Guest Pamela Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Has anyone heard from William lately? He hasnt posted in a long time... I heard from him last night....but he was just talking in his sleep... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Sadly, my unemployment is coming to an end Congratulations are in order...landing a new job in this economy is no small accomplishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Has anyone heard from William lately? He hasnt posted in a long time... He was tied up with National Federation of Independent Business et al v. Sebulius, Secretary of Health and Human Services et al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 He was tied up with National Federation of Independent Business et al v. Sebulius, Secretary of Health and Human Services et al. Just call me Mr. Justice X... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Congratulations are in order...landing a new job in this economy is no small accomplishment. I'm doing NYC Teaching Fellows, and I just landed a job at Cypress Hills Community School in Brooklyn, which is a dual language program. I had a Spanish-French joint major for undergrad and am doing my Masters (paid for by the City) in Special Education and Bilingual Education. I am so excited about the new position and love the fellowship training so far. It seems perfect for me, not bad pay either especially considering that the cost of my Masters (49 credits) is almost entirely covered by the Department of Education. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 I'm doing NYC Teaching Fellows, and I just landed a job at Cypress Hills Community School in Brooklyn, which is a dual language program. I had a Spanish-French joint major for undergrad and am doing my Masters (paid for by the City) in Special Education and Bilingual Education. I am so excited about the new position and love the fellowship training so far. It seems perfect for me, not bad pay either especially considering that the cost of my Masters (49 credits) is almost entirely covered by the Department of Education. No se lo que dice..... Seriously, good for you Nathan...though you pursuing a meteorology degree was more than a fleeting thought.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 I'm doing NYC Teaching Fellows, and I just landed a job at Cypress Hills Community School in Brooklyn, which is a dual language program. I had a Spanish-French joint major for undergrad and am doing my Masters (paid for by the City) in Special Education and Bilingual Education. I am so excited about the new position and love the fellowship training so far. It seems perfect for me, not bad pay either especially considering that the cost of my Masters (49 credits) is almost entirely covered by the Department of Education. A little bit of change of locale from where was it - Ringe, NH? Much less snow but more slush. Sorry Nate. But in the short and long run, you'll be a hell of a lot better off financially. And just a bit of friendly advice, avoid carrying a firearm at all costs. Without a license, it's against the law and I would guess that even with one, it's also against the rules, regulations and policies of the NYC Bd/Ed. In addition, you may be required to learn an additional language, which would probably be somewhat related to hip hop. But in all seriouness, congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotherm Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 I'm doing NYC Teaching Fellows, and I just landed a job at Cypress Hills Community School in Brooklyn, which is a dual language program. I had a Spanish-French joint major for undergrad and am doing my Masters (paid for by the City) in Special Education and Bilingual Education. I am so excited about the new position and love the fellowship training so far. It seems perfect for me, not bad pay either especially considering that the cost of my Masters (49 credits) is almost entirely covered by the Department of Education. Congrats, that's good to hear. I've been thinking about going down a similar route (maybe special ed/autism etc). If you love your job then you have it made. Good pay is icing on the cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 A little bit of change of locale from where was it - Ringe, NH? Much less snow but more slush. Sorry Nate. But in the short and long run, you'll be a hell of a lot better off financially. And just a bit of friendly advice, avoid carrying a firearm at all costs. Without a license, it's against the law and I would guess that even with one, it's also against the rules, regulations and policies of the NYC Bd/Ed. In addition, you may required to learn an additional language, which would probably be somewhat related to hip hop. But in all seriouness, congratulations. One more thought, regarding that additional language, I would find it hard to imagine that one day as Nate was leaving his last class at the end of the school day (during let's say a more favorable winter), he would say, "get out of my way b**ch, I need to drive to a snowstorm in Orange County." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psv88 Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 No se lo que dice..... Seriously, good for you Nathan...though you pursuing a meteorology degree was more than a fleeting thought.... William, there you are...why do u hide in summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Congrats, that's good to hear. I've been thinking about going down a similar route (maybe special ed/autism etc). If you love your job then you have it made. Good pay is icing on the cake. The fellowships are really cool for someone who didn't major in education and work on a teaching credential during undergraduate. This job at Cypress Hills is more aimed at dual language instruction to promote higher-level thinking and helping students who are academically struggling than severe disabilities like the ones I dealt with at Hampshire Country School, where we had a lot of kids on the spectrum as well as those with emotional disturbance. I think I'd rather be working with students who need extra attention and slower lessons as academic intervention is more my expertise than behavioral interventions. I