So, what is wrong with Hardy?

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Anonymous wrote:Why, oh why, is this thread (a reincarnation of a million other "Hardy isn't good enough" threads) still alive???!!! Die...please die!!!

PS--My kids doesn't even go to Hardy. I'm just tired of the complaining.

So if your "kids doesn't even go to Hardy"[sic], why do you read it?

I didn't read 38 pages of uselessness. I just commented after seeing the thread reappear, once again, that I wished this reincarnation would DIE. There is zero new here...and yet...

It's lottery and re-registration time. People want to know if they should include Hardy in their future plans.

It's quite clear again that not many IB parents are including Hardy in their future plans.

Indeed. Our DC is graduating IB this year and we will be going to private school.

From Key?

We're at Key but will not do Hardy.

Why not?
And what sense do you have of the other Key families in your cohort? Do you see people trending favorably toward Hardy, or not?

We feel that after Key, Hardy would be almost a step back educationally. The parents with whom I talk regularly are not keen on Hardy either. Some are planning for their kids to go charter, others parochial or independent. I haven't noticed any trend toward Hardy, far from it. But I have no experience with the situation in prior years.

Can you elaborate on how you reached this conclusion? Did you meet with Principal Pride and did you meet with any of the other teachers to go over curriculum?

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It would give us comfort if we could compare the Deal and Hardy curriculums side by side. A parent has been trying to get that info. Deal happily shared it but so far Hardy has not.

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We are at Stoddert and won't be doing Hardy

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Anonymous wrote:It would give us comfort if we could compare the Deal and Hardy curriculums side by side. A parent has been trying to get that info. Deal happily shared it but so far Hardy has not.

I have attended Hardy open houses, and such information was provided.

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Anonymous wrote:It would give us comfort if we could compare the Deal and Hardy curriculums side by side. A parent has been trying to get that info. Deal happily shared it but so far Hardy has not.

I have attended Hardy open houses, and such information was provided.

Exactly. I've had no problem getting the course offerings.

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We felt much more reassured by hardy than deal. At hardy we had the chance to meet with all of our prospective 6th grade teachers ( eg. The 6th grade teacher is the same for the whole 6th grade cohort) , while at deal it us not possible to predict with whom your kids will end up with.
All 6th grade teachers at hardy seem well prepared , upbeat and committed, and they are all young, I can absolutely see my dc relating with them .
So we did not end up renting that efficiency in tenleytown to halve access to deal.
Very happy with hardy.

Please stop blogging and ask instead for an appointment with the math, English and science 6th grade teachers to understand what your child would be offered at hardy. You can meet with them at the same time.

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Anonymous wrote:We felt much more reassured by hardy than deal. At hardy we had the chance to meet with all of our prospective 6th grade teachers ( eg. The 6th grade teacher is the same for the whole 6th grade cohort) , while at deal it us not possible to predict with whom your kids will end up with.
All 6th grade teachers at hardy seem well prepared , upbeat and committed, and they are all young, I can absolutely see my dc relating with them .
So we did not end up renting that efficiency in tenleytown to halve access to deal.
Very happy with hardy.

Please stop blogging and ask instead for an appointment with the math, English and science 6th grade teachers to understand what your child would be offered at hardy. You can meet with them at the same time.

Is the angry, militant English teacher (who led the resistance to Rhee's efforts to reform Hardy several years ago) now more tolerant of a diverse student body at Hardy, including IB kids?

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We are at Mann. I was planning to buy a one-bedroom in Tenleytown so that my kids could have access to Deal. I have reevaluated and will be sending them to Hardy in two years. This decision is pretty final.

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Anonymous wrote:We felt much more reassured by hardy than deal. At hardy we had the chance to meet with all of our prospective 6th grade teachers ( eg. The 6th grade teacher is the same for the whole 6th grade cohort) , while at deal it us not possible to predict with whom your kids will end up with.
All 6th grade teachers at hardy seem well prepared , upbeat and committed, and they are all young, I can absolutely see my dc relating with them .
So we did not end up renting that efficiency in tenleytown to halve access to deal.
Very happy with hardy.

