A little time capsule: this video clip of CBS reporter Roseanne Colletti's visit to P.S.58, otherwise known as The Carroll School, is a blast. It was filmed in 1985, just a few years before College Daughter, now almost 20, started attending P.S. 58. I am sure many people in the neighborhood can identify the children in the clip. I myself remember Ms. Zundos, one of the teachers interviewed. She may even still be teaching there to this day. As for today's release of grades for individual New York City schools, P.S. 58's low grade is an insult to all the wonderful teachers who have made this school great. Both of my children got a sensational start there. And so have many others. Hopefully, parents will continue to trust their instinct and see P.S.58 for what it is: a lovely neighborhood school with incredible teachers who give children the tools and confidence to excel academically.
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5 comments:
That is a great clip!
The NYC public school system is getting crazier each day. It's hard to believe that we got a D when most of the kids score in the 3's and 4's. Did you hear that a group of schools that were set to close due to the No Child Left Behind Act, received A's!!! The crazy part is that rating the schools with this current model cost the city and public schools $80 million dollars!!!!!!! The sad part is that guess what most of the schools will be doing now? You guessed it, testing, testing and more testing with a lot more analyzing each student, collecting more data on each student and a lot less instruction. Is this what parents want???????? Or is it just the politicians????????? Are we going to let the politicians decide how our schools should be run????!!!!!! All they know is how to spend money and create sound bites! AAAAArrrrrrrgggggg! It all makes me want to quit teaching and move!
i subbed at P.S. 58 and found the students to be lacking in discipline. the teachers do not trust each other and i did not sense any camaraderie. another sub informed me that as a result of the high principal turnover, teachers feel uncertain.
having worked at another school (Yung Wing Elementary School), i found Giselle Gault to be too lenient in terms of implementing disciplinary actions. a lot of students lack respect and discipline which makes it impossible for the teachers to teach. everytime i was assigned to teach 4th and 5th grades, i would hear teachers yelling out of frustration all throughtout the day. it feels more like babysitting than teaching.
the assistant principal (Jamie) reveals her incompetence everytime she barks at the teachers. i have never seen an ego like hers.
i've met some really good teachers and some not so good ones. overall, i would recommend a change in leadership.
Dear 9:30 Pm Anon
Thanks for your comment. My children have been out of P.S. 58 for about 6 years. They received a solid academic start there. I understand that the school has changed and evolved since then.
The buzz from parents here in Carroll Gardens is that the principal is genuinely liked, pretty open to change and has been working very hard to create a wonderful, loving environment for children.
Unfortunately, the school seems to have been traumatized by the previous principal, Joyce Saly. I am still in contact with a few of the teachers and they all confirm that Saly destroyed a lot of the good vibes at PS 58.
Your viewpoint is interesting. You don't seem to have any confidence in the leadership at the school. Could it just be that the current principal just has not been there long enough to really judge what she can do? Surely, yet another change in leadership can't be good for anyone.
Like I said, I am not a parent there anymore but everyone I meet seems really happy to have their kids attend this school.
Ms.Zundos Is still teaching there! She was my teacher in Kindergarten!
Hi Alec,
What fun. Care to share some anecdotes?
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