tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839527098859393475.post5378558864057859356..comments2023-11-02T09:25:25.603-04:00Comments on Green, how I want you green: Science Evermore?Nadia Chaudhuryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07718616317910998705noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839527098859393475.post-61488639614694186032010-08-26T19:43:07.007-04:002010-08-26T19:43:07.007-04:00Wow... How things have changed..
I graduated in ...Wow... How things have changed..<br /> I graduated in 2002 and I spent my senior year in Dr. Maskin's AP World History class. Today, I am finishing up my PhD (a real one) at Rutgers and I attribute this opportunity to Dr. Maskin and other BXHS teachers that made us work hard and think free. There was no dress code, no swipe cards, no security cameras, we were free to go wherever and do whatever. It's sad to see these traditions fade away as BXHS fades into the public school system.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047566658366221599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839527098859393475.post-41068640398761245752010-07-19T14:47:40.554-04:002010-07-19T14:47:40.554-04:00Bronx Science remains the most asked about thing o...Bronx Science remains the most asked about thing on my CV, more than my Harvard or Columbia degrees.<br /><br />To fault Ms. Reidy for somewhat excessive security measures in the post-Columbine, et al, world is unfair and naive.<br /><br />I was far too busy to care one way or another, to be frank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839527098859393475.post-48491379425975355262010-03-24T21:40:13.777-04:002010-03-24T21:40:13.777-04:00Slow down. Many students not particularly interest...Slow down. Many students not particularly interested in science go to Bronx Science. Chances are you will never see Ms. Reidy except on special occasions. Despite teacher attrition there are still a lot of excellent, dedicated teachers there. As soon as you need help in a subject, seek it. Do not wait. If your teacher is not in the office, ask a teacher who is. There will be a lot of work. Schedule your day, leaving time for a walk or run. Plan on having one weekend day free, no more. Join clubs. Friends you make there may have had the course you are having trouble with, and may be willing to share old notes and quizzes. Enjoy yourself. Best wishes.Dr Bob in the Bronxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09610651099568849881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839527098859393475.post-20409542103461301742010-03-24T21:25:27.640-04:002010-03-24T21:25:27.640-04:00OMG, I'm going to bronx science for high schoo...OMG, I'm going to bronx science for high school in September 2010! I'm really scared now. You see, I go to a catholic school right now and I was surprised I got in! I actually wanted to go to LaGuardia :(, but i didn't get in. Is she mean to the students too? I'm probably going to feel so stupid compared to the other students. She'll probably expel me or something..... I'm scared. I hope she doesn't come back for my freshmen year...omg. i am so going to die. omg. she just came this year? or 2008? or earlier?WentzUCaMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02166066563297366396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839527098859393475.post-3571971983903566662009-01-07T20:17:00.000-05:002009-01-07T20:17:00.000-05:00This is sad. I am a Science Alum '04 and am now a ...This is sad. I am a Science Alum '04 and am now a Teach For America Corps Member, where I teach History in the South Bronx. Needless to say I can see both sides of the situation. <BR/><BR/>To see Dr. Maskin go is just sad. He is the reason I am in teaching, and I know that he inspired us in ways newer teachers (such as myself) can only try to.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I was present during the first Reidy years, and dealt was quite disgusted with her attitude. Further, I see many colleagues in other schools being hired simply because they lack tenure, so they can be bullied and bossed around. The system is truly in shambles.<BR/><BR/>That said, I my teacher side of me does realize why cameras might be installed, yet this does not in any way, shape or form provide justification for teacher harassment. Reidy is trying to rebuild Science's reputation, but is doing everything but.peter.borockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00389181190508810285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839527098859393475.post-45901769460979209272009-01-03T19:09:00.000-05:002009-01-03T19:09:00.000-05:00It's gotten even worse in the 2008-2009 year. A ne...It's gotten even worse in the 2008-2009 year. A new policy was implemented that gives out five deans' detentions for failing to scan in in the morning. A few days after the policy was implemented, I swiped twice (the first failed). With the light indicating that the second swipe had registered, I continued walking. The person observing the monitor failed to tell me that in actuality, it had not registered. The next day in homeroom, I receive my first (five!) detentions dated from the previous day, with no other alternative but to serve them after school.<BR/><BR/>We also now have to scan in EVERY time we enter the building, under the premise of "preventing intruders."<BR/><BR/>Newer and newer teachers are being hired as well (fresh out of college). Not to say they aren't capable teachers, but no doubt they were hired primarily for their inexperience with the school system - the ease of control that results from that.<BR/><BR/>I await the new security implementations in the 2009-2010 school year with bated breath. Who knows? Perhaps some backscatter x-ray machines? Pat downs? Or maybe strip searches in the nurse's office while Big Broth- I mean, Reidy, watches through a camera.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09044891186866047453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839527098859393475.post-65823270290446304892008-02-24T00:00:00.000-05:002008-02-24T00:00:00.000-05:00Screw ms reidy and her nazi regime. im going to br...Screw ms reidy and her nazi regime. im going to bronxscience right now and it is hell. we have to check in with these stupid idcards and if we lose them we have to shell out 2 dollars. also there are cameras everywhere and each week she comes up with a new rule that further restricts are activities in the hall (for example no sitting in the hallways when waiting for the bell to ring). but then she cant enforce it. she also keeps being this stupid useless technology to moniter us while were stuck with crap textbooks.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486048769558944970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839527098859393475.post-16439056270801492892008-01-16T14:59:00.000-05:002008-01-16T14:59:00.000-05:00Ms. Reidy started calling herself "Dr." -- her sec...Ms. Reidy started calling herself "Dr." -- her secretary answered her phone "Dr. Reidy's Office" -- after receiving an honorary degree from her alma mater, the College of Mt. St. Vincent. Since a "quack" is a person calling her-/himself a doctor w/o credentials, I was prompted to start a "No Quack" campaign when she started attacking me by putting "U" ratings in my file, and removed me as a college mentor for "dereliction of duty," an impossible charge for those who know my work ethic. She told me, "We can do it the easy way or the hard way but I will win." In NYC that is all too true, so now I use my 34 year of experience to teach in CT for twice the money.Dr Bob in the Bronxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09610651099568849881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839527098859393475.post-85353928698211995142007-12-09T22:42:00.000-05:002007-12-09T22:42:00.000-05:00I knew about most of the famous alumni but didn't ...I knew about most of the famous alumni but didn't know about William Safire. I used to read his column on language all the time in the new yorker. <BR/>- Vikki RaiViktastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02557808584586750598noreply@blogger.com