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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]The kids that do best there in terms of grades, AP scores, and elite college admissions are those that go from ATS directly to HB[/b]. Seems counterintuitive, but thats just my experience. Mine went to the neighborhood elem. and really floundered for a bit until he got to 9th grade and became more self-disciplined.

What people never talk about is how low performing/disruptive students are "mentored" into going to their home schools.[/quote]

I call horseshit on this.

Again, if you win ATS in ES, you should be ineligible to even apply for HBW. These are not [b]people who are committed to an educational philosophy[/b]. These are people who are either chasing something these perceive to be a hot commodity or are fleeing their neighborhood school. Neither belongs at HBW. But more to the point, it's a fundamental question of fairness -- you should only be allowed to win one lottery.[/quote]

So what would you say to someone whose child is in an elementary, that is a "choice" school with a lottery, that has a similar educational philosophy to HB? Because our principal specifically recommended that parents and kids who are a "fit" at her school, should look into HB beyond elementary. Does your choice school exclusion apply to all, or only ATS because it's more sought after/less congruent? Excluding those based solely on having previously "won" a lottery seems to show that you are buying into the idea of chasing a hot commodity, and are mad that you didn't win the hot commodity the first time around, and want less competition for the second round. Do you not see how you're coming off? Isn't the choice system within APS meant to encourage parents and children to find the best educational/community fit for their individual needs? The whole child and all that? Excluding ATS for philosophical reasons actually makes sense. The lottery argument seems like sour grapes. [/quote]

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