I mentioned that I had some experience in a new school in the last blog and I thought it might be interesting for you to know a little more about that experience, lest you think I am just making all this "positive change" stuff up. I am sending this out as a love letter to the families considering the
"new program" in Park Slope, PS 705 and New American Academy in District 17,
PS 414 in Williamsburg and the myriad of new charter programs that are popping up in many districts, including
BUGS Middle Schoolthat I hope will find a home in fall of 2013. My kids attended a local, diverse, strong and established elementary - our new school experience came at middle school. If you think that this doesn't apply to your situation - let me say that it I think it is a lot easier to "pioneer" at elementary when the kids are little and mostly under the influence of their
