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P.S. 101 School in the Garden
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Parent Reviews (21 reviews)
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I love this school. My son has been in PS 101Q since Pre-K and he is now in 6th grade. The Education is very good.
The school for the most part is a great school but I have to agree with the parent who posted May 14,2009. There is a lack of communication and a lack of organization. And now with all the sickness going around they are not notifying parents as to how many children are out sick or being sent home. I guess their fundraisers and needing more money is priority over our children's health
My daughter attended this school last year for Pre-k and now this year she is in Kindergarten. At first i thought pre-k was nice and once we got into kindergarten it was totally different. The classes are over crowded to begin with and the teacher can not attend to each child's need. Another problem is the P.A - there is barely any direct communication with them except for the endless letters we get with requesting for donations. The lack of communication with the principals lacks as well. In the end this school is overcrowded and they have a non-stop request for financial donations.
It has a wonderful teacher base and I think the education here is very good. However, since NCLB and the City rating system, our school has become very high pressure and unreasonable. It is losing it's ability to balance the desire to achieve high marks with the fact that these are young children. An average of 2 1/2 hours of homework a night for an 8 year old is draining, especially when the school dishes out extra projects and overload of work for weekends and vacations. Also, the city of NY doesn't allow collecting statistical data for multi-cultural children. If it did, our school would have a very high % of multi-cultural children. It's one of the most wonderful things about the school. The school is also overcrowded and gone are the days of 25 children per class. From 1st grade up, it's more like 28-35 per class.
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