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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It always amuses me the contortions some families go through. Especially the ones who insisted their kids needed a traditional education and maneuvered to get them into ATS but come time for secondary school suddenly they need a hippy-dippy experiential approach and the HBW philosophy is for them.  I've long thought attendance at ATS should be disqualifying to HBW, especially given the scarcity of spots (why should one family win the lottery twice?)[/quote]

Since the 1980s parents of all political or social backgrounds [b]have liked the small, generally socio-economically homogeneous or majority affluent aspect of H-B. That's why test scores have always been high[/b].  Before the lottery, families would camp outside of the school for days on end to not loose their spot in the queue (to gain admittance). I personally like HB but wish more of the students who could truly benefit from its unique pedagogy could gain admittance. But I don't think that means making H-B huge to get more students in. Right now APS is at a good balance with strong neighborhood secondary schools and strong option programs. [/quote]

How do you even see or assess this?  I’ve been trying to look at test data, but HB (as well as the other secondary option programs) are always lumped in with the big high schools, including on VDOE, and rarely is it possible to see any stand alone performance data - please link if you know of any.  It seems a bit of a cop out by APS that they are not publishing any data for these programs separately. .  [/quote]

Obviously this is intentional to hide the inequality. [/quote]

HB is a program. And same with Arlington Tech. They are not “schools” per the state definition. They are “programs”, and the students can choose to get their home high school diploma upon graduation. It’s not intentional, but it does hide the socio-economic implications of an option program that primarily appeals to affluent families. [/quote]

There's no diploma choice.[/quote]

They are [i]offered[/i] their home high school diploma (Wakefield, Yorktown, or W-L). Same with the Langston Program, like H-B, also a "program". A student may choose to not accept it / obtain it. [/quote]

lol you're completely wrong. more weird misinformation from people who don't know HB[/quote]

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