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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unfortunately, I think the result will be that less white, wealthy parents send their kids to GW and thus the trend of doing better will reverse.[/quote]

[b]But why?!?! [/b]I don't get why anything about the new model would scare off a parent who was otherwise planning on sending their kid. I'm not trying to be dense, I just honestly don't get the downside.

I'm the Hammond parent again, and we are overall pleased with our experience, especially the teachers. So, things are okay for us under the current system, and I think they will be even better under the new system. I know there are parents that are just in general worried about middle school, but I guess I just don't see why this issue becomes the tipping point?

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Because it limited the number of kids in the FARMs segment of the population and made it a more manageable level thus allowing less resources and time to be dedicated only to those kids but too all the kids.

And I have to be honest, if you are overall pleased with Hammond, I think your bar for education is pretty darn low. The school has an over 75% FARMs rate and they have to teach to the lowest common denominator there.  Really I am not try to slam you but if you haven't looked around at other school systems or privates, I would encourage you to do so and really compare the curriculum and expectations side by side.[/quote]

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