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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two of my kids graduated from HB over 15 years ago.  This same drivel was written then as it is now.  No reason to be so damned jealous.  Our kids at Yorktown got just as good an education.  [/quote]

BS. 15 years ago the other high schools were not overcrowded anything like now nor as constrained by resources as the school board no longer cares about academics excellence as a goal for the system. [/quote]

My HB kid graduated in the last 5 years and didn't get great skills in math and a couple of the hard sciences. My other kids went to WL, IB and got a better education, imo. I blame the HB education on the fact that you have fewer teachers. [/quote]

This is interesting. If you make anything a scarce resource, though (like ATS and HB Woodlaw are) people will covet it just because it’s scarce. So adding more seats to schools that are just like ATS and Woodlawn would not only add seats but would make these schools less rare. Then the people who really want what they are offering will apply rather than people going just because they are a limited resource. [/quote]

I love this post. 1000% true (H-B math represented there.)

Any program that is different requires additional teacher training, bus schedules and other extras. Ask Barcroft - they recently ended a beloved special program due to $$ pressures. H-B and ATS also very much cause unnecessary dedicated resources to space. Schools were much less overcrowded 15 years ago. This specialty school thing needs to go away.[/quote]

Seriously, why is Montessori not lumped into these discussions? They get aides in the classrooms through 5th grade, which other elementaries don’t. You lye the busing, dedicated building, etc. [/quote]

It’s not because clearly the reason we are having this discussion is not because people are concerned about resources but simply because they hate ATS and HB Woodlawn. If it were about resources then Montessori would be lumped into the discussion as well.[/quote]

It’s mostly because people are less familiar with Montessori (I thought it was actually only a low income program like VPI — doesn’t it accept most students from preschool and 80% are VPI eligible?). ATS and HB are much larger and don’t have the majority as low income program.

Attacking a low income program would be in poor taste, hence Montessori is spared. ATS and HBW are majority UMC families getting private school on public dime, so get have no so concern. [/quote]
As of 2019 ATS had a higher FARMS rate than Montessori[/quote]

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