Hardy Middle School -- 5th grade in feeder school -- who's considering Hardy for 6th?

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Anonymous wrote:Another IB homeowner family already at Hardy and with younger son at Stoddert ready to join the "In-Boundary Families for Uniforms at Hardy".

The uniforms are a little too "urban inner city" for our family's taste.

This is funny. When my kids were in elementary at a "posh" public in McLean and there was a push for uniforms, the thought was that it was too snooty.

If you look at the Hardy threads, it seems that the history of public school uniforms connotes something very different than private school uniforms.

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Having just yesterday spent several hours in Hardy observing classes and kids, it's certainly not a one-size fits all "uniform." We saw some kids in blue oxford/button down shirts, some kids in blue polo shirts, and some kids wearing blue "Hardy School" fleece shirts (which I guess are permitted as "uniform" too).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ms Bax also offers math club on Monday afternoons after school. Math Club attendance is a soft requirement for the accelerated course (it is not a strict requirement because many OB kids need to take the bus immediately after school to avoid the traffic wave that starts around 4 pm).

Would like to add that back when dd was at Hardy in the aughts, Ms. Bax kicked her ass in algebra. That kid worked hard and she learned a lot! Ms. Bax is a great teacher with high standards.

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Anonymous wrote:Another IB homeowner family already at Hardy and with younger son at Stoddert ready to join the "In-Boundary Families for Uniforms at Hardy".

The uniforms are a little too "urban inner city" for our family's taste.

This is funny. When my kids were in elementary at a "posh" public in McLean and there was a push for uniforms, the thought was that it was too snooty.

If you look at the Hardy threads, it seems that the history of public school uniforms connotes something very different than private school uniforms.

It all depends where you sit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another IB homeowner family already at Hardy and with younger son at Stoddert ready to join the "In-Boundary Families for Uniforms at Hardy".

The uniforms are a little too "urban inner city" for our family's taste.

This is funny. When my kids were in elementary at a "posh" public in McLean and there was a push for uniforms, the thought was that it was too snooty.

If you look at the Hardy threads, it seems that the history of public school uniforms connotes something very different than private school uniforms.

It all depends where you sit.

Yes, for some IB parents, the sight of children of various races/ethnic groups all dressed alike attending school in a majority white neighborhood is too much for their sensibilities.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Another IB homeowner family already at Hardy and with younger son at Stoddert ready to join the "In-Boundary Families for Uniforms at Hardy".

The uniforms are a little too "urban inner city" for our family's taste.

This is funny. When my kids were in elementary at a "posh" public in McLean and there was a push for uniforms, the thought was that it was too snooty.

If you look at the Hardy threads, it seems that the history of public school uniforms connotes something very different than private school uniforms.

It all depends where you sit.

Yes, for some IB parents, the sight of children of various races/ethnic groups all dressed alike attending school in a majority white neighborhood is too much for their sensibilities.

No, but they wonder if Hardy has, or has had, deep discipline problems of the type that urban public school uniforms are supposed to remedy.

[Anonymous]

Adding a new item to the discussion - I was one of the parents that toured Hardy at a recent feeder school visit. I was surprised by how many Asian kids were students, at least in the 6th grade classrooms that we saw. Each classroom of @12-15 kids had at least some Asian kids (1-3). I mention this because the discussion on DCUM seems to suggest there are only "white/caucasian" and "black" kids at the school but it's more diverse than that -- not surprisingly, there are Asian and Hispanic kids too. Another reason to visit Hardy to see it for yourself.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Another IB homeowner family already at Hardy and with younger son at Stoddert ready to join the "In-Boundary Families for Uniforms at Hardy".

The uniforms are a little too "urban inner city" for our family's taste.

This is funny. When my kids were in elementary at a "posh" public in McLean and there was a push for uniforms, the thought was that it was too snooty.

If you look at the Hardy threads, it seems that the history of public school uniforms connotes something very different than private school uniforms.

It all depends where you sit.

Yes, for some IB parents, the sight of children of various races/ethnic groups all dressed alike attending school in a majority white neighborhood is too much for their sensibilities.

No, but they wonder if Hardy has, or has had, deep discipline problems of the type that urban public school uniforms are supposed to remedy.

This is our perception.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Adding a new item to the discussion - I was one of the parents that toured Hardy at a recent feeder school visit. I was surprised by how many Asian kids were students, at least in the 6th grade classrooms that we saw. Each classroom of @12-15 kids had at least some Asian kids (1-3). I mention this because the discussion on DCUM seems to suggest there are only "white/caucasian" and "black" kids at the school but it's more diverse than that -- not surprisingly, there are Asian and Hispanic kids too. Another reason to visit Hardy to see it for yourself.

This is an indicator of rising academic standards.

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Anonymous wrote:Another IB homeowner family already at Hardy and with younger son at Stoddert ready to join the "In-Boundary Families for Uniforms at Hardy".

The uniforms are a little too "urban inner city" for our family's taste.

This is funny. When my kids were in elementary at a "posh" public in McLean and there was a push for uniforms, the thought was that it was too snooty.

If you look at the Hardy threads, it seems that the history of public school uniforms connotes something very different than private school uniforms.

It all depends where you sit.

Yes, for some IB parents, the sight of children of various races/ethnic groups all dressed alike attending school in a majority white neighborhood is too much for their sensibilities.

No, but they wonder if Hardy has, or has had, deep discipline problems of the type that urban public school uniforms are supposed to remedy.

This is our perception.

Given this baggage (or at least persistent questions about the uniforms/stringent dress code), you'd think that Hardy would just drop them. Symbols are important, and nothing would say turning the page, particularly for prospective IB families, like getting rid of the uniforms.

[Anonymous]

Pp: don't speak about what in-bounds families want.

I'm a proud member of

IB Parents in Support of Uniforms at Hardy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pp: don't speak about what in-bounds families want.

I'm a proud member of

IB Parents in Support of Uniforms at Hardy.

Add us to this list as well. IB family that like uniforms.

[Anonymous]

You guys need an acronym - but IBPSUH is a bit of a mouthful.

[Anonymous]

Add this additional IB family for uniforms.

[Anonymous]

We're IB and dislike them. Our student actually hates them, and didn't want to go to Hardy originally because of them. I have to tell you that my neighbors who are on the fence about the school think it makes Hardy seem like an "inner city" school. It's hard to sell "inner city" in leafy Ward 3.