tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post4464930525400228216..comments2024-03-24T11:39:28.574-04:00Comments on NYC Public School Parents: Hudson Yards Success charter parents to Eva Moskowitz: The school "broke our children’s spirit and erased their self confidence in less than 3 weeks".Patrick Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631038958645725010noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-34130227847535552472019-02-16T21:34:39.832-05:002019-02-16T21:34:39.832-05:00I have a feeling they're not the ones dispensi...I have a feeling they're not the ones dispensing the propaganda. Can you say paid troll?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-75991590203286368802018-09-27T17:34:21.323-04:002018-09-27T17:34:21.323-04:00My child is new to the school in 5th grade this ye...My child is new to the school in 5th grade this year... From my vantage point, all of the issues in the above mentioned letter have been resolved. I don't like the detention, but it seems to be based on academic issues like not doing homework and wasn't particularly shaming or punitive... The only issue that really is a problem is the unbelievable volume of homework, which is excessive and unmanageable. However, I'm still hopeful that it will be addressed over time. All other aspects of the school are very positive, and we like the teachers and new principal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-32859793490525474422018-04-18T08:31:48.815-04:002018-04-18T08:31:48.815-04:00This is a new school, and many new schools that op...This is a new school, and many new schools that open have difficutlies initially. The complaints that these parents arise solely from the full visibility of charter schools, especially Success Academy. I have worked in both public schools and charter schools and I can assure you that district schools are just as "draconian" and if they aren't, the children are running WILD and unsupervised. There are either punitive consequences or none whatsoever. There is no consistency, and no one cares. Kids are allowed to fail, and expectations are LOW. Children with IEPs don't get re-evaluated and are often left to sit at the back at the room chronically failing. That's why you have students in 7th grade still reading at a 4th grade level. If SA is a cult, how is UFT any different? People get to hide behind tenure and barely meet the requirements of their contract, collect their check and keep it moving. There are no resources. SA definitely isn't perfect. Things are VERY strict, the curriculum is rigorous and the children are held to a sometimes seemingly unachievable standard. BUT...the children and teachers have everything. The schools are beautiful and fully equipped. The kids have all sorts of extra curricular. There are assemblies with members from the Apollo theater, the cast of The Lion King, politicians, etc that come to the school regularly. Kids go on regularly scheduled Field Trips all over NY and are given a wide variety of experiences that most kids don't get in school. Older kids travel nationally. SA definitely isn't a good match for everyone, but what school is? District, private, charter, montessori or otherwise? Especially in New York, it sometimes comes down to the individual teacher. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-57619124324635648972018-04-02T10:33:59.901-04:002018-04-02T10:33:59.901-04:00This type of behavior is not only in Hudson Yards ...This type of behavior is not only in Hudson Yards it's throughout all of Success Academy. The teachers talk to the children and parents in such a rude manner. THEY LIKE TO SPEAK TO CHILDREN AND PARENTS IN A WAY TO PUT YOU DOWN. I used to think that it was because I was a minority but then I spoke to other parents and found out they treat everyone like they are superior. My children no longer feel enthusiastic about attending school not because of the rigorous work. But because they are picking up on the attitude and tone the teachers are using with them. <br />We, the students and parents rallied for the rights of Success Academy because we believed in Eve's dream. I have to say I'm now having second thoughts, because our choice came with a price.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-5998994573831509982017-11-27T19:03:58.187-05:002017-11-27T19:03:58.187-05:00My daughter has been with Success in Cobble Hill s...My daughter has been with Success in Cobble Hill since kindergarten and now attends SAHY.<br />No school I’ve seen is 100%. I too have my issues with Success and will be looking into other options for 6th grade. Honestly if she doesn’t get into one or two of the schools I’m applying to - she will end up by staying. She is happy there and wants to stay but also complains a bit. I totally disagree with everything negative said about Mr Russell. I have had many meetings with him. He is always accessible, listens and makes consessions when it makes sense. I have never waited more then 24 hours to hear back from<br />Him. I do think the the teachers are over worked and wish the school day was a bit shorter. The 2 biggest issues I have with the school is it’s location (but in fairness I knew that when I signed up) as well as the fact the Eva spent $68 million dollars and yet hey don’t have a gym! Jen5jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02542964012441957274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-77631566236418811162017-11-13T11:03:09.855-05:002017-11-13T11:03:09.855-05:00I’m the anonymous poster with a daughter in SAHY w...I’m the anonymous poster with a daughter in SAHY with two detentions for the crime of not clasping her hands. <br /><br />Most of those who have a problem with Success Academy, have a problem with it on ideological grounds. As political conflicts go, this one is sort of between the collectivists and individualists. <br /><br />The ceaseless maligning of Moskowitz by the district school proponents, now for building an upscale school in Hudson Yards, is sort of like the struggle between the supporters of the crooked corrupt Hillary, and the supporters of the self-absorbed egotistical Donald.