Mark Twain Is 239 For The Gifted And Talented

lots of bullies

One of the best school my child loves the school

I absolutely LOVE this school. Enrichment classes are excellent and take place daily. All teachers are friendly and always help students in need of help. Talent classes are fun, interesting, and they instill a new world of information in the mind of the student. I come from Northern Queens and I can most definitely confirm that this school is worth any commute and I highly recommend it to any student looking for a nurturing education.

My child liked this school somewhat more than I did.There were many teachers whom she adored, thankfully relating directly to her talent. Some examples:
1) She had a teacher in Eng. who did nothing but talk about herself. By the end of the year we knew multiple iterations of stories of her family, her pets, her vacations, etc.
2) She had a Soc. Studies teacher who did not stick to the curriculum or check tests/homeworks. Kids in our class were significantly behind their peers in accumulated knowledge, and their average class grade was lower than it could have been due to all the unchecked work. When asked when he would get the tests checked the teacher typically answered "I'll get to it when I get to it". Never happened. Complained to the assistant principal who promised she would observe the class and take action. Nothing was done.
3) She had a homeroom teacher who frequently told kids he hated them. Screamed and growled at them in classrooms and hallways. Would not sit through a yearbook interview, barking rude answers and generally acting inappropriate.
Each teacher demanded the child have a binder with their separate work and never toss things from it. Our backpack weighed close to 25 lbs and contributed in a major way to the scoliosis and severe back pain my child is now being treated for. This has been a complaint from numerous people over many years. Nothing is being done about it.
I hope the school administration takes this feedback to heart and decides to implement at least some changes. This school is great but can be so much greater.

I go here currently, and overall, it's pretty good. There are some bad teachers (one of the Spanish teachers), and the bathrooms are insane dirty, but besides that, I guess its nice.

AWFUL!!! Don't send your child here if you want your wonderful, creative, hopeful kid turned into a mindless, exhausted zombie. Bullying from both teachers and students. Nobody seems to care about anything. All there is = a gigantic class size (40 kids???) and nothing is really worth it. Sometimes, not even the talent programs (the science talent teacher is reportedly insane).

This School Is Nothing Special. I am graduating this year and listen to me, its not that good. There are teachers that care, and some just dont. I dont know why this school has 5 stars

this school is awesome! I go there and you get to work on your talent at LEAST 45 minutes a day, and on your scheduled time, 90 minutes a day on a certain day! This school is also ranked 10 in ALL middle schools and the teachers are phenomenal! GO MARK TWAIN CHAMPS

Mark Twain IS239 School For The Gifted And Talented is an excellent school, the best, in my opinion. It ranges in personalities of both teachers and students. The teachers love to teach in Mark Twain and the students love to learn. They learn to socialize but in a cooperative and academic way at the same time. There's always time for fun and games in Mark Twain, but it isn't the top middle school for nothing! It feeds its students to the prestigious high school, Stuyvesant, and offers many extra curricular activities both after school and during school. Overall Mark Twain is rated the top middle school, and it isn't just because of grades!

no that great. its just good.

The school is awesome!

It's not as great as many make it out to be.
When you hear about the great test scores, those are coming from the smart kids, generally in the academic talents.
What's hidden is the other test grades.