also love the high Latino population as it gives me a chance to practice my Spanish every day, and I'll be teaching various subjects to 6th graders in a self-contained setting so I'll have to be able to express all the different subjects' vocabulary in Spanish. I tutored for a while in Poughkeepsie as part of a literacy course I took at Vassar, and I found my ability to break down difficult concepts into simple steps was pretty decent. I'm going to be working on behavioral analysis as part of my Masters, however. This fall, I'll be taking one special ed course and one bilingual course at City College. One more thought, regarding that additional language, I would find it hard to imagine that one day as Nate was leaving his last class at the end of the school day (during let's say a more favorable winter), he would say, "get out of my way b**ch, I need to drive to a snowstorm in Orange County." I hate moving from Westchester to Brooklyn, which is the worst borough for snow. I will be driving to Dobbs Ferry if there is a snowstorm on weekends/time off. Do you think I should bring my car along if I'm moving to an area like Williamsburg or Crown Heights? Or is it too crowded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Do you think I should bring my car along if I'm moving to an area like Williamsburg or Crown Heights? Or is it too crowded? Bring the car and just leave it parked. Btw rent is high in Willimsburg. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Rent is nuts in the good part of Williamsburg. Rent in Astoria. You can find a nice apartment in a house or a building for $1,300-$1,400/mo and its a nice, fun town. The drive from Astoria to Williamsburg is 10-15mins over the Kosciuzco bridge in LIC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 The fellowships are really cool for someone who didn't major in education and work on a teaching credential during undergraduate. This job at Cypress Hills is more aimed at dual language instruction to promote higher-level thinking and helping students who are academically struggling than severe disabilities like the ones I dealt with at Hampshire Country School, where we had a lot of kids on the spectrum as well as those with emotional disturbance. I think I'd rather be working with students who need extra attention and slower lessons as academic intervention is more my expertise than behavioral interventions. I also love the high Latino population as it gives me a chance to practice my Spanish every day, and I'll be teaching various subjects to 6th graders in a self-contained setting so I'll have to be able to express all the different subjects' vocabulary in Spanish. I tutored for a while in Poughkeepsie as part of a literacy course I took at Vassar, and I found my ability to break down difficult concepts into simple steps was pretty decent. I'm going to be working on behavioral analysis as part of my Masters, however. This fall, I'll be taking one special ed course and one bilingual course at City College. I hate moving from Westchester to Brooklyn, which is the worst borough for snow. I will be driving to Dobbs Ferry if there is a snowstorm on weekends/time off. Do you think I should bring my car along if I'm moving to an area like Williamsburg or Crown Heights? Or is it too crowded? Sorry if I came on too strong with my half-a attempt at being funny (at your expense, I have a conscience), but definitely bring your car. It will be your lifeline (physically and psychologically). Brooklyn and Queens in general is crowded, but alternate side parking is tough but doable in many neighborhoods, and you should be able to master this pretty quickly. The rents are high in Williamsburg and Crown Heights, and while Astoria is an up and coming place with lower rents, I suspect that the rents are rising there. You might want to consider Bushwick, particularly, the area around the "L" train, which a colleague who lives there indicated has become quite safe, or Ridgewood. Finally, be cautious with this new job. I'm sure you've already carefully assessed it, and realize that it's not going to be easy to transition into. The problem will not be the academic aspect of it - which I'm sure you'll have no problem with because you're quite capable. But I believe there might be a political one. Dealing with the students (and their parents), will be tough, and you may run into considerable stress dealing with the administration (particularly if they're not caucasion and I don't think I'm being racist here). My son's friend, Saul, who has a bachelors and masters in history from Binghampton U., teaches it in a high school in Jamaica, and was threatened (for arbitrary reasons, because the non-caucasion principal didn't like a nice Jewish boy from the Marine Park section of Brooklyn), with the denial of tenure. Fortunately, he still managed to get it. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 I need to move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 any joe bastardi followers want to share what he's been saying about nyc not hitting 90 in june Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 any joe bastardi followers want to share what he's been saying about nyc not hitting 90 in june lol-he is completely ignoring the heat on his blog--it's really pathetic. (hey-I didn't forecast it, so it doesnt exist!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwarlock Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 The end of the run brings in the huge trough again with blocking and a closed ULL; But the period before that has very impressive heat. haven't learned your lesson..