So how many IB are going to really be at Hardy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree.
I have always thought that the vivid animosity against Hardy in this thread can only come from people with some stakes in either the private school sector or charters.
If you are an IB family, i.e. you own a real estate property in the area, you would see Hardy's recent dynamic with a favorable and supporting eye. Unless the undergoing efforts and positive results are harming your vested interests.

Exactly. But one need only look at the number of pages (67 and counting) and views (almost 20k) to see that people are really watching this closely. At Key, there are so many families for whom private would be really, really taxing . . . but there is also such peer pressure against Hardy.

We are one of those families, and would love for Hardy to become as alluring an option as Key itself. Do you foresee the peer pressure shifting as Hardy does?

[Anonymous]

There are probably more pages to this thread than IB students at Hardy.

[Anonymous]

Agreed, but it's the rate of increase that matters. I'm betting that come next year there will be more ib kids than pages in this thread. And the year after that. And the...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree.
I have always thought that the vivid animosity against Hardy in this thread can only come from people with some stakes in either the private school sector or charters.
If you are an IB family, i.e. you own a real estate property in the area, you would see Hardy's recent dynamic with a favorable and supporting eye. Unless the undergoing efforts and positive results are harming your vested interests.

Exactly. But one need only look at the number of pages (67 and counting) and views (almost 20k) to see that people are really watching this closely. At Key, there are so many families for whom private would be really, really taxing . . . but there is also such peer pressure against Hardy.

We are one of those families, and would love for Hardy to become as alluring an option as Key itself. Do you foresee the peer pressure shifting as Hardy does?

The Hyde & Stoddert families will lead the charge. The Key mommies are more stuck generally speaking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree.
I have always thought that the vivid animosity against Hardy in this thread can only come from people with some stakes in either the private school sector or charters.
If you are an IB family, i.e. you own a real estate property in the area, you would see Hardy's recent dynamic with a favorable and supporting eye. Unless the undergoing efforts and positive results are harming your vested interests.

Exactly. But one need only look at the number of pages (67 and counting) and views (almost 20k) to see that people are really watching this closely. At Key, there are so many families for whom private would be really, really taxing . . . but there is also such peer pressure against Hardy.

We are one of those families, and would love for Hardy to become as alluring an option as Key itself. Do you foresee the peer pressure shifting as Hardy does?

The Hyde & Stoddert families will lead the charge. The Key mommies are more stuck generally speaking.

how so?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree.
I have always thought that the vivid animosity against Hardy in this thread can only come from people with some stakes in either the private school sector or charters.
If you are an IB family, i.e. you own a real estate property in the area, you would see Hardy's recent dynamic with a favorable and supporting eye. Unless the undergoing efforts and positive results are harming your vested interests.

Exactly. But one need only look at the number of pages (67 and counting) and views (almost 20k) to see that people are really watching this closely. At Key, there are so many families for whom private would be really, really taxing . . . but there is also such peer pressure against Hardy.

We are one of those families, and would love for Hardy to become as alluring an option as Key itself. Do you foresee the peer pressure shifting as Hardy does?

Isn't there a proposal to put in new charter Middle School west of Rick Creek, to give families more options? I heard that at least one of the Ward 3 Board of Ed candidates is supportive.

[Anonymous]

This again?

Why would we need another WOTP middle school when one of the schools that we already have has over 80% of their seats available for oob kids?

I am of course being sarcastic because I know the answer is "because Palisades families want their OWN middle school".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This again?

Why would we need another WOTP middle school when one of the schools that we already have has over 80% of their seats available for oob kids?

I'm IB for Mann (so, Hardy) and I agree with this sentiment. I'm all for more choices, but the benefits don't seem large enough here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This again?

Why would we need another WOTP middle school when one of the schools that we already have has over 80% of their seats available for oob kids?

I am of course being sarcastic because I know the answer is "because Palisades families want their OWN middle school".

What charter schools have shown is that it's easier to start with a fresh sheet of paper than to try to unravel decades of fractious history.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
We are one of those families, and would love for Hardy to become as alluring an option as Key itself. Do you foresee the peer pressure shifting as Hardy does?

Isn't there a proposal to put in new charter Middle School west of Rick Creek, to give families more options? I heard that at least one of the Ward 3 Board of Ed candidates is supportive.

I heard she said that at the debate, but it's not a serious proposal -- she didn't have a location in mind. She's not really a serious candidate. I am concerned, though, that the two serious candidates are going to split the serious vote and a non-serious candidate is going to get elected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agreed, but it's the rate of increase that matters. I'm betting that come next year there will be more ib kids than pages in this thread. And the year after that. And the...

I think this thread is also evidence of the increase because people wouldn't be arguing so much about it if it didn't look like Hardy might be considered more acceptable by more IB families. Which is why I'm really glad it wasn't acceptable when dd was in middle school because I was very happy to get my OOB kid into that school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agreed, but it's the rate of increase that matters. I'm betting that come next year there will be more ib kids than pages in this thread. And the year after that. And the...

I think this thread is also evidence of the increase because people wouldn't be arguing so much about it if it didn't look like Hardy might be considered more acceptable by more IB families. Which is why I'm really glad it wasn't acceptable when dd was in middle school because I was very happy to get my OOB kid into that school.

Glad you are honest about this. I wonder if this is the real but unstated motivation behind some of the posts in this thread (fear of losing Hardy as an OOB option). I don't blame people, it's only human, but it's made me skeptical about some of the comments here.

[Anonymous]

This again?

Why would we need another WOTP middle school when one of the schools that we already have has over 80% of their seats available for oob kids?

I am of course being sarcastic because I know the answer is "because Palisades families want their OWN middle school".

Truth. They failed before and they're even more ridiculous sounding now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

This again?

Why would we need another WOTP middle school when one of the schools that we already have has over 80% of their seats available for oob kids?

I am of course being sarcastic because I know the answer is "because Palisades families want their OWN middle school".

Truth. They failed before and they're even more ridiculous sounding now.

There are no Palisades families advocating for a middle school. There's one school board candidate, who sends her own kids to tony private schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree.
I have always thought that the vivid animosity against Hardy in this thread can only come from people with some stakes in either the private school sector or charters.
If you are an IB family, i.e. you own a real estate property in the area, you would see Hardy's recent dynamic with a favorable and supporting eye. Unless the undergoing efforts and positive results are harming your vested interests.

Exactly. But one need only look at the number of pages (67 and counting) and views (almost 20k) to see that people are really watching this closely. At Key, there are so many families for whom private would be really, really taxing . . . but there is also such peer pressure against Hardy.

We are one of those families, and would love for Hardy to become as alluring an option as Key itself. Do you foresee the peer pressure shifting as Hardy does?

The Hyde & Stoddert families will lead the charge. The Key mommies are more stuck generally speaking.

Because .... Lots of transient renters compared to key.