One Hundred Fifty-Third Street School

Im not impress with a teacher in this school my son is a 4th grader here and he comes to me daily not wanting to go back to school. He is a great student never had a problem with school work and gets good grades. I understand that i teacher can be strict but there is no need to be hurtful. These kids are 9 years old and there is a line of worlds that should not be said to them. This teacher has called them idiots, loosers, bad students.. and tells them they only come to school cause their parents make them. and that its all about the money. Well why would they want to go with a teacher like that. My son has asked me to change him class but there seems to be no more room in other classes since a few other students have already left her class.. What can i do. I called a differnent shool and they tell me there is no room for new students.. i dont want his grades to go down. Any ideas out there??

I AM NOT IMPRESSED WITH 153RD ST SCHOOL,,I HAVE NEVER FELT A VERY WELCOMING FEELING HERE,,,I DON'T FEEL MY CHILDRENS NEEDS ARE BEING MET TO THEIR FULLEST,,AND THEY LACK CONSISTENCY WITH THEIR ACADEMIC CURRICULUM,,AND FRANKLY WITH THEIR CURRICULUM IN GENERAL,,NOW WE HAVEN'T BEEN HERE LONG AND DEFINETLEY DON'T PLAN TO CONTINUE ATTENDING,,ANOTHER ISSUE IS CAFETERIA SERVICE, WHILE IT HAS IMPROVED THIS YEAR WITH THE EXTRA HELP,,IN THE PAST MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN LEFT WITHOUT FOOD DUE TO FEW MINUTES OF TARDINESS AND HAVE HAD DOORS CLOSED IN THEIR FACES!!!!! BY CAFETERIA MANAGER,,I DO BELEIVE WITH THE NEW HELP THIS YEAR IT'S A REFRESHING ADDITION AND HAVN'T NOTICED THAT MOST RECENTLY,,,IT GIVES ME A SAD FEELING THAT CHILDREN HAVE TO ATTEND SUCH DIM CIRCUMSTANCES DURING THEIR SCHOOL DAY!!!! CHILDREN SHOULD (AND PARENTS ALIKE) SHOULD BE GREETED WHITH FREINDLY FACES AND ATTITUDES ALWAYS, AND FEEL WELCOMED AND BE GIVEN THE OPPURTUNITY TO REACH MAX POTENTIOALS IN A FUN,SAFE,STIMULATING, AND CLEAN ENVIORMENT!!!!!!

Teachers are the best thing about this school! Most of them are wonderful, caring, and very competent. I can't understand why the low test scores? Unless all the brainy kids transfer out? But I know my child's teacher has a masters degree, as many of them do. Several of them are National Board Certified. All of them have more than 5 (I think) years of experience. I think the weakest thing about this school is the way the principal and the teachers interact...it seems like they don't get along. I also think there is no real "vision" for this school, at least not one that is expressed to us parents.

My child has been attending this school for a couple of years and I am noticing changes taking place.The principal here cares for the children and goes out of his way to attend other activities that are not solely during school hours. The teachers my child has had have been very nice and approachable. There is a great parent center where parents are always welcome. The school overall is improving as far as testing goes. New strategies and changes are being put forth in order to guarantee better results from our children. There does need to be more supervision on the yard and more maintenance around the school.There is a great after school program if you are a working parent. Also there is an awesome, very friendly cheer squad full of Tiger Pride. We could use more parent involvement .