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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If Hardy has tracked classes with an advanced level, why on earth is it not as good or better than deal? Totally honest question.[/quote]

What some of us have been trying to say for ages is that for advanced kids, it is as good or better than Deal.    The reply to that is aways "But the test scores."   And the answer to that is that the test scores measure demography, not school quality.

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The tracked advanced classes are a very very recent development, and last year the principal was honest with interested Mann parents and admitted that they would only have advanced classes if there were enough kids to justify it.[/quote]

Not true. Honors and accelerated math has been there for at least 5  years. Honors English and science (science from 7th grade) from last year. 
Pre-algebra in 6th starting from the second term for eligible students was introduced this year. additionally, starting from this year geometry has been brought in house ( until last year the eligible students had to go to Duke Ellington for geometry).

Honors classes have been more than filled in 6th grade due to the high numbers of kids from feeder schools plus several other advanced kids from other schools (several from Brent). in fact two honors classes were created for both math and English.

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Also, clearly there are plenty of kids to fill the classes. I would think Eaton parents should just devote time and energy to maintaing the honors track and then go en masse to Hardy and it will be a great school, likely then drawing in parents from K and M. [/quote]

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