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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m imagining something where everyone learns Latin, plays an instrument, and sings in the chorus.

Though honestly just calling it “ATS” would probably get enough parents to sign up that the boundaries issue would be solved!

HB2 for middle school would also solve the problem :)[/quote]

So you want to guarantee kids in the ATS program at WMS spots in band, orchestra and chorus? How does that work? What if there are not enough spots for the kids in the neighborhood WMS seats?

And please explain how the ATS MS classes would be different from the regular WMS classes? This is where we get into the issue of ATS not really having a pedagogy. [/quote]

Wait, do kids at WMS have to compete to get into band, orchestra, and chorus?  Serious question.  I thought only MS sports like soccer, basketball, etc . had a cut?[/quote]

In the big secondary schools kids often don’t get the electives they want. Maybe WMS is better now that it’s so under enrolled, but I don’t think it’s fair to neighborhood kids to guarantee spots in certain electives to ATS kids at expense of neighborhood kids zoned there. [/quote]

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