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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I figured it was too good to be true.  So its not really english or math advanced classes, which is truly what DCPS needs.  If Hardy could pilot that, I have a feeling their IB retention would soar.  [/quote]

My impression from presentations was that the advanced subject classes are very much part of the model, but they're not all of it. They indeed shouldn't be, not if you recognize that what sets children apart in the pursuit of an advanced professional or academic career is their higher order thinking skills. That said, [b]if your key concern is a middle school full of advanced classes in pretty much all subjects, then you'll be better off at a school like Stuart-Hobson[/b]. [/quote]
I honestly can't tell if this is a joke or not.  how many advanced classes does Stuart Hobson offer?[/quote]

Starting 2013, Stuart-Hobson moved to offering advanced classes in pretty much all subject areas. I'm not the one who sits in the classroom but from looking over my child's shoulder, they are all truly demanding.[/quote]

No one is responding because it isn't true. "Advanced" for SH is pretty much basic for "other" MS.  I would bet that the basic at Deal is the advanced at SH. Which in my book is fine. Not everyone had to be advanced. But the social environment at SH is vastly different than Deal or even Hardy which is muc more important to me in MS. This is where kids start turning, sadly SH doesn't prevent that. [/quote]

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