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Anonymous
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One of my best friends has a daughter that started at Hardy this year. It seems VERY academic from all accounts. She has tons of homework and is totally focused on academics right now, in fact pretty overwhelmed. They are not sure if every kid is struggling with so much work to do every evening or if their daughter is particularly struggling. There are longer-term papers and projects, and work assigned each day as well. The instrumental lessons start next month. Each kid picks an instrument. They also have fine arts in the studio there. The 6th graders are segregated in the building from the other grades, by floor.
Overall they are happy with Hardy -- with the building, which is beautiful, and the whole program. They are OOB, and just filled out the paperwork and attended the group workshop. They had to submit an essay, some sample artwork, etc., and get letters of recommendation and so forth. Even so, there are still some rough kids there, surprisingly. |
Anonymous
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Even so, there are still some rough kids there, surprisingly.
I am guessing that that's what the Life After Key committee's wanted to discuss with Rhee, among other things, like the arts versus academics mix. |
Anonymous
| Rhee seems to want to take on old stalwarts like Pope. She seems to win every time unless her sugar daddy Fenty loses his election! |
Anonymous
This would be my concern. |
Anonymous
The arts v. academics or the rough kids or both? If it's the rough kids, just want to report that dd made it through Hardy without a scratch. Later, a boy at her private school sexually assaulted her. That's not to say that other kids might not have a problem with "rough kids" at Hardy. I can't speak to everyone's experience and am not suggesting that it shouldn't be a concern. But I do want to emphasize that sometimes it's the people you know and who are part of your social element who are the dangerous ones. |
Anonymous
Ahem. It's clear you don't like Rhee, but that sort of innuendo is entirely unfair, unfounded, and inappropriate. You can make the same point without resorting to slander. It's difficult to take you seriously if you insist on behaving like a juvenile. |
Anonymous
| Well if rough kids are a problem, what about Wilson? |
Anonymous
I don't understand your question. Are you saying that there are rough kids at Wilson because they went to Hardy? |
Anonymous
| No. If rough kids at Hardy are a problem for prospective parents, the same problem exists at Wilson and I am not hearing Rhee talking about undoing what's worked there for years. That's the point I'm trying to make. I do not understand why she's focused on Hardy when there are many other schools that need her attention. |
Anonymous
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What the?
There is no mention of "rough kids" in the article. Nor has it arisen in this thread (until 11:01 brought it). |
Anonymous
| 14:18: The original mention of rough kids is 9:00, not 11:01. |
Anonymous
| Sorry, maybe PP 9:00 could elaborate? |
Anonymous
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My kids attend a DCPS that is a Title I elementary school. I can't say that what Rhee has done here is wise in any way.
That said, I have ridden the bus with Hardy students and I have been verbally assaulted for being white. And my very young children were verbally assaulted as well. Based on my personal experience with the way some Hardy students behave off campus, I would never consider this school for my children. Some Hardy children are indeed, "rough." |
Anonymous
Wow, that's pretty awful. Okay, Hardy sounds a little rough all right. |
Anonymous
| Gee, let's paint the whole school rough because of your anecdote. We sat at a Starbucks with kids from an independent school who used the "s" word referring to Hispanics and the "n" word referring to AAs. Should we call the school racist? |