Ditkaless Wonders
Footballguy
"I believe the protocol in situations like this is that you hold out your G-string and I insert the bills."
They're ####### awful! Although, after a month of hounding the right contact (multiple emails and voicemails daily), they finally helped me out with our PreK situation.Oh and Inow too want to kill the DOE. Let's take your elementary school and dump it next to the projects 16 blocks away for....diversity.
Agreed.This.
That would be AWESOME.Years ago. Who was the Poster who paid in clipped newspaper coupons?
I'll take that one and raise you a...They're ####### awful! Although, after a month of hounding the right contact (multiple emails and voicemails daily), they finally helped me out with our PreK situation.
Their rezoning is a ####### nightmare. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/39/2/dtg-ps307-ps8-rezoning-approved-2016-01-08-bk.html
I think I posted this in the NYC thread, but they just rezoned a bunch of PS 8 kids, which is one of the highest performing elementary schools in the borough and sent them to a poorly performing school that is basically in the Farragut Houses. We aren't zoned for this school, but we know families that are in an outrage about this. Even funnier are the parents who already have kids zoned to this school that are outraged http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/38/39/dtg-dumbo-school-rezoning-2015-09-25-bk.html... For some reason, they don't want the kids who have parents that fundraise and try to improve schools and test scores sending their kids to their ####ty school, I find this unbelievable, like the parents want to send their kids there to begin with.
What a cluster####.
You mean for the hosts. And that would be excellent too. Set it up anonymously and then get a throw away email and send the link to everyone on the list. Should get the point across.set up a gofundme for all the guests
They're ####### awful! Although, after a month of hounding the right contact (multiple emails and voicemails daily), they finally helped me out with our PreK situation.
Their rezoning is a ####### nightmare. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/39/2/dtg-ps307-ps8-rezoning-approved-2016-01-08-bk.html
I think I posted this in the NYC thread, but they just rezoned a bunch of PS 8 kids, which is one of the highest performing elementary schools in the borough and sent them to a poorly performing school that is basically in the Farragut Houses. We aren't zoned for this school, but we know families that are in an outrage about this. Even funnier are the parents who already have kids zoned to this school that are outraged http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/38/39/dtg-dumbo-school-rezoning-2015-09-25-bk.html... For some reason, they don't want the kids who have parents that fundraise and try to improve schools and test scores sending their kids to their ####ty school, I find this unbelievable, like the PS 8 parents want to send their kids there to begin with.
What a cluster####.
Is it true that PS 307 is a successful school with 90% minorities?PS 307 — which serves kids from the Farrugut public housing buildings and has room for at least 300 more youngsters.
PS 307 currently takes in around 17 kindergarten kids a year, which will jump to between 115 and 120 under the new zoning, according to department projections. The change will also dramatically alter the school’s demographics — 90 percent of current students are minorities, which will drop to 55–65 percent, per the forecasts.
That something, according to locals, is that PS 307 is a successful school, while others in the area are struggling.
yes, for all the guests to pay the hosts. Love your throw away email idea.You mean for the hosts. And that would be excellent too. Set it up anonymously and then get a throw away email and send the link to everyone on the list. Should get the point across.
It is a wonderful school if you're basing it on opinion or the free lunch program, which 82% of the school receives... If you are basing it on test scores, it is in the bottom 15%, so I don't know, you form an opinion on how wonderful this school is.Is it true that PS 307 is a successful school with 90% minorities?
This stuff pisses me off. Whenever someone wants to fix a school all of a sudden the parents love it, it's the greatest school, etc., etc. Disgusting.If you are basing it on test scores, it is in the bottom 15%, so I don't know, you form an opinion on how wonderful this school is.
Definitely tacky and hypocritical...nothing new from Tea Partiers though.While we are #####ing about rich white people money weirdness, I'm gonna hijack this thread a minute...
Scenario: I go to the gym with a guy who just retired from the police force. Nice enough guy and we enjoy some friendly banter on issues given my profession, but he's an over the top tea-partier on Facebook who seems to think that wealth should never be spread from the hands of rich, white men. Definitely not ridiculously wealthy or obnoxious about money or anything, but they do own a boat and clearly are at least okay money-wise (drive good to nice cars, attend a more expensive gym, etc.). Despite the apparent solvency and political leanings, he put up an ad on the gym board asking for donations on behalf of his son to go on some band trip. While I get that the schools are severely underfunded in my economically conservative town, for some reason I was a bit put off by this. Tacky on his part or am I just letting my political tendencies show through?
Amazingly the parents at this school are complaining... This would do nothing but improve the POS school you have to send your kids toThis stuff pisses me off. Whenever someone wants to fix a school all of a sudden the parents love it, it's the greatest school, etc., etc. Disgusting.
