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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is the animosity coming from families IB that choose private, bc they need to justify the expense?[/quote]

On the contrary.  The animosity seems to be coming from OOB and IB families attending Hardy who resent non-attending  IB families who question the caliber of the educational experience and suggest changes that might improve that experience.

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To clarify, there is a fair amount of animosity from OOB families that comes when you question the caliber of our children and propose that they not be allowed to come to Hardy in order to make Hardy acceptable to IB families.

It's fine if you want to question whether Hardy does or does not provide a solid education, and how to improve it.  But you should expect us to be angry when you imply that our children are second-rate.[/quote]

No one says that anyone's children are second-rate.  IB families are very concerned that Hardy is second-rate, at least in comparison to the other middle school WOTP.[/quote]

No one says that anyone's children are second-rate??  What on earth do you think people are saying when they suggest that we need to cap OOB enrollment to make the school acceptable to IB families?[/quote]

There does seem to be some hostility on the part of OOB parents who resent the notion that a school that is "good enough" for their kids (and compared to their nieghborhood alternatives, may seem superlative) is considered by potential IB parents to be sorely lacking, particularly compared to Deal and certain charters.  Objectively, Hardy needs more than tweaks to the status quo to propel it into the top rank of DC schools.  Intimations that more IB families (and specifically, their potential PTA contributions) are welcome at Hardy so long as they don't rock the boat and don't disturb the school's culture (for example, the uniforms) send a signal that the existing Hardy community is too invested in the status quo to support real change.[/quote]

Yeah, okay, keep telling yourself that. Move in-bounds for Deal if you don't like the way Hardy is heading. We are IB Hardy, currently at Stoddert and will happily send both of our children to Hardy in a few years. This posturing is ridiculous.[/quote]

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