staffing at PAS, however, is incredible! Its orchestra is > breathtakingly daring. Mrs. Robin Muse rules! > > Lea and Wilson get $500 per pupil from Penn. Vivianne Nachmias' devotion > and efforts are also legendary. > > Central is a grueling commute. Furthermore, I have trouble with the > notion that any school like Masterman or Central, whcih filter out the > bottom 90%, totally meets the needs for college-prep education. Many > kids whose grades are around the 88th percentile, or even the 68th, > should still be thinking of college. They need a HS that'll help them > get there. > > -- Tony West > >> Wilma makes some great points. >> >> There should be QUALITY Public Education available for all children. >> >> Art and Music and Foreign Language opportunities should be part of a >> quality education. >> >> At the High School level, Shop, Home Ec, Business and Culinary and >> other Trade Skills should be an option. >> >> Those who want extras, such as additional religious and moral >> training, should pay for that, but should not be excluded from reentry >> to Public High Schools or post K-12 opportunities that are designated >> for "Public School" grads (especially when the Public School 'grads" >> are culled from places like Masterman HS, which has tougher entry >> statistics than Harvard University). >> >> I have heard that the $1,000 / child PENN sends to the PENN Assisted >> Sadie Alexander K-8 is used to pump up the Standardized Test scores >> and none of those dollars support Art or Music Staffing. If this is >> true, local parents should continue to explore the fine alternatives >> available in UC. >> >> I was very happy with the education that my children received at St. >> Francis de Sales (a K-8 on 47th). This co-ed school has so many >> minorities that its ultimate major seems to be "peaceful cooperation >> across lines of class, color and culture). 3/4s of the kids at are >> non-Catholic, and it seems like half of the kids are recent immigrants >> or 1st generation Americans. There are opportunities to practice >> diplomacy with every interaction and the School has first rate Art, >> Music and Dance programs and award winning Sports Teams. The cost is >> reasonable and the truly poor can find lots of Scholarship assistance. >> >> Another fine school is the Spruce Hill Christian School on 42nd and >> Baltimore. I was at a recent event that was packed with SHCA kids and >> I was awed at their grace and good manners. Since my K-8 days are >> behind me, I did not pause to check out their Test Scores, but for >> those outside the Sadie Alexander Catchment and not adverse to >> exposure to Christian Values this should be a "must visit" school. >> >> Does anyone have any knowledge or experience with the Jubilee school >> (42nd & Chester) or the Quaker style cooperative School at 47th and >> Baltimore? >> >> I have seen some wonderful inroads being made at Lea (public K-8 at >> 48th & Spruce). I think those I saw were private, volunteer efforts >> by Dr. Vivian Nachmias and several compassionate ladies from the >> Garden Court CA. Vivian is amazing and reminds me that even small >> contributions can accumulate and lead to large results. >> >> Lea and Wilson (K-5?, at 46th and Woodland) definitely need more >> public support and private contributions >> >> My son is a Junior at West Catholic High School, and is again part of >> a Catholic minority. The school has a lot to offer, and is close >> enough that he can participate in a variety of after school activities >> (Track and Soccer, Chess and School Musicals) and still get home to >> dinner. A Public School like Central has test based admission and the >> commute could be as much as an hour, each way, for some local kids. >> Statistically, very, very few make it into Masterman HS. >> >> I wish we were a country that placed Food, Clothing, Shelter, >> Education and the Arts above "Defense" and "Offense". Meanwhile I >> encourage all to volunteer what the can, and to make informed VOTES in >> every public election. For those who can afford it, schools both >> Public and Private (and the students therein) benefit from designated >> money contribution. >> >> Best! >> >> Liz >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded Message -- from Wilma DeSota -------- >> >> ... there should NEVER be a prerequisite that poor children should >> have to wait to garner any benefits from "middle-class" Whites >> re-discovering Public Schools, that have received infusion from >> corporations, universities or other institutions and re-entering the >> School System. >> >> The system CAN and SHOULD be funded equally ... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _____________________________________________________________ >> Click to create your dream holiday trip now. >> <http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2122/fc/Ioyw6i3nJgyZQqkxIEvqWbx8jPnXEvRC >> nIxEjra94vmafC0Abf16ud/> > > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." 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