tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post426648849406751146..comments2024-03-29T02:41:52.718-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-9822051096461544632018-07-09T11:33:47.688-07:002018-07-09T11:33:47.688-07:00@ Downer, NMSFs are the top 1% in each state. That...@ Downer, NMSFs are the top 1% in each state. That's a lot of kids, and certainly more than the "Ivy's" want or can accept. This obsession a few people here have with NMSFs is bizarre, as is the fascination with "Ivy's." More SPS NMSF's is not likely to have a big impact on the number of ex-SPS students who go to those schools. <br /><br />As someone who went to a prestigious grad school across the country, I can say that I would have been better off attending a not-quite-as-prestigious school in my home state, where the internships and connections I built along the way could benefit me more long-term. Sending PNW kids off to east coast schools often doesn't do them any favors, and I'm not sure why that's a priority for some. Maybe for those fixated on status and prestige? But for those who aren't, there are plenty of well-regarded non-ivy schools on the west coast. <br /><br />@ Turnip Truck, I'm not sure how you define "flamboyantly brilliant," but how would you even know if we have such kids? Would there need to be public stories about them in the newspaper, along the lines of "10-year-old whiz kid taking classes at UW"? If those students didn't want to be news fodder, would they still be brilliant, despite not flaunting it? Just curious.<br /><br />Funny Fixations<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-25020054342592796322018-07-07T14:10:42.035-07:002018-07-07T14:10:42.035-07:00@Downer- I know some with Ivy degrees who are not ...@Downer- I know some with Ivy degrees who are not sending their kids to Ivy schools. Most schools now use a holistic admission policy which has also changed the landscape. There are schools (including UW) that are great depending upon your area of focus.<br />JK Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-2050053239813133742018-07-06T18:00:22.264-07:002018-07-06T18:00:22.264-07:00Agreed,
There are three kinds of students accepte...Agreed,<br /><br />There are three kinds of students accepted at the Ivy league and other top schools, like Caltech, MIT, Harvey Mudd, Stanford.<br /><br />there's legacy of wealthy and/or famous parents at the snootier ones, and they pay and donate<br /><br />there's the brilliant and talented who they really want and will pay to attend<br /><br />And a few really high achievers but not brilliant and they have to pay.<br /><br /><br />SPS has a few NMSF and they could get in, but money? we don't seem to have the flamboyantly brilliant here. <br /><br />Turnip truck<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-54706328072577281922018-07-06T09:59:55.806-07:002018-07-06T09:59:55.806-07:00You are using a Quora inquiry with 3 random respon...You are using a Quora inquiry with 3 random responses as "proof" of your stance, @Random moniker? The one useful tidbit from that incredibly random non-proof is the suggestion that "nobody pays to go to graduate school." Graduate school can be low cost for a grant funded student. Research based universities may provide grants toward tuition plus a very modest stipend. Want to have the networking opportunities of a Stanford-MIT-Yale-Harvard-[name your place]? There's always graduate school.<br /><br />When we first moved to Seattle, we had the impression many growing families moved to the east side when their kids reached middle or high school - for better schools, more space, and a more family oriented lifestyle. With the regional uptick in home prices, we are seeing some families renovate and stay put, but I would be curious if private school attendance is up as well. When much of the new housing stock is designed for 1-2 person households, you have to wonder what will happen to those young families pushing around the strollers. <br /><br />long viewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-74073187275571187102018-07-06T06:03:43.254-07:002018-07-06T06:03:43.254-07:00I'm not sure what in that article contradicts ...I'm not sure what in that article contradicts the other statements that "need" when defined by the college is not typically what a middle or upper middle class family can afford in reality. We are about to start this process, have a child who is competitive but not a recruitment candidate for those schools, and are counseling them elsewhere because of the cost.<br /><br />Early birdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-85956631120089959942018-07-05T23:12:15.683-07:002018-07-05T23:12:15.683-07:00Looks like times have changed, and most students g...Looks like times have changed, and most students graduate debt-free from the Ivy's.<br /><br />https://www.quora.com/Do-students-graduate-with-large-debts-from-Ivy-League-colleges<br /><br />I think if SPS has more National Merit scholars we'd see more Ivy League attendance, but then UW is a great school, the kids have all visited in 7th grade, it's a public school, which most SPS families believe in conceptually and it's cheap.<br /><br /><br />Downer<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-54860867664538652642018-07-04T17:28:34.424-07:002018-07-04T17:28:34.424-07:00Would love to know the status of SEA negotiations....Would love to know the status of SEA negotiations. After pouring a billion dollars into education, the legislature expected teachers to receive a 3% raise.<br /><br />As I look around the state, teachers are asking for a raise between 8% to 21%. <br /><br />Seattle will receive an initial influx of dollars next year, but that amount will take a precipitous drop due to levy funding. <br /><br />Contract negotiations are every three years. Funding for materials etc. went to teacher salaries, as well.<br /><br />The board has an obligation to assure dollars for students and healthy future budgets.<br /><br />It is going to be interesting to see Olympia's take on big raises.<br />Former Soupernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-68582098335380841062018-07-03T16:38:27.382-07:002018-07-03T16:38:27.382-07:00Anxious to hear about the school board meeting on ...Anxious to hear about the school board meeting on waitlists!<br /><br />WaitlistWatchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com