Thinking no.Just curious, from what builder/customizer did he acquire said boat? Someone we know?
chicken dinnerif it really bother you, you can go to the party and drop an upper-decker in the fanciest bathroom before you leave..
just pay it and move on. You'll get far more than $40 worth of memories and free boozeMy son was in a private preschool program this year. One of the parents in charge of communication with the rest of the parents said she wanted to have a graduation/year-end party at her house, most other parents agreed that would be nice.
A little background on this mom - family is super rich, like Chet is probably a peasant to these people, Dad prob makes $5M a year, they have two cars each over $100k and a house and yard easily worth $7-$8M (along with a house in the Hamptons)...
Anyways, the party is Sunday - Mom sent out an email to the other families today stating they went over budget bc they hired entertainers/musicians/and all types of other unnecessary stuff. She is asking for a contribution of $40 a family. While it is $40 and whatever, it feels extremely obnoxious, especially given their insane financial status. We've been friends with this family since each of our kids were roughly 6 months old and still participate in a lot of similar family outings with them. With that being said, I'm struggling to bite my tongue. How would you handle? I'm prob gonna pay and just bite my tongue, but WTF?
18 families? Jesus that's a lot of rich, white, New Yorkers in one place at the same time. Pass on that noise.
You must've missed the part of the thread where floppo hit the nail on the head regarding the dynamics of these preschool programs.OP is a ####### humble brag joke.
Yea, #### those rich white folks.18 families? Jesus that's a lot of rich, white, New Yorkers in one place at the same time. Pass on that noise.
Eastern European, tight tight body, dirty blond hair, perfect boobs (which is amazing bc she breastfed for 2 years), prob about 5'8... Feels very warm when she talks to you, kinda puts her hand on your shoulder like she's really interested in what you have to say.Julie Bowen in Horrible Bosses smoke show? Jessica Alba smoke show? Mila Kunis in forgetting Sara Marshall? Kate Beckinsale?
Be gracious. Ask if there is anything else you can do or bring to help. After, offer to host a play date for your kids. If it goes off maybe you have begun to establish the relationship which will last through to them wanting to help your kid. If the play date can't go off maybe it is because they are going to their beach home and you get an invite. Don't dwell on the negative. Find a positive and move forward.Eastern European, tight tight body, dirty blond hair, perfect boobs (which is amazing bc she breastfed for 2 years), prob about 5'8... Feels very warm when she talks to you, kinda puts her hand on your shoulder like she's really interested in what you have to say.
Similar to a friend who invited me out to one of those hard to get into NYC night clubs where he had bottles and a great table. I met him up at some point in the night and had an awesome time. A few days later he sends an email splitting the cost with all the guys he invited. GTFOHey, I'm having a party, it'll be a great time, come on over!!
2 weeks later:
The party is a little expensive, our helicopter flight back from the Hamptons is going to cost an extra $4k to make it in time, I need an extra $40 a family.
It is just obnoxious IMO.
perfectly on pointYou must've missed the part of the thread where floppo hit the nail on the head regarding the dynamics of these preschool programs.
No need to read it, your criticism is welcome and will be thought about zero times after I put the period at the end of this sentence.
Pay her $80.Eastern European, tight tight body, dirty blond hair, perfect boobs (which is amazing bc she breastfed for 2 years), prob about 5'8... Feels very warm when she talks to you, kinda puts her hand on your shoulder like she's really interested in what you have to say.
I'd make it interesting. Go to the party topless because you thought it was a pool party. Invite the hostess to guess your body fat percentage. If she's within 2%, she wins and you pay up gladly. If she's off by more than 2%, you win and get to fondle her while calling her a smokeshow. Then pay her $80.
These are both brutally unfunny.You seem really stuck on the whole $40, and I think I have a solution. Sounds like all the entertainers right now (face painters, balloon animal makers, etc) are for the kids. Where is the fun for the parents? Maybe instead of throwing in $40 bucks, you can just take off your shirt and let everyone see?
Brutally? I think you're exaggerating.These are both brutally unfunny.
Regardless, take it back to the potato thread where it belongs.
not even once?You must've missed the part of the thread where floppo hit the nail on the head regarding the dynamics of these preschool programs.
No need to read it, your criticism is welcome and will be thought about zero times after I put the period at the end of this sentence.
In fairness, I didn't really think about it the first time either.not even once?
I think pictures of you shirtless transcend just one thread...but hey, that's just me.These are both brutally unfunny.
Regardless, take it back to the potato thread where it belongs.
People who make $500K a year and have nothing to spend it on.... but then ask for help in paying for it.Mjolnirs said:This.
I'd guess the band for the sing-alongs is pretty expensive.I was expecting much more in terms of the booked entertainment for a party that went significantly over budget. Balloon animals, facepainting, etc is the type of stuff a $200K combined income family does for birthday parties here. Hopefully they're going completely over the top on food/booze; otherwise they're getting ripped off.