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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hardy already has some honors classes but perhaps what they need to attract significantly more IB students is to create a separate, full-fledged honors program, a dedicated academy within the school. Make it entirely merit-based, test-in, supplemented by transcripts and teacher recommendation and take only the top applicants. Provide extra enrichment, dedicated faculty and advisors for the honors program.  Have the honors program start at sixth grade with an additional on-ramp admission opportunity at the beginning of seventh for other high-performing students.  Once the honors program is up and running at Hardy, many IB parents would be flocking to get their kids in to a relatively small, elite academic program.  And junk the Hardy uniforms.... at a minimum get rid of them for the honors program.[/quote]

That's the most stupid idea of the day.

Pedagogical  studies show that more than 50% of middle school kids possess honors talents in one or more subjects, but not in all of them. Hardy's modular approach allows students who are honors in English (but no in Math, and viceversa) to be challenged at their level in those subjects where they show talent and commitment. With your suggestion, you would leave out of honors teaching 50% of students, including several IBs.

Hardy is a peaceful, inclusive school, which has found an incredible harmony and integration despite the huge SES disparities.

Ms Pride was appointed just two years ago (after a managerial void of 5 years). The IB families are coming and will come in increasing numbers.

So say the Hardy boosters but the evidence that the school is getting traction in its intended IB community is not there yet.

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