tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856143224099234680.post4101670843265121200..comments2023-05-16T09:13:17.661-04:00Comments on Insideschools.org Blog: Middle School Muddle: With choices listed and tours over, challenges remainPamela Wheatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07386163106829607638noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856143224099234680.post-16363391169442430622008-02-13T12:09:00.000-05:002008-02-13T12:09:00.000-05:00To anonymous in District 13 - there is a promising...To anonymous in District 13 - there is a promising middle school choice, Arts and Letters. It's very small. It doesn't have all the "bells and whistles" that other schools trot out for parents at tours (award winning chorus, huge drama productions), but what it does have is an incredibly visionary principal, and a team of super-smart, hardworking, and completely dedicated teachers. The classes pritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104848377570713610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856143224099234680.post-69240116745130046082008-02-10T09:57:00.000-05:002008-02-10T09:57:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comment, 9:41 p.m. You're right -- ...Thanks for the comment, 9:41 p.m. You're right -- the choices available to Liz and her son are not representative of those available to most families around the city. This was Insideschools' first year having parents and students blog about their school searches, and in the future we absolutely want to include voices of families from a range of districts.Philissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11732857578805190360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856143224099234680.post-47003772839172648842008-02-09T21:41:00.000-05:002008-02-09T21:41:00.000-05:00This has been an informative series of postings. B...This has been an informative series of postings. But each time I read a new post, I couldn't help feeling frustrated and left out, because the choices you have as a resident of District 2 are so utterly beyond those of us who live in districts where the middle school choices range from mildly promising to simply dreadful. As a resident of District 13, if our child does not score high enough to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856143224099234680.post-73124666648469449822008-02-09T11:23:00.000-05:002008-02-09T11:23:00.000-05:00The number of contests a 10-yr old child must ente...The number of contests a 10-yr old child must enter to gain admissions to middle school is absolutely daunting. Sometimes I dream of living in a place where my three children can enter wonderful middle school simply because they finish elementary school. The more I stress out about all the middle school circus that will ensue for us less than a year from now, the more I am convinced I might do Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com