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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP: Mass over crowding at Deal. Class sizes incredibly large. Lack of proper disciplinary action from DCPS and school admin when teachers try to implement consequences. Lack of true enrichment, more of the “honors for all” culture or allowing everyone at least one -two enriching opportunities per quarter—never mind that some kids may or may not be ready for that. Not enough tracking at Deal. DCPS as a whole is dysfunctional and sometimes the conflicting messages from the top make it hard for administration to communicate with the parent community effectively. People want diversity but realistically if they could they would choose the kind of diversity at Deal that they had in mind—-I.e. often afraid of the inner city poor kids or those who are economically disadvantaged [nevermind that some of these kids are smart and are running away from bad neighborhood schools too][/quote]

Agree with everything above. Hardy is pretty much academically equal to Deal (in the 6th and 7th grade classes), but suffer from fewer of the politics of Deal and doesn't face overcrowding. Most of the families in the Stoddert area are starting to send their kids to Hardy over privates, it is a matter of time for Key and Mann families. Luckily the Hardy building can hold 600, they are at about 400 now, with a little more than half OOB. The big worry now is if the Key and Mann families will turn Hardy into Deal (in terms of culture).[/quote]

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