<br /><br />To the UFT crowd - the district schools can do no wrong, and of course the charter schools are irredeemable prisons for children. <br /><br />Hudson Yards is like any other SA school. During the first few weeks of every school year at SA Williamsburg, the teachers insisted on very strict discipline, and once they sensed respect, the hand clasping policy, for example, was relaxed and had been mostly overlooked. My daughter was upset over the detentions, of course, but she still very much looks forward to going to school every day.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-55936908067145880112017-11-06T14:56:40.389-05:002017-11-06T14:56:40.389-05:00My child attends the school and loves it! He can&#...My child attends the school and loves it! He can't wait to go there and has had a great experience with his teachers and the principal, Malik Russell. This is not to say that the school is not experiencing problems with communication. Students were issued chromebooks with very little instruction on how to best on how effectively use them. Glitches in the programs that parents are expected to log on to to monitor grades and performance did not help. Homework assignments via email are confusing, especially when they are combined with classroom work, "do now" assignments and exit tickets. If the administration had taken the time to instruct the parents and students, and if they had not been so heavy handed with the detention in the first few weeks, I don't think that the complaints would have been so equally heavy handed. The homework is not excessive, but with flaws in the communication and the bombardment of emails for classroom and homework assignments, it takes my son more time to figure out what is due and when it is due rather than actually doing it. Not everyone is well versed in Google Docs/Apps, especially a 9 year old child. Everyone should take a breather! As for our family, Hudson Yards has been a positive experience overall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-24226840009070245812017-11-02T11:23:41.590-04:002017-11-02T11:23:41.590-04:00I'd love to talk to any parent formerly or cur...I'd love to talk to any parent formerly or currently at this school - off the record. If you're willing pl email me at leoniehaimson at gmail dot com with your phone no. thanks! Leonie Haimsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317355552298136811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-6892081426486792252017-11-02T10:56:36.944-04:002017-11-02T10:56:36.944-04:00Malik Russell is not qualified to run a school, th...Malik Russell is not qualified to run a school, the fact Eva Moskowitz is covering up the mismanagement of this school speaks for itself. she done that before. We left the school because of unqualified teachers he hired. Emily Silveira and Rudi Williams are in workforce as interns since 2016. Katherine Pleasants even worse. These so called "teachers" act like mean girls in high school, they are horrible individuals and abusive to children. I wish there was some authority that could have disciplined and prevented this behavior. However we were stuck with Russell and Moskowitz, so eventually we had to leave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-61572162963657526552017-11-02T10:54:33.686-04:002017-11-02T10:54:33.686-04:00Malik Russell is not qualified to run a school, th...Malik Russell is not qualified to run a school, the fact Eva Moskowitz is covering up the mismanagement of this school speaks for itself. she done that before. We left the school because of unqualified teachers he hired. Emily Silveira and Rudi Williams are in workforce as interns since 2016. Katherine Pleasants even worse. These so called "teachers" act like mean girls in high school, they are horrible individuals and abusive to children. I wish there was some authority that could have disciplined and prevented this behavior. However we were stuck with Russell and Moskowitz, so eventually we had to leave. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-29272513029227274612017-10-31T14:23:06.310-04:002017-10-31T14:23:06.310-04:00One of the Anonymous commentators above writes, &q...One of the Anonymous commentators above writes, "My daughter received two detentions for hand clasping, but she is very happy to attend and looks forward to being in school every day." I don't understand. Why is hand clasping a punishable offence?Leonie Haimsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317355552298136811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-392689858738094572017-10-31T14:19:29.801-04:002017-10-31T14:19:29.801-04:00Why was this not a public school? Oh, right. Mon...Why was this not a public school? Oh, right. Money.