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlover76 Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 haven't learned your lesson..lol Why did you chose "winterwarlock" as your name if you like the heat so much? And you should buy a heavy coat to cover up those muscles that your co-worker loves to look at, big, gig trough incoming. Temps could be 4 to 8 degrees below normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwarlock Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Why did you chose "winterwarlock" as your name if you like the heat so much? And you should buy a heavy coat to cover up those muscles that your co-worker loves to look at, big, gig trough incoming. Temps could be 4 to 8 degrees below normal. its not my coworker, its my customers that are enamored with my muscles...anyhoo keep waiting for your trough, its not March or April anymore yet some of you still analyze models like it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Sorry if I came on too strong with my half-a attempt at being funny (at your expense, I have a conscience), but definitely bring your car. It will be your lifeline (physically and psychologically). Brooklyn and Queens in general is crowded, but alternate side parking is tough but doable in many neighborhoods, and you should be able to master this pretty quickly. The rents are high in Williamsburg and Crown Heights, and while Astoria is an up and coming place with lower rents, I suspect that the rents are rising there. You might want to consider Bushwick, particularly, the area around the "L" train, which a colleague who lives there indicated has become quite safe, or Ridgewood. Finally, be cautious with this new job. I'm sure you've already carefully assessed it, and realize that it's not going to be easy to transition into. The problem will not be the academic aspect of it - which I'm sure you'll have no problem with because you're quite capable. But I believe there might be a political one. Dealing with the students (and their parents), will be tough, and you may run into considerable stress dealing with the administration (particularly if they're not caucasion and I don't think I'm being racist here). My son's friend, Saul, who has a bachelors and masters in history from Binghampton U., teaches it in a high school in Jamaica, and was threatened (for arbitrary reasons, because the non-caucasion principal didn't like a nice Jewish boy from the Marine Park section of Brooklyn), with the denial of tenure. Fortunately, he still managed to get it. Good luck. No worries, we are all kidding each other around...that's why it's the banter thread, keeps the rest of the board sane. I agree that there can be some tension with white teachers in minority high schools...my mom taught French in Mount Vernon, NY for many years, which is one of the few primarily African-American areas in Westchester, and she sometimes felt as if the black teachers and administrators got the better end of the stick. Her job was never threatened though, and most of her students were quite understanding that some of the teachers were going to be white people from more expensive areas. I think that if you present yourself as an advocate of the students, and whatever socioeconomic conditions they deal with, it ends up OK. She did a lot of after school activities, helped with college apps and guidance work, etc... Also, my school has several Teaching Fellows working there (who are white), so I know the principal is quite respectful of the program and wants to hire people from a diversity of backgrounds. The Fellows are supposed to be the highest recruited teachers so I think we are pretty well respected for our work. Cypress Hills is not a particularly rough school compared to some I've seen in NYC, so I'm not too concerned. I'm going from an environment (the boarding program in NH) where I worked with kids who had been expelled from school, had been in mental hospitals, had hit teachers repeatedly...so I'm pretty able to handle the challenges I think. I'm just starting to research apartments, I don't have to rush since Cypress Hills is only 45 minutes from my family's place in Westchester, and I can always commute for the first couple months as I've been doing for the summer training which is at City College in Manhattan. I would like to be in an area with a fairly high concentration of younger people, and where there's an adequate music/bar/restaurant scene for the evenings when I'm not working (which won't be very often with a full-time job and a 49-credit Masters program lol). I'm quite willing to share an apartment with friends or other teachers to cut down on rent, although the salary is decent so I'm not excessively worried. My friend is sharing with 3 people in Williamsburg, and they are paying like 800 bucks each, which I could easily handle. I've thought about Red Hook and Fort Greene as well, not sure what input you guys would have. I would be willing to go into the 1000-1200/mo range if it's a decent single apartment. Again though, the longer I wait to move, the more money I'll have saved up from teaching. If I move during the summer, I might want something less expensive since I am not getting as much pay for the training as the actual school year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 I want snow and cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 No worries, we are all kidding each other around...that's why it's the banter thread, keeps the rest of the board sane. I agree that there can be some tension with white teachers in minority high schools...my mom taught French in Mount Vernon, NY for many years, which is one of the few primarily African-American areas in Westchester, and she sometimes felt as if the black teachers and administrators got the better end of the stick. Her job was never threatened though, and most of her students were quite understanding that some of the teachers were going to be white people from more expensive areas. I think that if you present yourself as an advocate of the students, and whatever socioeconomic conditions they deal with, it ends up OK. She did a lot of after school activities, helped with college apps and guidance work, etc... Also, my school has several Teaching Fellows working there (who are white), so I know the principal is quite respectful of the program and wants to hire people from a diversity of backgrounds. The Fellows are supposed to be the highest recruited teachers so I think we are pretty well respected for our work. Cypress Hills is not a particularly rough school compared to some I've seen in NYC, so I'm not too concerned. I'm going from an environment (the boarding program in NH) where I worked with kids who had been expelled from school, had been in mental hospitals, had hit teachers repeatedly...so I'm pretty able to handle the