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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Arlington Tech should start in 6th grade. It would then provide an option for parents/students who want something other than their neighborhood middle school, and it would create a strong community of kids who attend for 7 years like HBW.[/quote]

We don't need any more special option programs for middle schoolers. Kids should have more time to figure out their best learning style and explore some interests before being pinholed into a program that might not suit them or for which they may not be suited.  We also don't need any more highly selective (via lottery) programs for a very small # of students.  That's the biggest complaint about HB; now people want to make AT the same way.
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Totally disagree. We definitely need more options at the MS level in APS. I know so many kids who could use something different from the standard middle schools. [/quote]

So how are you going to assure that those are the kids who "get in" the alternative school?[/quote]

Don't know that you can assure it but with more options come more opportunities for kids to self select into a school that fits them. [/quote]

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