With the election, I forgot about this thread.
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Originally posted by Rudey
Oh shit you went to Tech?
And I don't think a private school is definitely a better experience than Tech was. In fact if I had to bet, I'd say Tech would beat most private schools. I had the opportunity to take 11 college classes, take classes at Columbia university, work on 2 large research projects with several universities all through Tech.
-Rudey
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The problem with a school like Brooklyn Tech (and Bronx Science and Stuyvesant) is the way that the faculty and administration is assembled. The principles and assistant principles at these schools are not chosen on merit. They're chosen based on political connections. Its well known among NYC teachers that those who are well connected with the Union will use their leverage to spend their remaining years, before retirement, at a cushy assignment like Tech. So you wind up with a school leadership that is not highly motivated, nor necessarily the best qualified.
The teachers, to a lesser extent also represent good political connections, but there are some very good teachers at these schools. There also teachers at these schools that simply don't belong there.
What made Tech great was the quality of the student body, and a time proven curriculum that was very rigerous. If you put a bunch of really smart kids together, you're probably going to get a school culture that reflects this.
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