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-76865460647912601502017-10-31T11:39:54.624-04:002017-10-31T11:39:54.624-04:00The first clue that this school would be a problem...The first clue that this school would be a problem is the fact they call the students "scholars." This is the technique you will see being used in more schools as time goes by. This is how they break a child's spirit in order to conform to the greater good and not the individual. The US has been working with Russia since Eisenhower to merge the education systems. This can be proven if anyone were interested in taking the time to research it. What is taking place in education is not in the interest of providing good education. It is all about changing the values, attitudes, beliefs and dispositions of our children. Why do you think there is such an emphasis on social and emotional behavior? Oh to make nice people out of little Susie and Bobbie?? Not at all. Besides that is YOUR job not the job of the school. It is to evaluate what it will take to manipulate your child to the be a good global citizen. Loyalty to the state (government). Why do you think the schools now feed our children and the new push to provide medical services for our children? Oh so kids won't go hungry? So parents don't have to bother with those pesky parental responsibilities? Not way are those the reasons. It is all about taking away parental responsibility and parental authority. Brainwashing the children to grow up thinking the government is there to take care of them. Wake up and get your kids out of this system. The day will come when you won't even recognize your own children. Parents are all too willing to get rid of their kids as soon as possible and "they" know it. Pre-K, medical services, meals all the things parents should be doing the state is now doing. And all the while collecting MASSIVE amounts of data on you and your kids. Welcome to the USSA.Karen Brackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16754837866780777763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-31213110793175023032017-10-29T13:43:56.808-04:002017-10-29T13:43:56.808-04:00Anonymous,
If police, firefighters, drivers, mach...Anonymous, <br />If police, firefighters, drivers, machinists, and other large groups can have unions, then maybe you can't understand the linkage to many other things in life....Michael Garynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-4332746561564845222017-10-28T16:21:34.339-04:002017-10-28T16:21:34.339-04:00I don't understand the linkage between good te...I don't understand the linkage between good teaching and a union though....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-56836289549606815482017-10-28T15:09:34.706-04:002017-10-28T15:09:34.706-04:00This letter completely misrepresents the reality o...This letter completely misrepresents the reality of the school life at SAHY. My daughter received two detentions for hand clasping, but she is very happy to attend, and looks forward to being in school every day. I saw some of the parents who wrote this letter while at the meeting in the school with Eva Moskowitz last Thursday. They represent a small minority, and are free to leave, as some have done early in the year due to invenuence or other considerations. Principal Russell is a sweet and kind person, and these grievances read like UFT propaganda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-14261657213476406802017-10-27T20:52:00.552-04:002017-10-27T20:52:00.552-04:00Where else can they put their children. The parent...Where else can they put their children. The parents believe public school s have failed their children. They so truly wanted to<br /> believe that charter schools were different. I believe before putting your child in any school, after school program, public school or anyplace DO YOUR RESEARCH. Know the propaganda and the pros and cons. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-34369928640828221152017-10-27T20:23:04.337-04:002017-10-27T20:23:04.337-04:00Eva Moskovitz the owner of Success Charter Schools...Eva Moskovitz the owner of Success Charter Schools make a half million days a year. Wow. I think she should call herself Success.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-23926989943922212632017-10-27T20:17:55.501-04:002017-10-27T20:17:55.501-04:00Parents feel desperate. They want their children t...Parents feel desperate. They want their children to get a great education. Parents believe public schools are failures, and this is the agenda charter schools play on. The are no more than cults.The only let certain teachers in and try applying to one just to see. The process will make you physically stressed and sick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-1036066048342496212017-10-27T20:12:51.185-04:002017-10-27T20:12:51.185-04:00You are so right
You are so right<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-68564417765721557062017-10-27T20:11:50.404-04:002017-10-27T20:11:50.404-04:00Yes
Yes<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-20313018972186235952017-10-26T18:24:33.849-04:002017-10-26T18:24:33.849-04:00If you have some many issues why on earth would yo...If you have some many issues why on earth would you subject your child to this environment? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-31729849622238585002017-10-26T13:59:21.532-04:002017-10-26T13:59:21.532-04:00Scabs feeding from the left overs from the public ...Scabs feeding from the left overs from the public schools. You are correct the success academies are filled with one and two year experienced scabs teaching your children!!! Do not fall for the propaganda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-83225099444803521252017-10-26T13:56:20.973-04:002017-10-26T13:56:20.973-04:00The success academies are filled with scab teacher...The success academies are filled with scab teachers who do not belong to a union but rather they belong to moskowitch. Moskowitch has the balls to criticize public school unions but her treatment of both students and staff is disgusting and a self profiteering scheme for these scab teachers and their swanky superiors. <br /><br />The hypocrisy of the success schools and the hypocrisy of eva moskowitch is sickening and i am hoping that karma will find its way to moskowitch and the scabby schools she is running. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-90541440499883045592017-10-25T21:23:21.693-04:002017-10-25T21:23:21.693-04:00I agreeI agreeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17637719884270754070noreply@blogger.com