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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Idk, this is a great case study in how schools stay segregated. Posters are actively trying to convince someone who they've never met and know nothing about to not attend a school.[/quote]

Oh please. DCPS MS and HS stay segregated specifically because parents who ask for reasonable things (like appropriate curriculum and challenge, and basic safety) are called “Karens” and “Nice White Parents.” (Let’s leave aside for the moment that POC parents with resources generally don’t even entertain the idea of the poorly performing schools.) Look at schools like Hardy and Deal, where the IB parents bought in because school leadership acknowledged their kids needs and showed they were willing to meet them. That’s how you get white parents to attend. (Meanwhile most wealthy/educated POC depart for privates or the burbs, but I digress.)[/quote]

So what specifically does Hardy offer that other DCPS middle schools don’t?

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Classes with the majority of kids at or above grade level, which means teachers can teach accordingly. Much smaller proportion of kids completely failing, meaning resources can be distributed more evenly. I believe they also offer geometry. [/quote]

That’s circular logic. The post above suggested that Hardy did something to attract IB parents to the school in the first place. What exactly did it do that other schools are not doing?

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Hopefully a Hardy/Deal parent will chime in. My understanding was that the principals did a lot of outreach about ensuring that the school would offer appropriate classes. [/quote]

Really? So Hardy offers classes that are different from the standard DCPS middle school curriculum?

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Well yes, they offer geometry that most EOTP MS do not. And they used to offer more tracked classes. More to the point is that principals like Melissa Kim made sure the teachers were doing what they should be. [/quote]

Melissa Kim is gone from DCPS, primarily bc she abused staff[/quote]

Honestly would prefer that over a principal who encourages lazy teachers under the guise of “homework is inequitable.”[/quote]

Thanks for being honest. We already know that there are many parents like you who openly support workplace abuse. They infect this place daily[/quote]

Give my kid challenging homework and *actually give them feedback on it* and you'll get all my support! [/quote]

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