How has Hardy drawn inbound families?

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Anonymous wrote:Would it be possible for hardy kids to get access to deal programs not offered by hardy? Not only for sports like crew and lacrosse, but other after school enrichment programs.

I have in mind Hardy kids joining deal teams and after school activities.

Are you kidding? It's hard enough for Deal kids to get on certain Deal teams. Combining Hardy with Deal for athletic purposes would totally put sports teams out of reach for some kids, not to mention that practical issues of ferrying kids up and down Wisconsin Avenue. Why doesn't Hardy build out its own athletic program and other activities more??

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would it be possible for hardy kids to get access to deal programs not offered by hardy? Not only for sports like crew and lacrosse, but other after school enrichment programs.

I have in mind Hardy kids joining deal teams and after school activities.

Are you kidding? It's hard enough for Deal kids to get on certain Deal teams. Combining Hardy with Deal for athletic purposes would totally put sports teams out of reach for some kids, not to mention that practical issues of ferrying kids up and down Wisconsin Avenue. Why doesn't Hardy build out its own athletic program and other activities more??

Sigh. Hardy does in fact have a full slate of sports and other activities - but I wouldn't expect anyone to actually check that fact before making false implications about Hardy not having such activities.

Frankly, I think Deal has too much of an emphasis on athletic programs. It would be a much better school if they encouraged kids to focus on academics instead of glorifying athletics so much.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Would it be possible for hardy kids to get access to deal programs not offered by hardy? Not only for sports like crew and lacrosse, but other after school enrichment programs.

I have in mind Hardy kids joining deal teams and after school activities.

Are you kidding? It's hard enough for Deal kids to get on certain Deal teams. Combining Hardy with Deal for athletic purposes would totally put sports teams out of reach for some kids, not to mention that practical issues of ferrying kids up and down Wisconsin Avenue. Why doesn't Hardy build out its own athletic program and other activities more??

Sigh. Hardy does in fact have a full slate of sports and other activities - but I wouldn't expect anyone to actually check that fact before making false implications about Hardy not having such activities.

Frankly, I think Deal has too much of an emphasis on athletic programs. It would be a much better school if they encouraged kids to focus on academics instead of glorifying athletics so much.

Surely you then know the answer to the oft-asked, never-answered question: where do they play?

According to the website Hardy has:
Football
Indoor and Outdoor Track
Volleyball
Basketball
Golf
Tennis
Baseball
Soccer

(http://www.hardyms.org/extracurricular/interscholastic-2ports)
Volleyball, basketball and indoor track I would presume are in the gym. Tennis, there are courts on-site. So where do the football, golf, baseball, soccer and outdoor track teams practice and play?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I know that some parents like school uniforms, but they smack of one of those gimmicks used by inner city schools. Is that the image that Hardy wants to project as it is trying to win more upper NW families?

It IS a gimmick, or at least an anachronism of days gone by. But on the list of things to improve and/or add value to the school, the uniforms should be at the bottom. It's not quite "who cares" -- because if I were a kid, I wouldn't want to be forced to wear the same outfit every day -- but it's the way they've been doing things, and it's not like kids are hurt by it.

Exactly. That's why no one wants to attend those anachronistic schools such as St. Alban's, NCS, Holton Arms, Landon, etc....

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Would it be possible for hardy kids to get access to deal programs not offered by hardy? Not only for sports like crew and lacrosse, but other after school enrichment programs.

I have in mind Hardy kids joining deal teams and after school activities.

Are you kidding? It's hard enough for Deal kids to get on certain Deal teams. Combining Hardy with Deal for athletic purposes would totally put sports teams out of reach for some kids, not to mention that practical issues of ferrying kids up and down Wisconsin Avenue. Why doesn't Hardy build out its own athletic program and other activities more??

Sigh. Hardy does in fact have a full slate of sports and other activities - but I wouldn't expect anyone to actually check that fact before making false implications about Hardy not having such activities.

Frankly, I think Deal has too much of an emphasis on athletic programs. It would be a much better school if they encouraged kids to focus on academics instead of glorifying athletics so much.

Surely you then know the answer to the oft-asked, never-answered question: where do they play?


According to the website Hardy has:
Football
Indoor and Outdoor Track
Volleyball
Basketball
Golf
Tennis
Baseball
Soccer

(http://www.hardyms.org/extracurricular/interscholastic-2ports)
Volleyball, basketball and indoor track I would presume are in the gym. Tennis, there are courts on-site. So where do the football, golf, baseball, soccer and outdoor track teams practice and play?

Football, track, and soccer practice on the football field./track near Georgetown University, at 39th and Reservoir Rds. Its four blocks from Hardy.