Please stop blogging and ask instead for an appointment with the math, English and science 6th grade teachers to understand what your child would be offered at hardy. You can meet with them at the same time.

Is the angry, militant English teacher (who led the resistance to Rhee's efforts to reform Hardy several years ago) now more tolerant of a diverse student body at Hardy, including IB kids?

BINGO! Thank you PP. I've created a Bingo game board filled with topics that REPEATEDLY pop up on these "Hardy Hater" threads and add no value to the conversation. Mentioning the infamous English teacher is one of the squares! By you posting, I was able to get Bingo. Thank you!

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Really interesting how open people are about buying/renting an efficiency in Tenleytown (while continuing to live in non-Deal neighborhoods) so that their kids can go to Deal. No doubt these same parents would cry bloody murder if someone illegally attended their child's elementary school using an aunt's address, etc. I think Deal could trim quite a few kids if it could find a way to identify families "living" in efficiency apartments.

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Anonymous wrote:We felt much more reassured by hardy than deal. At hardy we had the chance to meet with all of our prospective 6th grade teachers ( eg. The 6th grade teacher is the same for the whole 6th grade cohort) , while at deal it us not possible to predict with whom your kids will end up with.
All 6th grade teachers at hardy seem well prepared , upbeat and committed, and they are all young, I can absolutely see my dc relating with them .
So we did not end up renting that efficiency in tenleytown to halve access to deal.
Very happy with hardy.

Please stop blogging and ask instead for an appointment with the math, English and science 6th grade teachers to understand what your child would be offered at hardy. You can meet with them at the same time.

Is the angry, militant English teacher (who led the resistance to Rhee's efforts to reform Hardy several years ago) now more tolerant of a diverse student body at Hardy, including IB kids?

She's not angry. On the contrary she's quite a a joyful teacher and keeps 7th graders very busy and motivated regardless of their address . Sure she's a character. But we could not ask for more from an English teacher. Very beneficial character though, especially for girls.

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Anonymous wrote:Really interesting how open people are about buying/renting an efficiency in Tenleytown (while continuing to live in non-Deal neighborhoods) so that their kids can go to Deal. No doubt these same parents would cry bloody murder if someone illegally attended their child's elementary school using an aunt's address, etc. I think Deal could trim quite a few kids if it could find a way to identify families "living" in efficiency apartments.

No, I wouldn't rent it out except summer. We can always use a place for long-term guests. No residency fraud here.

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Anonymous wrote:Really interesting how open people are about buying/renting an efficiency in Tenleytown (while continuing to live in non-Deal neighborhoods) so that their kids can go to Deal. No doubt these same parents would cry bloody murder if someone illegally attended their child's elementary school using an aunt's address, etc. I think Deal could trim quite a few kids if it could find a way to identify families "living" in efficiency apartments.

No, I wouldn't rent it out except summer. We can always use a place for long-term guests. No residency fraud here.

If you don't live there, it is residency fraud.

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Anonymous wrote:Really interesting how open people are about buying/renting an efficiency in Tenleytown (while continuing to live in non-Deal neighborhoods) so that their kids can go to Deal. No doubt these same parents would cry bloody murder if someone illegally attended their child's elementary school using an aunt's address, etc. I think Deal could trim quite a few kids if it could find a way to identify families "living" in efficiency apartments.

No, I wouldn't rent it out except summer. We can always use a place for long-term guests. No residency fraud here.

So you'd be okay with a kid living in SE or PG country attending your IB elementary if his family rented an efficiency IB that they didn't live in but allowed relatives & friends to stay in?

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14:05 knows very well that she would be committing residency fraud, PPs.

She's telling you she doesn't care and feels entitled to do it.