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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't comment on Hardy but Deal seems to be past the tipping point. It's like survival of the fittest to find a seat at lunch because the cafeteria now has to hold hundreds more students than it was planned for.  Some classes are well past 30 students in size.  The sports teams are either so competitive to get a spot that many talented kids are cut or the are so poorly organized that its just a frustrating experience.  Parents are actively discouraged from scheduling a conference with teachers on conference day because the teachers don't have the bandwidth to meet with all of the parents.  Many of the student computers are broken and have not been repaired or replaced.  Some of the teachers are good and the curriculum is moderately rigorous (a debatable issue) but the place is really showing the wear and tear of the overcrowding.  I don't believe Deal students today have the same experience students did 4-5 years ago.[/quote]

Ok, ok -- there is a some fact and a ton of fiction in your post.  On my third kid at Deal and have had a kid at the school since 2011.  Nothing has really changed over there.  I have never heard from any of them about problems finding a seat at lunch due to overcrowding.  Have you ever been in the cafeteria during lunch?  If not, I suggest you wander over and have a glance.  You would be shocked at how orderly it is (thank you Ms. Neal!).  Loud of course but plenty of room for kids to sit, move through the line, etc.  Plus 99.99% of the kids sit in the exact same table each day.  Parents aren't actively discouraged from having conferences on conference days.  That bad system hasn't changed in all the years we have had a kid there.  In fact, we never do conferences but I do speak with teachers regularly via e-mail.  Much better than a conference.  No idea about sports, I don't find my kids overly sporty but they have always been on teams at Deal.  My DD just got on a team this spring having never played the sport before and is having fun.  By 8th grade or so they have moved onto the clubs which are well run and more fun than the sports for my kids.  I will say I find the size of some classes too big.  Even with a coteacher my DD is now in a class with 31 kids.  But overall, the place hasn't changed.  It is amazing that they can do such a great job with so many kids.  [b]Breaking them into teams really gives the kids a small time school experience in a large school.[/b][/quote]

She's reading from the PTA talking points. I've heard so many people say this again and again but it's really not the case. [/quote]

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