challenges I think. I'm just starting to research apartments, I don't have to rush since Cypress Hills is only 45 minutes from my family's place in Westchester, and I can always commute for the first couple months as I've been doing for the summer training which is at City College in Manhattan. I would like to be in an area with a fairly high concentration of younger people, and where there's an adequate music/bar/restaurant scene for the evenings when I'm not working (which won't be very often with a full-time job and a 49-credit Masters program lol). I'm quite willing to share an apartment with friends or other teachers to cut down on rent, although the salary is decent so I'm not excessively worried. My friend is sharing with 3 people in Williamsburg, and they are paying like 800 bucks each, which I could easily handle. I've thought about Red Hook and Fort Greene as well, not sure what input you guys would have. I would be willing to go into the 1000-1200/mo range if it's a decent single apartment. Again though, the longer I wait to move, the more money I'll have saved up from teaching. If I move during the summer, I might want something less expensive since I am not getting as much pay for the training as the actual school year. Sounds like you've done your homework. Red Hook is becoming red hot but would not be an easy drive (with lights, Atlantic Ave to Flatbush Ave to Eastern Pkwy to Cypress Hills). And Williamsburg (don't know much about neighboring Greenpoint except Polish food is still available there), if you could afford it, would be ideal for the above mentioned reasons. There is also an area known as "Dumbo,"(a/k/a Vinegar Hill) with lofts, restaurants, young people and artists [Thk Gd for them, lol - they are responsible for the reclamation of so many of our decayed urban areas]. It is located near the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges with great views of lower Manh., but the rents there may be prohibitive. Also consider the western parts of Bed Stuy known as Prospect Heights (sort of around Washington Avenue) bordering the east side of Park Slope and southern section of Ft. Greene, which is changing for the better, rapidly. Finally, fyi, if you're a foodie like me, these areas are exploding with good restaurants and food places and I'll add into this mix, Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill (check out Smith Street sometime), and of course there has always been Park Slope (5th and 7th Avenues), where one of these days, they will complete the construction of a Whole Foods, which has been proposed for at least the last several years (and yes, there is a Trader Joes in Cobble Hill at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Court Street, and in Red Hook, a very nice Fairways supermarket). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlover76 Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Sounds like you've done your homework. Red Hook is becoming red hot but would not be an easy drive (with lights, Atlantic Ave to Flabush Ave to Eastern Pkwy to Cypress Hills). And Williamsburg (don't know much about neighboring Greenpoint except Polish food is still available there), if you could afford it, would be ideal for the above mentioned reasons. There is also an area known as "Dumbo,"(a/k/a Vinegar Hill) with lofts, restaurants, young people and artists [Thk Gd for them, lol - they are responsible for the reclamation of so many of our decayed urban areas]. It is located near the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges with great views of lower Manh., but the rents there may be prohibitive. Also consider the western parts of Bed Stuy known as Prospect Heights (sort of around Washington Avenue) bordering the east side of Park Slope and southern section of Ft. Greene, which is changing for the better, rapidly. Finally, fyi, if you're a foodie like me, these areas are exploding with good restaurants and food places and I'll add into this mix, Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill (check out Smith Street sometime), and of course there has always been Park Slope (5th and 7th Avenues), where one of these days, they will complete the construction of a Whole Foods, which has been proposed for at least the last several years (and yes, there is a Trader Joes in Cobble Hill at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Court Street, and in Red Hook, a very nice Fairways supermarket). Is your real name Diego? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotherm Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Is your real name Diego? No his first name is San. Last name Diego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 No his first name is San. Last name Diego. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Is your real name Diego? Is your real name Snowlover76? Diego was the name I gratuitously conferred on a cat that my wife and I sought of temporarily adopted for a week several years ago during a vacation in the Shenandoah Valley in Va when we rented a cottage for a week in Dayton, Va, which is a village just south of Harrisonburg, instead of staying in hotels. Fwiw, I think the idea of making up some weather related name for this forum such as Blizzard950 or Bigderichiofan, is stupid. But then again, how smart was using some funny sounding hispanic name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Fwiw, I think the idea of making up some weather related name for this forum such as Blizzard950 or Bigderichiofan, is stupid. But then again, how smart was using some funny sounding hispanic name? Snow88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Snow88 Sorry Metfan, I mean Snow88. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEXtreme Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 any joe bastardi followers want to share what he's been saying about nyc not hitting 90 in june He never said that NYC WILL NOT hit 90 in June...he did say back in early June that given the pattern nyc "MAY" not hit 90 in June. Unlike those those who say IT'S NO DOUBT GONNA HIT 100 in Newark yesterday, today or tomorrow ...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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