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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is your child high performing?  If so Deal.[/quote]

Did you mean to say go private or elsewhere? Generally speaking, the core curriculum and opportunities for differentiation seem to be the same across Hardy and Deal (e.g., high school courses in algebra and geometry are offered in both, but no advanced ELA). TBH, high performers would probably be fine in either.  Some of this will depend on the luck of the draw with teachers. I think the better question is which school offers more support for students at the mid and lower end of the spectrum. [/quote]

Hardy does not have math differentiation in 6th grade, and students have to do significant online summer work to get into the track taking Algebra I in 7th grade. My understanding is that math differentiation in Deal starts in 6th. [/quote]

Hardy does (did?) have math differentiation even in 6th. Incoming students can skip ahead to 7th grade Math or higher based on assessment. There is no Algebra II offered at Hardy but maybe that will change with more demand.[/quote]

Nope. Not last year at least. Every single student who was at or above grade level was shuffled into “advanced math” for 6th grade. Not 7th grade math. As I learned in short order, “advanced math” last year meant regular 6th grade math and the “regular” 6th grade math really meant remedial math. My kid learned nothing in math, her assessments gained less than 10 points from start to end of year while pulling a straight 100 average because she was already at “mid 7th grade” per their beginning of year assessment. Waste of a year. There was no skipping higher permitted.[/quote]

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