SCHOOLS & KIDS
No man stands as tall as when he stoops to help a child
Don't know why that old quote came to mind when I saw this
- ICONIC -
photo of a five year old in the Oval Office.
Disagree with the man on many issues. But there s... |
anon on El Camino |
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on May 24, 2012 at 11:02 am by anon on El Camino, a resident of Atherton |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents, do you know what your kids are doing on Facebook?
This is not advertizing for Facebook, but at the urging of a fellow parent, I joined Facebook to find out what my kids were doing there and I was very surprized. I had to get ... |
Anon Parent |
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on Apr 19, 2008 at 3:42 pm by julie, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Churches in (near) Palo Alto - programs for kids/teens
My wife and I went to church as a teenager but aren't really active any longer. Now that we have a teenager and a younger kid, I can see the bad influence "California culture"... |
anon-this-time. |
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on May 19, 2010 at 4:04 pm by Jim, a resident of Menlo Park |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn/Paly vs. Menlo, Castilleja, etc.
On another forum, someone who graduated from Paly more than 20 years ago wrote a very thoughtful post comparing Gunn/Paly to local private schools. Below is an excerpt from i... |
Anonymous |
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on Dec 7, 2011 at 2:46 pm by horizons, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Please Keep Your Children on a Leash
I have a pet peeve. I first noticed this behavior when my husband, child, and I were visiting open houses. There were many children running loose in the homes, and I do litera... |
Anonymous |
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on Oct 7, 2011 at 9:09 pm by anonymous, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Start schools in September, with finals in late January or early February?
I've written about this idea in other comments, but maybe it deserves its own thread. How about changing the calendar so that school starts in early September, finals occur i... |
Anonymous |
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on Nov 15, 2010 at 8:18 pm by Paly Parent, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Board Calls for Applicants to Fill Trustee's Unfinished Term
Foothill-De Anza Community College District is seeking to fill a year-long vacancy on the Board of Trustees. The opening results from the Nov. 4 election of Trustee Paul Fong ... |
anonymous |
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on Nov 19, 2008 at 8:26 am by anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Is today's education system fitting reality?
This interesting video really brings to the forefront the "achievement gap" of what is being taught and how it's being taught, and what is reality for today's college students... |
anonymous |
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on Apr 1, 2008 at 11:12 pm by h-ee h-ee, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Interesting article about Munch by Proxy for local involved moms
I thought this new article in Psychology Today might be especially interesting to our local, highly-involved moms.
I think our local doctors must be used to intelligent, ... |
anonymous |
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on Sep 15, 2007 at 8:57 pm by Seen a few at work, a resident of Stanford |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why the push for Mandarin? Are we nuts?
Why the push to learn Mandarin or any form of Chinese in PAUSD?
In China, everyone who is in business is furiously trying to learn English. In Germany they're requiring Eng... |
anonymous |
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on Jan 9, 2007 at 6:21 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Double standard for residency
This year, my family had to jump through a lot of hoops in order to prove that we are indeed residents of PAUSD. I was asked to present my car registration, bank statements, m... |
Anonymous |
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on Sep 10, 2006 at 6:32 pm by another anon, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mary s Frances Callan's parting shot
Mary Frances Callan's recommendation to implement a Mandarin Immersion program despite the overwhelming community outcry, and all the numerous legitimate concerns that have no... |
Another Disappointed Community Member |
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on Jan 6, 2007 at 6:50 pm by SkepticAl, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Fire alarm today at JLS?
Does anyone know why the fire alarm sounded at JLS this afternoon? It was just after school got out. |
Another parent |
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on Oct 19, 2009 at 4:30 pm by Duh, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High School Work Load
Are there students out there who have the time to tell me (a non high school parent) what your weekly homework load looks like? Rather than debating should finals come before... |
Another Parent |
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on Aug 28, 2007 at 1:17 am by A Student, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents - lets get ahead
We parents need a place to share our information on how to keep ahead of what's going on in our teens' lives. The homework thread shows that just as soon as we think we have s... |
Aother Paly Parent |
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on Dec 1, 2006 at 2:42 pm by Aother Paly Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Taking an AP test without taking an AP class
Will PAUSD allow a Paly or Gunn high school student to register for and take an AP exam if the student has not taken the corresponding AP class through PAUSD?
Scenario 1) L... |
AP Question |
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on Dec 14, 2009 at 8:53 pm by JonS, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
International Baccalaureate Charter Proposal
The MI debate has gotten seriously sidetracked. Our challenge over the next few days is to find a compromise that's acceptable to the community.
The published top five lis... |
Asher Waldfogel |
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on Jun 3, 2007 at 8:35 am by A.J., a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tough Question - Is an MI Charter School legal?
PAUSD already offers an established, well respected, highly modeled Language Immersion program. (What PAUSD doesn't offer is enough spots in their current program - there alw... |
Asking Questions |
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on Mar 24, 2007 at 10:37 pm by Board Observer, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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School Facility Master Plan
Tuesday School Board meeting will introduce the just-published Facility Master Plan for discussion.
Web Link... |
aw |
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on Apr 29, 2007 at 9:41 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Child hit at Intersection of Barbara Drive and N. California
For those that are not aware, the Palo Alto Unified School District is in the process of getting the old Garland School site in order for a new school slated to be completed b... |
Barbara Drive Concerned Resident |
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on Feb 24, 2009 at 10:47 pm by Erin, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Geometry in middle school?
Is geometry offered in middle school?
I went to the Terman website and looks like the math lanes stop at Algebra I.
A fair number of 8th graders in the Cupertino school di... |
Barron Dad |
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on Feb 18, 2013 at 5:49 pm by palo alto mom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents driving for field trips
I have children in school here and have wondered for some time about this policy...
For field trips, at least in elementary school the field trips rely on parent volunteers... |
Bill |
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on May 21, 2013 at 10:20 am by Steve, a resident of Mountain View |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
rampant alcohol abuse at Stanford
According to the Chronicle, 44 Stanford undergraduates were hospitalized last year for alcohol poisoning. More than twice that number were arrested for alcohol-related crimes... |
Bill |
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on Feb 1, 2010 at 3:00 pm by qq, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly graduate is featured on PBS documentary "American Masters" this week
Joan Baez (graduated from Palo Alto High School in 1958) is the subject of the American Masters TV show this week. The 2-hour documentary will be broadcast several times on c... |
Bill |
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on Dec 4, 2009 at 9:02 pm by Longterm Admirer, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ohlone - the big winner in the MI location problem
It looks like the staff recommends to expand Ohlone to accept the MI program in Fall 2007. This would expand size of Ohlone to over 450 and would place three new portables ... |
Bill |
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on Jan 13, 2007 at 8:40 am by Paul Losch, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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