Hey, I Know That Place!
Another off night tonight, but while I was looking on thenotebook.org for details on the latest contract snafus in Philadelphia schools, I found this item that mentions my own school a couple of times:
Students face long odds at many popular schools
Parkway Center City, where I teach, admits the smallest percentage of its applicants, and is one of the high schools in the city with the largest number of applicants. On the one hand, it’s certainly nice to know that lots of parents and students want to be part of our community. But it also reminds us that lots of parents and students want something from their education that they only feel they can get from a selective-admission school. There may be no getting around that, but it sure would be nice if there were even more of those options available for students across the city.
About Dave Thomer
Born and raised in Philadelphia. Studied philosophy at Fordham University in the Bronx, where I made many great friends and met my wonderful wife. We moved back to Philadelphia, where I studied philosophy some more and became a teacher. Online and off, I'm looking for ways that we can be better citizens and build stronger communities.