Merging Deal and Hardy

[Anonymous]

This idea would not work. That's the kindest way to comment on its worth.

But DCPS already did something as weird as renaming Francis-Stevens as FSSWW, so all bets are off with respect to DCPS's thoughts on the matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem is geography. A large number of Deal students live within walking distance to the school. My house is about 1/3 of a mile from Deal and getting to Hardy would be a huge pain in the ass.

It's called the thirty bus

Metro already runs a special bus just for Deal, they could add another.

[Anonymous]

Metro. One of the few organizations in DC even less functional than DCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Metro. One of the few organizations in DC even less functional than DCPS.

I will say there are plenty of people that commute miles to their IB MS. Not saying this is the best idea but dismissing it out of hand because it isn't close to you doesn't really move the ball forward at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is the Hardy "old guard"? Is this anything like the Roosevelt or Dunbar or Coolidge "old guard"?

It's a fantasy in the poster's paranoid conspiracy theory about Hardy based on something from years ago. Next, she'll start talking about that one teacher she just hates who she apparently thinks is the equivalent of Che Guevara.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just hang a new sign on Hardy that says "Alice Deal 2" and call it a day.

or simply "New Deal" (but I doubt that anyone at DCPS 'central' would get it)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the Hardy "old guard"? Is this anything like the Roosevelt or Dunbar or Coolidge "old guard"?

It's a fantasy in the poster's paranoid conspiracy theory about Hardy based on something from years ago. Next, she'll start talking about that one teacher she just hates who she apparently thinks is the equivalent of Che Guevara.

But uniforms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the Hardy "old guard"? Is this anything like the Roosevelt or Dunbar or Coolidge "old guard"?

It's a fantasy in the poster's paranoid conspiracy theory about Hardy based on something from years ago. Next, she'll start talking about that one teacher she just hates who she apparently thinks is the equivalent of Che Guevara.

But uniforms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Metro. One of the few organizations in DC even less functional than DCPS.

I will say there are plenty of people that commute miles to their IB MS. Not saying this is the best idea but dismissing it out of hand because it isn't close to you doesn't really move the ball forward at all.

And shows a shocking lack of awareness for what people in other parts of the city have to go through for middle school. I doubt many of the kids who attend Latin or Hardy would consider the trip down Wisconsin from Deal to Hardy a hardship at all.

[Anonymous]

Never. Gonna. Happen.

-- Hardy IB family who would love it, but seriously why would any IB Deal family or Deal feeder family be up for this...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Metro. One of the few organizations in DC even less functional than DCPS.

I will say there are plenty of people that commute miles to their IB MS. Not saying this is the best idea but dismissing it out of hand because it isn't close to you doesn't really move the ball forward at all.

That isn't the point. Yes, some people commute already. But lots of people don't. To make a plan that will cause everyone who is walking to now have to commute is just backward.

"Hey, you can walk a block to school and be there in 3 minutes, but we are going to put you on a bus and make your commute 30 minutes twice a day instead.

Why?

So more people can get on a bus and drive 45 minutes to your old school instead of going to the one they can walk to.

What?

Yes, we want to increase the number of people going to school far away from where they live and maximize the use of less earth-friendly forms of transportation. And we'd rather you sit on your butt in a bus than exercise."

It is such a dumb idea they might actually consider it.

[Anonymous]

There are lots of dumb ideas they might consider. What's so great about this one?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Metro. One of the few organizations in DC even less functional than DCPS.

I will say there are plenty of people that commute miles to their IB MS. Not saying this is the best idea but dismissing it out of hand because it isn't close to you doesn't really move the ball forward at all.

And shows a shocking lack of awareness for what people in other parts of the city have to go through for middle school. I doubt many of the kids who attend Latin or Hardy would consider the trip down Wisconsin from Deal to Hardy a hardship at all.

"My kid has a long commute, so no one should be able to walk to school!"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never. Gonna. Happen.

-- Hardy IB family who would love it, but seriously why would any IB Deal family or Deal feeder family be up for this...

I seriously don't get the Hardy IB community. You have a school fed exclusively by top performing elementary schools. No dead weight whatsoever and most as hard to get into OOB as Deal feeds. If you just enrolled in boundary you'd have a school superior to Deal with a much more manageable size.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never. Gonna. Happen.

-- Hardy IB family who would love it, but seriously why would any IB Deal family or Deal feeder family be up for this...

I seriously don't get the Hardy IB community. You have a school fed exclusively by top performing elementary schools. No dead weight whatsoever and most as hard to get into OOB as Deal feeds. If you just enrolled in boundary you'd have a school superior to Deal with a much more manageable size.

But that means someone's gotta do it first. They gotta keep going to reduce the OOB and thus reduce the brown kids to make it safe for everyone to come on in. You also have a great school in Banneker that no white families look at. DC, neck and neck with Boston for being the most racist liberal city.