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[quote=Anonymous]Within our child’s circle there are Hardy and Deal kids, some who transferred out of JR, some left privates, and some who came from charters. There are some students from other countries and kids who are traveling from out of boundary to attend MacArthur. Their group is a mix of kids not all Hardy kids.

These kids have friends at JR and the work in at least one AP they have in common is more rigorous at MacArthur than their friends’ work. Our kid seems appropriately challenged and has to study for many of the classes. They are also able to receive one on one help with these classes, when needed, just by dropping in on the teacher during lunch or afterschool.

I would say their circle is a combination of high achieving and middle of the road is terms of interest in academics. My kid has strengths in some subjects (and takes APs in those) and less interest in some other subjects and is doing fine in the non AP classes. Will these kids all get 5s on all their AP exams? I don’t really care about that.

More important to me is that the kid is happy, loves many of their teachers and has a solid group of friends. They have afterschool activities and are doing well academically. They know all the Admin staff and there is a real sense of community. A smaller school was something we were looking for and it has been the right fit for us. We could have attended JR and chose MacArthur instead. Not everyone is looking for the same things in a school. [/quote]

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