So how many IB are going to really be at Hardy 2015-2016?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So, the only ones who care about the uniforms remaining at Hardy are "concerned onlookers" on this board who for some reason care about preserving the "unique culture" of Hardy. Are they Alums? Why do they care?

IB Hardy family with 4 kids. I have visited Hardy and talked to existing students, administration, teachers, and existing parents (I wonder how many parents commenting on this board have actually taken those steps. Most of what I see on this board is not a reflection of what I have actually seen on my own). I have been very impressed and look forward to sending my children to Hardy. I could care less about uniforms. I care about the quality of education and experience for my children.

Right, and your view is considered and logical. But you already plan to send your kids to Hardy. Hardy's challenge is to address those issues that keep the overwhelming majority of its IB families from considering enrolling their kids there in the first place. Why not easily take one of those issues off the table?

Actually, I believe your point is incorrect. Hardy had about a 50% adoption rate from the feeder schools this year. That adoption rate as well as the size of the feeder school 5th grade is growing at a substantial pace. The statement "keeping the overwhelming majority of IB families from considering enrolling" is absolutely factually untrue. I think the Hardy student and parent population should vote on uniforms, as they have in the past. If they want to keep them then keep them. If they want to get rid of them then get rid of them. That should be an internal decision as it has been in the past. So far the vote has been to keep uniforms.

In 2010-11 Key had three kindergarten classes with a total of 54 kids. If you believe what was posted up-thread, in the fall of 2015 five Key graduates enrolled at Hardy. That's less than a 10% adoption rate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, the only ones who care about the uniforms remaining at Hardy are "concerned onlookers" on this board who for some reason care about preserving the "unique culture" of Hardy. Are they Alums? Why do they care?

IB Hardy family with 4 kids. I have visited Hardy and talked to existing students, administration, teachers, and existing parents (I wonder how many parents commenting on this board have actually taken those steps. Most of what I see on this board is not a reflection of what I have actually seen on my own). I have been very impressed and look forward to sending my children to Hardy. I could care less about uniforms. I care about the quality of education and experience for my children.

Right, and your view is considered and logical. But you already plan to send your kids to Hardy. Hardy's challenge is to address those issues that keep the overwhelming majority of its IB families from considering enrolling their kids there in the first place. Why not easily take one of those issues off the table?

Actually, I believe your point is incorrect. Hardy had about a 50% adoption rate from the feeder schools this year. That adoption rate as well as the size of the feeder school 5th grade is growing at a substantial pace. The statement "keeping the overwhelming majority of IB families from considering enrolling" is absolutely factually untrue. I think the Hardy student and parent population should vote on uniforms, as they have in the past. If they want to keep them then keep them. If they want to get rid of them then get rid of them. That should be an internal decision as it has been in the past. So far the vote has been to keep uniforms.

How would you know. DCPS classifies such adoption rate data as "system confidential."

In 2010-11 Key had three kindergarten classes with a total of 54 kids. If you believe what was posted up-thread, in the fall of 2015 five Key graduates enrolled at Hardy. That's less than a 10% adoption rate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, the only ones who care about the uniforms remaining at Hardy are "concerned onlookers" on this board who for some reason care about preserving the "unique culture" of Hardy. Are they Alums? Why do they care?

IB Hardy family with 4 kids. I have visited Hardy and talked to existing students, administration, teachers, and existing parents (I wonder how many parents commenting on this board have actually taken those steps. Most of what I see on this board is not a reflection of what I have actually seen on my own). I have been very impressed and look forward to sending my children to Hardy. I could care less about uniforms. I care about the quality of education and experience for my children.

Right, and your view is considered and logical. But you already plan to send your kids to Hardy. Hardy's challenge is to address those issues that keep the overwhelming majority of its IB families from considering enrolling their kids there in the first place. Why not easily take one of those issues off the table?

Actually, I believe your point is incorrect. Hardy had about a 50% adoption rate from the feeder schools this year. That adoption rate as well as the size of the feeder school 5th grade is growing at a substantial pace. The statement "keeping the overwhelming majority of IB families from considering enrolling" is absolutely factually untrue. I think the Hardy student and parent population should vote on uniforms, as they have in the past. If they want to keep them then keep them. If they want to get rid of them then get rid of them. That should be an internal decision as it has been in the past. So far the vote has been to keep uniforms.

