Stuyvesant High School is a specialized high school in New York borough of Manhattan. It is a very prestigious school focused on Science, Mathematics, and Technology. It is one of the top high schools in New York State. To be accepted into Stuyvesant, you have to take the Specialized High School Admissions Test and get a grade that is or above the school’s cutoff score for that year. Stuyvesant has an average cutoff score of five hundred and sixty-two. Through hard work and dedication, I achieved
women to graduate in physics (Bauman et. al. 2011). She also led a way for acceptance and understanding of women’s role in science in America (Bauman et. al. 2011). She even inspired Mildred Dresselhous, who was a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and president and officer of many Associations including American Association for the Advancement of Science, to pursue the career she wanted (Bauman et. al. 2011). Rosalyn born to Clara and Simon Sussman in New York City, on July
list. I wanted to attend ElRo because of the distance from my house to the school, as well as that I knew a lot of people that attended and a lot of students in my grade were applying to ElRo first choice. Another big factor was that my brother was a senior and liked the school, teachers, and students. The day high-school letters were distributed was a very nervous day. Most of my friends at school found out during the school day. Around six of my closest friends from Wagner, all got into Elro. My
to the suburbs of the Bronx. School days She attended public school as a child in the Bronx. She would walk to school every day and when the time came after high school to decide what to do, she was confused. She wanted to do something meaningful; this is when she thought of her grandfather and his cancer. She was motivated to do some good in this world and possible fight to find a cure for this disease. She entered Hunter College,
James Francis Murray was born in the Bronx, New York on May 3rd 1932 and was a great man whom meant the world to my entire family, up until his passing at the age of 83 on March 13th, 2016. My grandfather was the son of two Irish immigrant parents and the youngest of 5 children having three older sisters and one older brother. In high school he was an accomplished athlete being a champion swimmer as well as captain of the swim team. After graduating high school in 1950, he joined the United States
misfortune was being born to this particular area. The author takes us from the seventh richest congressional district in the nation (being E 59th Street in New York City) to the poorest in the nation. A mere eighteen-minute ride by subway to the South Bronx, to a little place called Mott Haven; where the median family income for the 48000 residents is only $7,600. An area known for crack-cocaine and heroin; prostitution; poor hospital care, where one-quarter of new mothers tested in obstetric wards are
School Vouchers are Against the Constitution One of Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's recent education reforms is the two-year pilot program where education vouchers will be offered to poor kids from a district in New York City public schools. These students will be given on average $6,500 a year to pay for tuition at a private school (including religious ones). The money they receive will come from taxpayers. When the typical New Yorker dutifully gives Uncle Sam his hard-earned money every year,
family, diverse cultures, and a firm spiritual background. These three elements mixed together made me the person I am today. My mother is one of my biggest supporters and critics. As a single mother, she raised me in the West Indian community in Bronx, New York; Kingston, Jamaica; and finally Bergen County, New Jersey. She is strict and loving all in one. I watched her gracefully manage a successful career at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York before resigning to complete her college education
music, and theater are well aware that the art education in public schools might not be part of the school’s curriculum, due to the cutting down of the budget. As a result, debates arise on what curriculum should disappear and stay. One of the choices is the art education because many believes that art education isn’t important, and the schools should focus more on classes that are important to students like mathematics, science, and reading, so that the United States could compete with the other
made to feel out of place in science. Her conclusion was supported by a Ford Foundation study by Lynn H. Fox on the problems of women in mathematics. When students were asked to choose among six reasons accounting for girls ' lack of interest in math, the girls rated this statement second - Men do not want girls in the mathematical occupations.” The author K.C. Cole uses historical allusion from another person to help support her idea of the exclusion of women in the science field. As we all can imagine
tintinnabulation occurred ending my doom, well perhaps the beginning of my doom, because I just failed my biology test Throughout high school I haven’t had much support. My parents at the beginning of my sophomore year abandon me and put me in Foster Care. At times I didn’t have a warm place to sleep, and as a result I was struggling in school. I was doing especially poorly in my science classes. Biology, Chemistry, Physics: all of these subjects gave me a disagreeable feeling. I would feel nervous during
Science. It’s one of the most, if not the most important area of our society and our culture. But what is science, without communicators to pass on the knowledge we gain from it? Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of these people. He plays a key role in the future development of science and technology by provoking a new generation to learn to love science, and to leap into the STEM fields. Tyson has and will continue to inspire countless children and adults alike, including myself. Neil deGrasse Tyson
Specialized High School Admissions Test. My concerned teacher's opinion cost my classmates - and almost cost me - the educational opportunity of a lifetime. In the fall semester of eighth grade, I watched my best friend succumb to self-doubt. As we researched the racial composition of the specialized high schools, she cried out, "This is sad. Out of the 6,400 African Americans who took the test, a measly 320 received an offer of admissions. Let's be real, we don't belong in those schools." I wanted
journey, from what I remember, attending school in the Dominican Republic is completely different than attending school in the United states. First of all, it was not public, so to receive an education in the area that I lived, you had to
is today. A. Family-Secondary Education-personal interest growing up 1. The world-renowned astrophysicist, cosmologist, author and science communicator, Neil deGrasse Tyson was born and raised in the Bronx, here in NY. He graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in 1976 where he was the captain of the wrestling team and editor-in-chief of the “Physical Science Journal”. 2. When he was nine years old, Dr. Tyson’s parents took him to the Hayden Planetarium, which is a day he will cherish for
laughed all the time. Each year Peter’s dad would take him to the Greek Independence Day Ceremony. His parents wanted him to be a writer, so they moved from Brooklyn to Freeport, New York. He began writing in math class, making small novels. In high school Peter was a band boy. From marching bands to Jazz bands. Than a friend told him that the girls in chorus were better looking. Then Peter discovered sing and then played a role in plays and he performed in plays all the time. Peter forgot all
the Bronx for the entirety of Lee’s time at home. Lee and his brother shared the only bed the family owned, while their parents slept on a pull out couch. Celia Lieber worked wherever she could, washing dishes at the local diner or cleaning houses, but jobs were scarce. Jack Lieber was a trained dress cutter and found even less success because no one in the vicinity of the shop could afford to buy anything. In his formative teenage years, Lee attended DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx. He especially
1. What I want to impact the most is the New York community itself. I want to bring smiles to each individual I interact with. What I learned as a high school student is the whole purpose of life is not solely about self-improvements, but consist of what can I do for others. To leave an impact is to be selfless and only through external signs can I shift from this "me"-focus prospective to a "we" state of mind. From experience, I understand the happiness found through serving others. These external
elitist ideal is becoming more and more prevalent in both academic and non-academic sectors. This tendency toward academic elitism is most pronounced in highly competitive and highly regarded environments ranging from the local elementary school to the CUNY school system. The tendency towards academic elitism is noticeable in education, particularly in the systems of developed countries. More attention, time and resources are allotted to students who are perceived to be more intelligent than their
Ph.D., was born in the Bronx, NY on February 20, 1932. He attended the Horace Mann School and later entered Tulane University in 1949. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 1953 and immediately entering a graduate program at Cornell University where he earned a Ph.D. in psychology. He later works as a part-time instructor in the Department of Psychology and also a part-time instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry