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Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools and Selective Public Schools, 5th Ed. (Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools & Selective Public Schools) [Paperback]

Victoria Goldman (Author), Catherine Hausman (Contributor)
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Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools & Selective Public Schools April 1, 2005
“Parents will line up single file for the first guide to Manhattan’s private schools.”—The New York Observer

“The information is on the mark and insightful. . . . Parents will pass The Manhattan Family Guide to parents as gleefully as they once passed notes in class.”—New York Magazine

“A knowing look at those privileged places of learning.”—Town & Country

“Parents can turn to Goldman and Hausman’s objective and informative Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools, the first to cover subjects from admission to tuition, curriculum and general atmosphere.”—Avenue magazine

This guide, written by parents for parents, is a perennial seller. Revised and expanded in this fifth edition, it is the first, last and only word for parents on choosing the best private and selective public schools for their children. Including information on admissions procedures, programs, diversity, school size, staff, tuition and scholarships, this essential reference guide lists over 80 elementary and high schools located in Manhattan and adjacent boroughs, including special-needs schools and selective public schools and programs.

Victoria Goldman has children in private schools and is often quoted for her expertise concerning private education. Her articles have appeared in New York Magazine and The New York Times. She is co-author of The Manhattan Directory of Private Nursery Schools and the author of The Los Angeles Guide to Private Schools.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Soho Press; 5 edition (April 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1569473897
  • ISBN-13: 978-1569473894
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.3 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #684,829 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Fifth Edition? Not Much is New, June 1, 2006
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This review is from: Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools and Selective Public Schools, 5th Ed. (Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools & Selective Public Schools) (Paperback)
If you have a previous edition of this book, save your money. I read a handful of school descriptions and they were-- verbatim-- the same as in the last edition.

If you want to get a survey of private schools in NYC, you probably will need this book. However, I take issue with the idea that this book is an "independent" view of the school. Clearly the authors have relied, to some degree, on the school's own literature-- you can tell if you compare the writeups to brochures. Also, they use a lot of parent interviews, and the parents themselves clearly are biased to a point that their input is not at all useful on some topics. For example, all the parents describe themselves as "an easy going community" and "friendly." Why include this information when it is clearly impossible to do it well?

Another category of information is clearly problematic here. The parents reading this book care a lot about "exmissions." They want to know which colleges the graduates were admitted. The authors often offer up what seems a short list of college acceptances they were able to cull. So one school might say "Yale, Harvard, UVA" and another might say "Oberlin, Princeton, Bard." Clearly this information is anecdotal at best, I just hope the readers realize this. Many parents want hard data about exmissions and they will not find it here.

The best information given is the most concrete-- application procedures, physical location descriptions, etc. This is, of course, the same information you can retrieve for free from the schools themselves, but there is an argument to be made for the convenience of having it all in one place.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Introduction to NYC Private Schools, June 24, 2005
This review is from: Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools and Selective Public Schools, 5th Ed. (Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools & Selective Public Schools) (Paperback)
While there are many college guidebooks available, unfortunately there are only a few books about NYC private schools. And despite the different titles, these books often contain content written by the schools themselves. Refreshingly, Goldman and Hausman's book is different because it is written by two private school moms. Seeking input from private school parents and students, the two authors offer more inclusive profiles than are available elsewhere. As a local educational consultant, I often recommend this book to my families as a good starting point for their research. Families will learn about the admissions process and about the individual schools.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute GOLDMINE of information!!!, October 21, 2007
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This review is from: Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools and Selective Public Schools, 5th Ed. (Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools & Selective Public Schools) (Paperback)
The Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools is an absolute GOLDMINE of information!!! The book, written by two parents for all NYC parents, is filled with facts on each individual school. This information was obviously well researched and includes input from parents, teachers, students, admissions directors and other educators. The authors visited each of these schools personally and give details on each school including: birthday cut-off dates, application and admission procedures, school hours and after school care, and a general overview of each school's history, philosophy, curriculum and facilities.

The book is well written and laid out in an easy-to-read format that allows parents to flip back and forth to compare schools.

In addition, the front section has a great overview of what to expect in the process of applying to a private school, which I have heard parents refer to as "playing the game." If one is going to play any game, one should begin by reading the instructions and, from understanding the ERB to how to contact the ISAAGNY, this book has all the instructions!

Every parent raising a child in New York City should own a copy of this book!
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