North Elementary School

Posted March 6, 2008

My son is in Kindergarten and he loves his teacher and classroom. He enjoys going to school at North everyday because of the wondeful teacher he has. But, the downside to this school is the Principal. She lacks common people skills, and does not know how to talk to children, or parents in the event of an situation. I have never seen her say good morning to my child or another child on the playground.
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Posted February 20, 2008

A gifted child will be lost at this school. North spends it's resources teaching those who refuse how to speak english (and obviously not very successfully, as my older knew kids still in esl from this school while in high school) and dealing with discipline problems. Too much money is spent on day care programs, and little time and effort is spent on gifted children. Gifted children will be our future. The children who are ignored by parents and in day care 12 hours a day, and whose parents won't bother to learn english will not be the ones making our future. It is sad, but true, not the children's fault, but the school needs to only use immersion language programs to teach english. In immersion, children learn english by being surrounded by english. No other languages can be allowed, and then they can sink or swim by their effort.
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Posted May 30, 2007

We moved out of villa park because of the school. They really need to fix all the problems with bad behavior. I thought it was 0 tolerance. The kids with good behavior get over looked. The teachers have no time for teaching. So my daughter was so far behind in her new school. North school needs a a lot of work. my daughter is in a great school now what a difference. She is learning and is much happier.
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Posted April 24, 2007

North Elementary School keeps the doors locked at all times. To get into the school, you have to be buzzed in through the office and sign in. Frankly in today's world that gives me peace of mind. The principal is eager to work with parents and their children to ensure their experiences are positive ones. Parents are encouraged to become acquainted with the staff and also join the PTA. As a member of the PTA, I attend monthly meetings because I want to be involved in my child's school and have a better understanding of the various programs and events. The goal is to raise funds for PTA sponsored programs and activities at North School. My child has complained about children disrespecting the teachers by not listening and talking back. What must those children be like at home? All those things we learn in kindergarten must really begin at home!
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