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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, the only ones who care about the uniforms remaining at Hardy are "concerned onlookers" on this board who for some reason care about preserving the "unique culture" of Hardy.  Are they Alums?  Why do they care?[/quote]

IB Hardy family with 4 kids.  I have visited Hardy and talked to existing students, administration, teachers, and existing parents (I wonder how many parents commenting on this board have actually taken those steps.  Most of what I see on this board is not a reflection of what I have actually seen on my own).  I have been very impressed and look forward to sending my children to Hardy.  I could care less about uniforms.  I care about the quality of education and experience for my children. [/quote]

Right, and your view is considered and logical.  But you already plan to send your kids to Hardy.  Hardy's challenge is to address those issues that keep the overwhelming majority of its IB families from considering enrolling their kids there in the first place.  Why not easily take one of those issues off the table?

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Because improving academics attracts IB families, while also benefiting the OOB families, and is impossible to argue against. Dropping uniforms, when most families with kids their like them, would be seen as overly preferring the needs of IB families who do not even attend the school over OOB families who do.  With both the "real IB" and feeder numbers creeping upwards (and with an expectation they will converge as feeder schools increase their IB percentage) there is no gain to DCPS in making the change, and there is the cost of pissing some OOB families off.  The goal of  DCPS is to change Hardy - it is NOT to change Hardy overnight.   Some IB families do not like that.  But that will not change the incentives DCPS faces. [/quote]

The problem with patience is that our kids are only young once. For a parent whose kids are going into middle school this year there is no next year.[/quote]

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