While the old stereotypes of the houses may fade, the five schools will not stay the same--in stereotype or reality--for long.
"It's ridiculous to think that by rearranging you are going to get rid of stereotypes. By the end of first period there will be stereotypes already," says Judith Greifinger-Clausner, a first-year in Pilot.
And letting students choose houses is nice, but as Greifinger-Clausner points out, not all the choices are good ones.
"Certain choices aren't going to help anyone learn," she says.
Principal Evans points out the same.
"It's a big school and a fair number of kids wander through the school doing a minimal amount of work," she says. "They don't leave with the skills and the knowledge base that they should."
"The school works for people who can access its opportunities. There are definitely inequities," Evans adds.
Smaller houses and more personal attention, it is hoped, will combat these inequities.
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