Golf presumably practices and plays at the local DC public courses like Hains Point and Rock Creek Park. I presume that is the case for Deal too - or do they have a private golf course that they are hiding somewhere on campus?

The baseball team travels for games and practices. They play at various places around the city - sometimes on upper NW fields, sometimes in other locations.

Now, can we move on from this absurd series of baseless claims about Hardy?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know that some parents like school uniforms, but they smack of one of those gimmicks used by inner city schools. Is that the image that Hardy wants to project as it is trying to win more upper NW families?

It IS a gimmick, or at least an anachronism of days gone by. But on the list of things to improve and/or add value to the school, the uniforms should be at the bottom. It's not quite "who cares" -- because if I were a kid, I wouldn't want to be forced to wear the same outfit every day -- but it's the way they've been doing things, and it's not like kids are hurt by it.

Exactly. That's why no one wants to attend those anachronistic schools such as St. Alban's, NCS, Holton Arms, Landon, etc....

Yeah, but those are white kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Let the kids vote on it!

No, the kids should not vote. I am against this increasing empowerment of kids in areas which do not pertain to them. I do not let my 11-year-old kid choose his diet (otherwise it would be all muffins, chicken nuggets& mayonnaise and coke -- despite the fact he's fully aware of what junk food is) .

Uniforms are desirable for aspects that kids do not fully understand: school is a place for learning and not for showing-off, school is an environment where you do not want kids clothing to reflect SES status, kids should not be the target of cunning marketing strategies by clothing firms, etc.

+1 Children are not miniature adults. There are a lot of things that society allows adults to do, which we frown upon among children: drinking, voting, driving, smoking, sex, etc. Private and parochial schools have been perfecting high academic and behavioral standards for a lot longer than public schools have. This is an example of a tactic which has been proven to be effective in that regard.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Would it be possible for hardy kids to get access to deal programs not offered by hardy? Not only for sports like crew and lacrosse, but other after school enrichment programs.

I have in mind Hardy kids joining deal teams and after school activities.

Are you kidding? It's hard enough for Deal kids to get on certain Deal teams. Combining Hardy with Deal for athletic purposes would totally put sports teams out of reach for some kids, not to mention that practical issues of ferrying kids up and down Wisconsin Avenue. Why doesn't Hardy build out its own athletic program and other activities more??

Sigh. Hardy does in fact have a full slate of sports and other activities - but I wouldn't expect anyone to actually check that fact before making false implications about Hardy not having such activities.

Frankly, I think Deal has too much of an emphasis on athletic programs. It would be a much better school if they encouraged kids to focus on academics instead of glorifying athletics so much.

Surely you then know the answer to the oft-asked, never-answered question: where do they play?


According to the website Hardy has:
Football
Indoor and Outdoor Track
Volleyball
Basketball
Golf
Tennis
Baseball
Soccer

(http://www.hardyms.org/extracurricular/interscholastic-2ports)
Volleyball, basketball and indoor track I would presume are in the gym. Tennis, there are courts on-site. So where do the football, golf, baseball, soccer and outdoor track teams practice and play?

Football, track, and soccer practice on the football field./track near Georgetown University, at 39th and Reservoir Rds. Its four blocks from Hardy.

Golf presumably practices and plays at the local DC public courses like Hains Point and Rock Creek Park. I presume that is the case for Deal too - or do they have a private golf course that they are hiding somewhere on campus?

The baseball team travels for games and practices. They play at various places around the city - sometimes on upper NW fields, sometimes in other locations.

Now, can we move on from this absurd series of baseless claims about Hardy?

It's perplexing then that the school hasn't asked to use Jelleff, a much nicer field that is right across the street.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would it be possible for hardy kids to get access to deal programs not offered by hardy? Not only for sports like crew and lacrosse, but other after school enrichment programs.

I have in mind Hardy kids joining deal teams and after school activities.

Are you kidding? It's hard enough for Deal kids to get on certain Deal teams. Combining Hardy with Deal for athletic purposes would totally put sports teams out of reach for some kids, not to mention that practical issues of ferrying kids up and down Wisconsin Avenue. Why doesn't Hardy build out its own athletic program and other activities more??

Sigh. Hardy does in fact have a full slate of sports and other activities - but I wouldn't expect anyone to actually check that fact before making false implications about Hardy not having such activities.

Frankly, I think Deal has too much of an emphasis on athletic programs. It would be a much better school if they encouraged kids to focus on academics instead of glorifying athletics so much.

Surely you then know the answer to the oft-asked, never-answered question: where do they play?