In 2010-11 Key had three kindergarten classes with a total of 54 kids. If you believe what was posted up-thread, in the fall of 2015 five Key graduates enrolled at Hardy. That's less than a 10% adoption rate.

I have a much higher number for Key according to 6th grade Key parents now at Hardy (one told me 9; one told me 10) . I'll double check in the next couple of days and then post.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, the only ones who care about the uniforms remaining at Hardy are "concerned onlookers" on this board who for some reason care about preserving the "unique culture" of Hardy. Are they Alums? Why do they care?

IB Hardy family with 4 kids. I have visited Hardy and talked to existing students, administration, teachers, and existing parents (I wonder how many parents commenting on this board have actually taken those steps. Most of what I see on this board is not a reflection of what I have actually seen on my own). I have been very impressed and look forward to sending my children to Hardy. I could care less about uniforms. I care about the quality of education and experience for my children.

Right, and your view is considered and logical. But you already plan to send your kids to Hardy. Hardy's challenge is to address those issues that keep the overwhelming majority of its IB families from considering enrolling their kids there in the first place. Why not easily take one of those issues off the table?

Actually, I believe your point is incorrect. Hardy had about a 50% adoption rate from the feeder schools this year. That adoption rate as well as the size of the feeder school 5th grade is growing at a substantial pace. The statement "keeping the overwhelming majority of IB families from considering enrolling" is absolutely factually untrue. I think the Hardy student and parent population should vote on uniforms, as they have in the past. If they want to keep them then keep them. If they want to get rid of them then get rid of them. That should be an internal decision as it has been in the past. So far the vote has been to keep uniforms.

In 2010-11 Key had three kindergarten classes with a total of 54 kids. If you believe what was posted up-thread, in the fall of 2015 five Key graduates enrolled at Hardy. That's less than a 10% adoption rate.

I have a much higher number for Key according to 6th grade Key parents now at Hardy (one told me 9; one told me 10) . I'll double check in the next couple of days and then post.

Also, kids that started K in 2010 are in 5th not 6th now, they are not at Deal at all.

[Anonymous]

But will they keep the uniforms?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But will they keep the uniforms?

And the midnight basketball?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:But will they keep the uniforms?

And the midnight basketball?

And the antenna?

And that confrontational anti-IB English teacher?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But will they keep the uniforms?

And the midnight basketball?

And the antenna?

And that confrontational anti-IB English teacher?

More important than the above, has anyone realized that Principal Pride is the Russian soldier with crystal clear blue eyes from Elton John's video Nikita?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But will they keep the uniforms?

And the midnight basketball?

And the antenna?

And that confrontational anti-IB English teacher?

And the napkin sized soccer field? And the noisy SE kids pushing old ladies at the bis stop? And those stealing at Safeway?

[Anonymous]

Teacher! Leave them kids alone!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But will they keep the uniforms?

And the midnight basketball?

And the antenna?

And that confrontational anti-IB English teacher?

I like Hardy, but think that the antenna should be removed. Show me another school with a large cell phone transmitter sitting right in the middle of its roof. Believe me, Ward 3 parents never would have let that happen to any school which a substantial number of their children attend. It's a head-scratching issue, which defies common sense and makes one wonder whether a DCPS facilities bureaucrat took a fat brown envelope from the tower owner. If I were Ms. Pride, I'd worry about removing the antenna tower before removing the uniforms.

[Anonymous]

You anti-Hardy people (person?) with your obsessions with soccer field size, some teacher from 10 years ago, uniforms, and cell phone transmitters are completely nuts. You make the private school forum look like an exemplar of reasonable discussion.

[Anonymous]

PSA to serial poster: Don't drink and DCUM!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You anti-Hardy people (person?) with your obsessions with soccer field size, some teacher from 10 years ago, uniforms, and cell phone transmitters are completely nuts. You make the private school forum look like an exemplar of reasonable discussion.

The angry, anti-IB, anti-reform teacher from 10 years ago is still barricaded in the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You anti-Hardy people (person?) with your obsessions with soccer field size, some teacher from 10 years ago, uniforms, and cell phone transmitters are completely nuts. You make the private school forum look like an exemplar of reasonable discussion.

The angry, anti-IB, anti-reform teacher from 10 years ago is still barricaded in the school.

I'm assuming this is sarcasm.