Blair magnet

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone who says there isn’t much home work is lying. My kid does three hours or more most nights. It’s not possible to scrimp on the homework, the volume is too high to do it quicker.

I’m not lying. My just graduated kid absolutely did NOT do three hours of homework a night!

what college did he go to?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who says there isn’t much home work is lying. My kid does three hours or more most nights. It’s not possible to scrimp on the homework, the volume is too high to do it quicker.

I’m not lying. My just graduated kid absolutely did NOT do three hours of homework a night!

Mine either...I mean not that it never happened but it was not a regular thing. Different kids work at different rates and of course class selection matters. Mine did not take functions.

Your kids were working the system and doing the bare minimum. It’s simply not possible to get the work done quicker if you do it all.

How could you possibly know that? Did you monitor every student?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who says there isn’t much home work is lying. My kid does three hours or more most nights. It’s not possible to scrimp on the homework, the volume is too high to do it quicker.

I’m not lying. My just graduated kid absolutely did NOT do three hours of homework a night!

Mine either...I mean not that it never happened but it was not a regular thing. Different kids work at different rates and of course class selection matters. Mine did not take functions.

Your kids were working the system and doing the bare minimum. It’s simply not possible to get the work done quicker if you do it all.

Mine is a new Cornell graduate working as a software developer for Microsoft out earning me!. She got 1 B her freshman year at Blair with all As otherwise. I did not monitor her work but I have no concerns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who says there isn’t much home work is lying. My kid does three hours or more most nights. It’s not possible to scrimp on the homework, the volume is too high to do it quicker.

I’m not lying. My just graduated kid absolutely did NOT do three hours of homework a night!

Mine either...I mean not that it never happened but it was not a regular thing. Different kids work at different rates and of course class selection matters. Mine did not take functions.

Your kids were working the system and doing the bare minimum. It’s simply not possible to get the work done quicker if you do it all.

How could you possibly know that? Did you monitor every student?

I’ve seen the volume of homework

[Anonymous]

My kid wound up at UMD. I think some kids work on their HW at lunch or with friends during downtimes? I don’t know how he didn’t have 3 hours of HW a night but he didn’t and he got all As.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who says there isn’t much home work is lying. My kid does three hours or more most nights. It’s not possible to scrimp on the homework, the volume is too high to do it quicker.

I’m not lying. My just graduated kid absolutely did NOT do three hours of homework a night!

Mine either...I mean not that it never happened but it was not a regular thing. Different kids work at different rates and of course class selection matters. Mine did not take functions.

Your kids were working the system and doing the bare minimum. It’s simply not possible to get the work done quicker if you do it all.

Mine is a new Cornell graduate working as a software developer for Microsoft out earning me!. She got 1 B her freshman year at Blair with all As otherwise. I did not monitor her work but I have no concerns.

Sounds like she worked the system then. That B was probably 79 and 71 percent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who says there isn’t much home work is lying. My kid does three hours or more most nights. It’s not possible to scrimp on the homework, the volume is too high to do it quicker.

I’m not lying. My just graduated kid absolutely did NOT do three hours of homework a night!

Mine either...I mean not that it never happened but it was not a regular thing. Different kids work at different rates and of course class selection matters. Mine did not take functions.

Your kids were working the system and doing the bare minimum. It’s simply not possible to get the work done quicker if you do it all.

Mine is a new Cornell graduate working as a software developer for Microsoft out earning me!. She got 1 B her freshman year at Blair with all As otherwise. I did not monitor her work but I have no concerns.

You do realize graduating 5 years ago with a different curriculum is very different from today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi, I’m a magnet student currently and I would highly recommend. I was one year ahead in math when I came but that became somewhat irrelevant after a year or two. It’s also definitely not “cutthroat,” there is nothing to compete for. As for the number of credits, it doesn’t really matter since in the end you have all you need to graduate, the rest is just whatever you want to take for fun.

Magnet catches you up to kids who started Algebra in 6th. You aren't ahead but a normal MCPS track. Glad you are enjoying it. It's pretty easy to have the bulk of your credits done by the start of junior year if you start in MS and plan it well. The problem with magnet is there is no flexibility in classes so you have to like what they offer. We turned it down for that reason.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC was accepted to Blair magnet. Our home school is Churchill and have also applied to some privates for 9th grade. Will be attending the Blair open house to get more information. For those that have experience with the program, can you speak to how challenging it is and how your child handled it? Have heard horror stories from one parent we know through sports that her son who is at Blair now is constantly doing homework, all the kids in the magnet are 3-4 years ahead in math, and it is a pressure cooker, competitive and cut throat environment. Looking to challenge my DC but don't want to crush them or ruin their mental health. TIA !

Not true. Most students are on the track that finishes precalculus midway through grade 10.

This is only 2.5 years ahead of "on level"; 1.5 years ahead of "Algebra for All"/ "honors/AP non-STEM" track. And there are "horizontal" math electives for student who don't want to go past Analysis 1 (Calc BC) in calculus.