According to the website Hardy has:
Football
Indoor and Outdoor Track
Volleyball
Basketball
Golf
Tennis
Baseball
Soccer

(http://www.hardyms.org/extracurricular/interscholastic-2ports)
Volleyball, basketball and indoor track I would presume are in the gym. Tennis, there are courts on-site. So where do the football, golf, baseball, soccer and outdoor track teams practice and play?

Football, track, and soccer practice on the football field./track near Georgetown University, at 39th and Reservoir Rds. Its four blocks from Hardy.

Golf presumably practices and plays at the local DC public courses like Hains Point and Rock Creek Park. I presume that is the case for Deal too - or do they have a private golf course that they are hiding somewhere on campus?

The baseball team travels for games and practices. They play at various places around the city - sometimes on upper NW fields, sometimes in other locations.

Now, can we move on from this absurd series of baseless claims about Hardy?

It's perplexing then that the school hasn't asked to use Jelleff, a much nicer field that is right across the street.

It's not perplexing if you recognize that asking would be futile; in 2010, the city made a terrible decisions to basically sell Maret the exclusive rights to the fields during after-school hours for 10 years.

Details here: http://georgetownmetropolitan.com/2010/01/21/city-turns-over-jelleff-fields-to-maret/

Hardy and DC citizens generally got screwed by this deal, and have no choice but to eat it for the next 6 years. But that doesn't mean Hardy has nowhere to practice or play.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would it be possible for hardy kids to get access to deal programs not offered by hardy? Not only for sports like crew and lacrosse, but other after school enrichment programs.

I have in mind Hardy kids joining deal teams and after school activities.

Are you kidding? It's hard enough for Deal kids to get on certain Deal teams. Combining Hardy with Deal for athletic purposes would totally put sports teams out of reach for some kids, not to mention that practical issues of ferrying kids up and down Wisconsin Avenue. Why doesn't Hardy build out its own athletic program and other activities more??

Sigh. Hardy does in fact have a full slate of sports and other activities - but I wouldn't expect anyone to actually check that fact before making false implications about Hardy not having such activities.

Frankly, I think Deal has too much of an emphasis on athletic programs. It would be a much better school if they encouraged kids to focus on academics instead of glorifying athletics so much.

So true. I am appalled by their low test scores and lack of advanced curriculum options such as an IB program.

Signed,
Mother of two non-sporty Deal students

[Anonymous]

^^I don't know much about Deal, is PP joking or serious?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^I don't know much about Deal, is PP joking or serious?

Joking.

[Anonymous]

thanks PP! just trying to learn what i can from this website.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know that some parents like school uniforms, but they smack of one of those gimmicks used by inner city schools. Is that the image that Hardy wants to project as it is trying to win more upper NW families?

It IS a gimmick, or at least an anachronism of days gone by. But on the list of things to improve and/or add value to the school, the uniforms should be at the bottom. It's not quite "who cares" -- because if I were a kid, I wouldn't want to be forced to wear the same outfit every day -- but it's the way they've been doing things, and it's not like kids are hurt by it.

Exactly. That's why no one wants to attend those anachronistic schools such as St. Alban's, NCS, Holton Arms, Landon, etc....

The traditional schools are preparing kids for the 20th century workplace, in which some of them will actually participate, as they follow their fathers into law firms. Many of your kids will work in the 21st century workplace. If you show up in a blue blazer to an interview at Google , it will not be a point in your favor. To be hired, you'll need to do well on their rigorous coding tests. You'll also be asked to demonstrate that you can think outside the box. The Northeastern prep look doesn't convey that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know that some parents like school uniforms, but they smack of one of those gimmicks used by inner city schools. Is that the image that Hardy wants to project as it is trying to win more upper NW families?

It IS a gimmick, or at least an anachronism of days gone by. But on the list of things to improve and/or add value to the school, the uniforms should be at the bottom. It's not quite "who cares" -- because if I were a kid, I wouldn't want to be forced to wear the same outfit every day -- but it's the way they've been doing things, and it's not like kids are hurt by it.

Exactly. That's why no one wants to attend those anachronistic schools such as St. Alban's, NCS, Holton Arms, Landon, etc....

The traditional schools are preparing kids for the 20th century workplace, in which some of them will actually participate, as they follow their fathers into law firms. Many of your kids will work in the 21st century workplace. If you show up in a blue blazer to an interview at Google , it will not be a point in your favor. To be hired, you'll need to do well on their rigorous coding tests. You'll also be asked to demonstrate that you can think outside the box. The Northeastern prep look doesn't convey that.

And you think someone applying for a job at google won't check the internet before deciding what to wear to a job interview? You think kids who wear uniforms to school don't have other clothes in their closets? Do you really think the uniform requirement at private schools is a reason not to attend them?