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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think most are concerned with academic proficiency, but is it so wrong to want your child to go to school with at least some kids -- whatever race -- who live in your neighborhood?  For me, part of the reason for opting public school over private is the benefit of going to a neighborhood school.  OOB kids can certainly fit into that picture, but if a school is largely OOB, then you completely lose the benefits of a neighborhood school.  My DC LOVED walking to Eaton with neighborhood friends and also having playdates with IB and OOB friends, but without an IB cohort, it just would not have been the same.  I don't think it makes me a racist to want to send my child to a school with some neighborhood connection.[/quote]

Then, if you are IB for Hardy, your only option would be a private school "in the neighborhood."  One of the benefits of a neighborhood school, which you neglect to mention, is that your kid doesn't have to wake up an hour early and spend 1 1/2 hrs per day in commute time.[/quote]

That's true, but fortunately there are plenty of private schools close to the Hardy IB neighborhood, and if many IB kids go to them, you can get that feeling of walking and having a neighborhood cohort.  That's  probably why more have not tried Hardy.  I just think it's unfortunate that you have to go to private school to find the environment that should be available in a neighborhood public school.  I know that may change in the coming years if more IB kids go to Hardy, but I'm skeptical that enough will take the plunge for the reasons I mention. [/quote]

Frankly, I don't think you're being honest with yourself about ALL of the "real reasons" for rejecting Hardy.  Up to this point, I think the drastic differential in test scores has made it extremely reasonable NOT to choose Hardy if you're a neighborhood resident.  But, as the test scores increase (and they are), it will be more difficult to use that as an excuse.  Right now, it seems you're saying that one of the several private schools have a "neighborhood feel," while Hardy does not, but I wonder if that is really the case with respect to the student cohort at those privates.  You'd have to have dozens of kids enrolled in that particular private school, from your immediate neighborhood, to get the "feel" you are mentioning.  I suspect that the kids are more dispersed than that, given the number of private options.  I think parents will be able to get away with the reasoning you're expressing here, for at max 2-3 more years.  Then come up with a new one, like, "I'm willing to pay $28,000 for a 12-point differential in test scores."[/quote]

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