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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everybody should avoid Stuart Hobson threads because they're old hat from the initial post.

The parents who come here to complain that the school doesn't serve the IB population at all well are invariably called the usual names - racist, elitist, snobs, misinformed about best educational practices etc.

Bowser, Charles Allen and the other city council members are just fine with the way SH runs.  Once IB parents figure this out, the great majority have better things to do than bother with the program, which improves, but at a snail's pace.

The crux of the problem with IB enrollment at SH isn't in fact mainly one of weak advertising/PR on the merits of enrolling your children.  Neither is the problem rooted in overt racism on the part of the IB community (claims to the contrary by boosters not withstanding).

The real problem is that, objectively speaking, SH's program isn't competitive.  It can't compete with half a dozen superior DC public middle schools, let alone the suburban schools and privates IB families routinely leave DCPS for.  [/quote]

My child's cohort is on track to start HS with Algebra II and reads at 12th grade level.  Nothing extraordinary compared to many peers.  You don't actually know this school[/quote]

Oh come on. Numbers don’t support your statement.  3% kids above grade level in math.  15% in ELA. That’s not many peers but you already knew that.[/quote]

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