A minority are another 0.5years ahead of that, and count in one hand the even more accelerated students.

The courses are more intense than normal at each level, though.

My kid did precaculus as a Freshman so I'm not sure what they consider to be ahead. Sophmore year they took Caculus BC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who says there isn’t much home work is lying. My kid does three hours or more most nights. It’s not possible to scrimp on the homework, the volume is too high to do it quicker.

I’m not lying. My just graduated kid absolutely did NOT do three hours of homework a night!

Mine either...I mean not that it never happened but it was not a regular thing. Different kids work at different rates and of course class selection matters. Mine did not take functions.

Your kids were working the system and doing the bare minimum. It’s simply not possible to get the work done quicker if you do it all.

Mine is a new Cornell graduate working as a software developer for Microsoft out earning me!. She got 1 B her freshman year at Blair with all As otherwise. I did not monitor her work but I have no concerns.

You do realize graduating 5 years ago with a different curriculum is very different from today.

What curriculum changes were implemented?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who says there isn’t much home work is lying. My kid does three hours or more most nights. It’s not possible to scrimp on the homework, the volume is too high to do it quicker.

I’m not lying. My just graduated kid absolutely did NOT do three hours of homework a night!

Mine either...I mean not that it never happened but it was not a regular thing. Different kids work at different rates and of course class selection matters. Mine did not take functions.

Your kids were working the system and doing the bare minimum. It’s simply not possible to get the work done quicker if you do it all.

Mine is a new Cornell graduate working as a software developer for Microsoft out earning me!. She got 1 B her freshman year at Blair with all As otherwise. I did not monitor her work but I have no concerns.

Sounds like she worked the system then. That B was probably 79 and 71 percent.

And every a was a 89.6. Or maybe she paid someone to do her hw. Maybe she bribed her teachers. So many possibilities because it could not possibly be that some kids just work faster than others (which does not mean they are smarter).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi, I’m a magnet student currently and I would highly recommend. I was one year ahead in math when I came but that became somewhat irrelevant after a year or two. It’s also definitely not “cutthroat,” there is nothing to compete for. As for the number of credits, it doesn’t really matter since in the end you have all you need to graduate, the rest is just whatever you want to take for fun.

Magnet catches you up to kids who started Algebra in 6th. You aren't ahead but a normal MCPS track. Glad you are enjoying it. It's pretty easy to have the bulk of your credits done by the start of junior year if you start in MS and plan it well. The problem with magnet is there is no flexibility in classes so you have to like what they offer. We turned it down for that reason.

You can keep telling yourself that but there is plenty of flexibility so you apparently turned it down for a reason that doesn’t make any sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi, I’m a magnet student currently and I would highly recommend. I was one year ahead in math when I came but that became somewhat irrelevant after a year or two. It’s also definitely not “cutthroat,” there is nothing to compete for. As for the number of credits, it doesn’t really matter since in the end you have all you need to graduate, the rest is just whatever you want to take for fun.

Magnet catches you up to kids who started Algebra in 6th. You aren't ahead but a normal MCPS track. Glad you are enjoying it. It's pretty easy to have the bulk of your credits done by the start of junior year if you start in MS and plan it well. The problem with magnet is there is no flexibility in classes so you have to like what they offer. We turned it down for that reason.

You can keep telling yourself that but there is plenty of flexibility so you apparently turned it down for a reason that doesn’t make any sense.

I agree there are lots of great electives. Junior and Senior year is very elective heavy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi, I’m a magnet student currently and I would highly recommend. I was one year ahead in math when I came but that became somewhat irrelevant after a year or two. It’s also definitely not “cutthroat,” there is nothing to compete for. As for the number of credits, it doesn’t really matter since in the end you have all you need to graduate, the rest is just whatever you want to take for fun.

Magnet catches you up to kids who started Algebra in 6th. You aren't ahead but a normal MCPS track. Glad you are enjoying it. It's pretty easy to have the bulk of your credits done by the start of junior year if you start in MS and plan it well. The problem with magnet is there is no flexibility in classes so you have to like what they offer. We turned it down for that reason.

You can keep telling yourself that but there is plenty of flexibility so you apparently turned it down for a reason that doesn’t make any sense.

I agree there are lots of great electives. Junior and Senior year is very elective heavy.

Yeah- it’s so great! My kid got to take all sorts of cool classes his last two years.

[Anonymous]

Magnet catches you up to kids who started Algebra in 6th. You aren't ahead but a normal MCPS track. Glad you are enjoying it. It's pretty easy to have the bulk of your credits done by the start of junior year if you start in MS and plan it well. The problem with magnet is there is no flexibility in classes so you have to like what they offer. We turned it down for that reason.

Hi, the poster here again. As people have been saying, the lack of flexibility is simply not true. It might be true your first couple years but it isn't when you are an upperclassman. I had taken several math credit (I started algebra in 5th) and some language in MS but I had no excess of credits that made my schedules less busy than anyone else.