Reply to Is there really nothing "specialized" about the HB curriculum?

Forum Index » Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)

Reply to "Is there really nothing "specialized" about the HB curriculum?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Along with being able to create your own class, the original idea was that it was for kids who were "bright but bored" in traditional school setting so the block scheduling, later start, free periods and more flexibility (and more casual atmosphere) were appealing to a certain segment. Also without the focus on sports and all the usual clubs and activities students sort of did their own thing. I had a family member teach there in the 80s/90s and several friends who attended. It did not used to be the do all and end all of schools - appealed to a certain set of kids and I don't recall it even being selective at the time. Most students back then wanted a more traditional experience.

I think parents fleeing middle and high schools they perceive to be "less good", larger student bodies and overcrowding in recent years, plus parents becoming more focused on test scores have led to the overwhelming demand for H-B. Most of the kids who attend now would never have chosen it back in the day. [/quote]

I think this is exactly why we should close it. If the program was once meant for the "bright but bored" kids but now is only available to the lucky lottery winners, then it isn't really existing to serve its intended purpose. Or, at the very least, they should bump out the middle school kids and just make it all high school seats since that is the level where we will have the most extreme seat shortage once Stratford opens. [/quote]

Respectfully, you're an idiot.  There's no chance in hell that Arlington will ever close what many consider to be the crown jewel of its middle/high schools.[/quote]

This poster is right. So what about making HB2?!? Then it "grows," without disturbing the original program. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics