Upper NW DC or Takoma Park schools?

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Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park schools are recognized for their diverse student body and racial and socioeconomic diversity. While this may result in lower test averages compared to more segregated areas, these schools still provide the best educational opportunities available in Montgomery County.

TPES stands out for hosting the county's only elementary school magnet program, which includes enriched and accelerated math courses. Additionally, TPES is a focus school with smaller class sizes than other schools. For instance, their kindergarten class previously had only 16 students during DC's tenure.

PBES, on the other hand, offers an exceptional local CES program that provides an outstanding learning experience for students. With only 1-2 classes per grade and around 200 students in each grade, there is ample space for 15%-25% of the students to participate. However, the program remains competitive, and even students who score highly on the CogAT can be waitlisted due to the lottery system.

TPMS is the home of the highly-regarded MS STEM magnet program, providing selected students with enriched math, science, and computer science courses. With only 100 seats available, it's a highly competitive program. However, an additional 25 seats are set aside for in-boundary students. About a third of the TPMS magnet students end up at Blair SMSC STEM magnet. The TPMS math team is also a highly regarded EC. Students compete at the highest levels often in high-school contests. Many of these opportunities aren't available at other schools.

Blair High School, which serves the Takoma Park area. The TPMS magnet does a fantastic job preparing students for the Blair STEM magnet. Nevertheless, (any) students who meet the prerequisites can take advanced magnet classes in 11th and 12th grades, such as Cell Biology, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, or AI Programming. Interestingly, white students at Blair had the highest average SAT score of any MCPS school, averaging 1326. Some claim this was due to the magnet, which seems unlikely since it's primarily Asian. Blair remains a fine school with numerous opportunities for academic enrichment. People often remark that it's very well organized and run.

The magnet programming at TPES ended several years ago.

In name only. They continue to provide enriched math and additional STEM pullouts.

That’s always claimed here but “in name only” is ridiculous. When my child was there two years ago I asked Dr G about this alleged magnet and she said it no longer exists.

But they still offer the exact same things as before as if it had never changed.

Whatever.

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Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park schools are recognized for their diverse student body and racial and socioeconomic diversity. While this may result in lower test averages compared to more segregated areas, these schools still provide the best educational opportunities available in Montgomery County.

TPES stands out for hosting the county's only elementary school magnet program, which includes enriched and accelerated math courses. Additionally, TPES is a focus school with smaller class sizes than other schools. For instance, their kindergarten class previously had only 16 students during DC's tenure.

PBES, on the other hand, offers an exceptional local CES program that provides an outstanding learning experience for students. With only 1-2 classes per grade and around 200 students in each grade, there is ample space for 15%-25% of the students to participate. However, the program remains competitive, and even students who score highly on the CogAT can be waitlisted due to the lottery system.

TPMS is the home of the highly-regarded MS STEM magnet program, providing selected students with enriched math, science, and computer science courses. With only 100 seats available, it's a highly competitive program. However, an additional 25 seats are set aside for in-boundary students. About a third of the TPMS magnet students end up at Blair SMSC STEM magnet. The TPMS math team is also a highly regarded EC. Students compete at the highest levels often in high-school contests. Many of these opportunities aren't available at other schools.

Blair High School, which serves the Takoma Park area. The TPMS magnet does a fantastic job preparing students for the Blair STEM magnet. Nevertheless, (any) students who meet the prerequisites can take advanced magnet classes in 11th and 12th grades, such as Cell Biology, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, or AI Programming. Interestingly, white students at Blair had the highest average SAT score of any MCPS school, averaging 1326. Some claim this was due to the magnet, which seems unlikely since it's primarily Asian. Blair remains a fine school with numerous opportunities for academic enrichment. People often remark that it's very well organized and run.

The magnet programming at TPES ended several years ago.

In name only. They continue to provide enriched math and additional STEM pullouts.

That’s always claimed here but “in name only” is ridiculous. When my child was there two years ago I asked Dr G about this alleged magnet and she said it no longer exists.

But they still offer the exact same things as before as if it had never changed.

Yes, my 2nd grader is in the enriched math cohort and really loves the STEM pull outs.

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Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park schools are recognized for their diverse student body and racial and socioeconomic diversity. While this may result in lower test averages compared to more segregated areas, these schools still provide the best educational opportunities available in Montgomery County.

TPES stands out for hosting the county's only elementary school magnet program, which includes enriched and accelerated math courses. Additionally, TPES is a focus school with smaller class sizes than other schools. For instance, their kindergarten class previously had only 16 students during DC's tenure.

PBES, on the other hand, offers an exceptional local CES program that provides an outstanding learning experience for students. With only 1-2 classes per grade and around 200 students in each grade, there is ample space for 15%-25% of the students to participate. However, the program remains competitive, and even students who score highly on the CogAT can be waitlisted due to the lottery system.

TPMS is the home of the highly-regarded MS STEM magnet program, providing selected students with enriched math, science, and computer science courses. With only 100 seats available, it's a highly competitive program. However, an additional 25 seats are set aside for in-boundary students. About a third of the TPMS magnet students end up at Blair SMSC STEM magnet. The TPMS math team is also a highly regarded EC. Students compete at the highest levels often in high-school contests. Many of these opportunities aren't available at other schools.

Blair High School, which serves the Takoma Park area. The TPMS magnet does a fantastic job preparing students for the Blair STEM magnet. Nevertheless, (any) students who meet the prerequisites can take advanced magnet classes in 11th and 12th grades, such as Cell Biology, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, or AI Programming. Interestingly, white students at Blair had the highest average SAT score of any MCPS school, averaging 1326. Some claim this was due to the magnet, which seems unlikely since it's primarily Asian. Blair remains a fine school with numerous opportunities for academic enrichment. People often remark that it's very well organized and run.

The magnet programming at TPES ended several years ago.

In name only. They continue to provide enriched math and additional STEM pullouts.

That’s always claimed here but “in name only” is ridiculous. When my child was there two years ago I asked Dr G about this alleged magnet and she said it no longer exists.

But they still offer the exact same things as before as if it had never changed.

Yes, my 2nd grader is in the enriched math cohort and really loves the STEM pull outs.

It’s not a magnet.

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Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park schools are recognized for their diverse student body and racial and socioeconomic diversity. While this may result in lower test averages compared to more segregated areas, these schools still provide the best educational opportunities available in Montgomery County.

TPES stands out for hosting the county's only elementary school magnet program, which includes enriched and accelerated math courses. Additionally, TPES is a focus school with smaller class sizes than other schools. For instance, their kindergarten class previously had only 16 students during DC's tenure.

PBES, on the other hand, offers an exceptional local CES program that provides an outstanding learning experience for students. With only 1-2 classes per grade and around 200 students in each grade, there is ample space for 15%-25% of the students to participate. However, the program remains competitive, and even students who score highly on the CogAT can be waitlisted due to the lottery system.

TPMS is the home of the highly-regarded MS STEM magnet program, providing selected students with enriched math, science, and computer science courses. With only 100 seats available, it's a highly competitive program. However, an additional 25 seats are set aside for in-boundary students. About a third of the TPMS magnet students end up at Blair SMSC STEM magnet. The TPMS math team is also a highly regarded EC. Students compete at the highest levels often in high-school contests. Many of these opportunities aren't available at other schools.

Blair High School, which serves the Takoma Park area. The TPMS magnet does a fantastic job preparing students for the Blair STEM magnet. Nevertheless, (any) students who meet the prerequisites can take advanced magnet classes in 11th and 12th grades, such as Cell Biology, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, or AI Programming. Interestingly, white students at Blair had the highest average SAT score of any MCPS school, averaging 1326. Some claim this was due to the magnet, which seems unlikely since it's primarily Asian. Blair remains a fine school with numerous opportunities for academic enrichment. People often remark that it's very well organized and run.

The magnet programming at TPES ended several years ago.

In name only. They continue to provide enriched math and additional STEM pullouts.

That’s always claimed here but “in name only” is ridiculous. When my child was there two years ago I asked Dr G about this alleged magnet and she said it no longer exists.

But they still offer the exact same things as before as if it had never changed.

Yes, my 2nd grader is in the enriched math cohort and really loves the STEM pull outs.

It’s not a magnet.

You can call it whatever you want, but they do the same things as when it was a magnet.

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Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park schools are recognized for their diverse student body and racial and socioeconomic diversity. While this may result in lower test averages compared to more segregated areas, these schools still provide the best educational opportunities available in Montgomery County.

TPES stands out for hosting the county's only elementary school magnet program, which includes enriched and accelerated math courses. Additionally, TPES is a focus school with smaller class sizes than other schools. For instance, their kindergarten class previously had only 16 students during DC's tenure.

PBES, on the other hand, offers an exceptional local CES program that provides an outstanding learning experience for students. With only 1-2 classes per grade and around 200 students in each grade, there is ample space for 15%-25% of the students to participate. However, the program remains competitive, and even students who score highly on the CogAT can be waitlisted due to the lottery system.

TPMS is the home of the highly-regarded MS STEM magnet program, providing selected students with enriched math, science, and computer science courses. With only 100 seats available, it's a highly competitive program. However, an additional 25 seats are set aside for in-boundary students. About a third of the TPMS magnet students end up at Blair SMSC STEM magnet. The TPMS math team is also a highly regarded EC. Students compete at the highest levels often in high-school contests. Many of these opportunities aren't available at other schools.

Blair High School, which serves the Takoma Park area. The TPMS magnet does a fantastic job preparing students for the Blair STEM magnet. Nevertheless, (any) students who meet the prerequisites can take advanced magnet classes in 11th and 12th grades, such as Cell Biology, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, or AI Programming. Interestingly, white students at Blair had the highest average SAT score of any MCPS school, averaging 1326. Some claim this was due to the magnet, which seems unlikely since it's primarily Asian. Blair remains a fine school with numerous opportunities for academic enrichment. People often remark that it's very well organized and run.

The magnet programming at TPES ended several years ago.

In name only. They continue to provide enriched math and additional STEM pullouts.

That’s always claimed here but “in name only” is ridiculous. When my child was there two years ago I asked Dr G about this alleged magnet and she said it no longer exists.

But they still offer the exact same things as before as if it had never changed.

Yes, my 2nd grader is in the enriched math cohort and really loves the STEM pull outs.

It’s not a magnet.

You can call it whatever you want, but they do the same things as when it was a magnet.

Look my kid went there and was bored out of his mind in math. I’m familiar with this school and there is no “magnet” and it’s certainly not challenging at all for kids who are way beyond grade level and are doing more than adding and subtracting numbers under 10. Believe me I tried and was surprised at how basic the curriculum was in 2nd grade, seemingly the same as anywhere in MCPS.

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Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park schools are recognized for their diverse student body and racial and socioeconomic diversity. While this may result in lower test averages compared to more segregated areas, these schools still provide the best educational opportunities available in Montgomery County.

TPES stands out for hosting the county's only elementary school magnet program, which includes enriched and accelerated math courses. Additionally, TPES is a focus school with smaller class sizes than other schools. For instance, their kindergarten class previously had only 16 students during DC's tenure.

PBES, on the other hand, offers an exceptional local CES program that provides an outstanding learning experience for students. With only 1-2 classes per grade and around 200 students in each grade, there is ample space for 15%-25% of the students to participate. However, the program remains competitive, and even students who score highly on the CogAT can be waitlisted due to the lottery system.

TPMS is the home of the highly-regarded MS STEM magnet program, providing selected students with enriched math, science, and computer science courses. With only 100 seats available, it's a highly competitive program. However, an additional 25 seats are set aside for in-boundary students. About a third of the TPMS magnet students end up at Blair SMSC STEM magnet. The TPMS math team is also a highly regarded EC. Students compete at the highest levels often in high-school contests. Many of these opportunities aren't available at other schools.

Blair High School, which serves the Takoma Park area. The TPMS magnet does a fantastic job preparing students for the Blair STEM magnet. Nevertheless, (any) students who meet the prerequisites can take advanced magnet classes in 11th and 12th grades, such as Cell Biology, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, or AI Programming. Interestingly, white students at Blair had the highest average SAT score of any MCPS school, averaging 1326. Some claim this was due to the magnet, which seems unlikely since it's primarily Asian. Blair remains a fine school with numerous opportunities for academic enrichment. People often remark that it's very well organized and run.

The magnet programming at TPES ended several years ago.

In name only. They continue to provide enriched math and additional STEM pullouts.

That’s always claimed here but “in name only” is ridiculous. When my child was there two years ago I asked Dr G about this alleged magnet and she said it no longer exists.

But they still offer the exact same things as before as if it had never changed.

Yes, my 2nd grader is in the enriched math cohort and really loves the STEM pull outs.

It’s not a magnet.

You can call it whatever you want, but they do the same things as when it was a magnet.

Look my kid went there and was bored out of his mind in math. I’m familiar with this school and there is no “magnet” and it’s certainly not challenging at all for kids who are way beyond grade level and are doing more than adding and subtracting numbers under 10. Believe me I tried and was surprised at how basic the curriculum was in 2nd grade, seemingly the same as anywhere in MCPS.

Sounds like your kid was in the regular non-enriched track.

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Anonymous wrote:We are looking to move from NE dc, in part to get a bit more space, but largely to get a more established school and feeder for my elementary age kids. We haven’t found a part of Bethesda that really gets us going, but we like parts of upper NW and Takoma park MD, but I’m finding it hard to really dig in to compare the schools meaningfully. Does anyone have a sense of how the schools match if we are zoned for Murch (or nearby)/Deal/Jackson Reed vs Takoma Park Elementary, Piney Branch, TPMS, and Blair. FWIW, my kids smart and slightly above grade average, but odds are they are just average smart kids, not like, geniuses. One kid is a bit sensitive/anxious so I’m hoping to avoid a pressure cooker situation. We value places where there will be diversity, and the opportunity to challenge themselves academically, with a cohort of smart kids who care about schools and families who will make sure the school and administrators don’t drop the ball when issues arise.

So, what do you think, which would you choose???

Murch then worry about the rest later

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Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park schools are recognized for their diverse student body and racial and socioeconomic diversity. While this may result in lower test averages compared to more segregated areas, these schools still provide the best educational opportunities available in Montgomery County.

TPES stands out for hosting the county's only elementary school magnet program, which includes enriched and accelerated math courses. Additionally, TPES is a focus school with smaller class sizes than other schools. For instance, their kindergarten class previously had only 16 students during DC's tenure.

PBES, on the other hand, offers an exceptional local CES program that provides an outstanding learning experience for students. With only 1-2 classes per grade and around 200 students in each grade, there is ample space for 15%-25% of the students to participate. However, the program remains competitive, and even students who score highly on the CogAT can be waitlisted due to the lottery system.

TPMS is the home of the highly-regarded MS STEM magnet program, providing selected students with enriched math, science, and computer science courses. With only 100 seats available, it's a highly competitive program. However, an additional 25 seats are set aside for in-boundary students. About a third of the TPMS magnet students end up at Blair SMSC STEM magnet. The TPMS math team is also a highly regarded EC. Students compete at the highest levels often in high-school contests. Many of these opportunities aren't available at other schools.

Blair High School, which serves the Takoma Park area. The TPMS magnet does a fantastic job preparing students for the Blair STEM magnet. Nevertheless, (any) students who meet the prerequisites can take advanced magnet classes in 11th and 12th grades, such as Cell Biology, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, or AI Programming. Interestingly, white students at Blair had the highest average SAT score of any MCPS school, averaging 1326. Some claim this was due to the magnet, which seems unlikely since it's primarily Asian. Blair remains a fine school with numerous opportunities for academic enrichment. People often remark that it's very well organized and run.

The magnet programming at TPES ended several years ago.

In name only. They continue to provide enriched math and additional STEM pullouts.

That’s always claimed here but “in name only” is ridiculous. When my child was there two years ago I asked Dr G about this alleged magnet and she said it no longer exists.

But they still offer the exact same things as before as if it had never changed.

Yes, my 2nd grader is in the enriched math cohort and really loves the STEM pull outs.

It’s not a magnet.

You can call it whatever you want, but they do the same things as when it was a magnet.

Look my kid went there and was bored out of his mind in math. I’m familiar with this school and there is no “magnet” and it’s certainly not challenging at all for kids who are way beyond grade level and are doing more than adding and subtracting numbers under 10. Believe me I tried and was surprised at how basic the curriculum was in 2nd grade, seemingly the same as anywhere in MCPS.

Sounds like your kid was in the regular non-enriched track.

There is no “enriched” track. My kid was in the most “advanced” math group available (they had three different levels, allegedly) and they were not doing anything more advanced than adding and subtracting numbers under ten and working in place value. Kid had already learned fractions, division and multiplication by this point (and had an off the charts MAP score) and that was what was available for him. He hated it.

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Anonymous wrote:We are looking to move from NE dc, in part to get a bit more space, but largely to get a more established school and feeder for my elementary age kids. We haven’t found a part of Bethesda that really gets us going, but we like parts of upper NW and Takoma park MD, but I’m finding it hard to really dig in to compare the schools meaningfully. Does anyone have a sense of how the schools match if we are zoned for Murch (or nearby)/Deal/Jackson Reed vs Takoma Park Elementary, Piney Branch, TPMS, and Blair. FWIW, my kids smart and slightly above grade average, but odds are they are just average smart kids, not like, geniuses. One kid is a bit sensitive/anxious so I’m hoping to avoid a pressure cooker situation. We value places where there will be diversity, and the opportunity to challenge themselves academically, with a cohort of smart kids who care about schools and families who will make sure the school and administrators don’t drop the ball when issues arise.

So, what do you think, which would you choose???

Murch then worry about the rest later

Presumably they don’t want to move twice so would rather worry about it and work it out now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are looking to move from NE dc, in part to get a bit more space, but largely to get a more established school and feeder for my elementary age kids. We haven’t found a part of Bethesda that really gets us going, but we like parts of upper NW and Takoma park MD, but I’m finding it hard to really dig in to compare the schools meaningfully. Does anyone have a sense of how the schools match if we are zoned for Murch (or nearby)/Deal/Jackson Reed vs Takoma Park Elementary, Piney Branch, TPMS, and Blair. FWIW, my kids smart and slightly above grade average, but odds are they are just average smart kids, not like, geniuses. One kid is a bit sensitive/anxious so I’m hoping to avoid a pressure cooker situation. We value places where there will be diversity, and the opportunity to challenge themselves academically, with a cohort of smart kids who care about schools and families who will make sure the school and administrators don’t drop the ball when issues arise.

So, what do you think, which would you choose???

Murch then worry about the rest later

Presumably they don’t want to move twice so would rather worry about it and work it out now.

Yep! OP here and yes, we are hoping to move once.

To the PP airing concerns about the math curriculum in MCPS, I’d love to hear if others had this impression. My eldest is in 1st grade and they are adding and subtracting under 100, and doing basic (like basic) multiplication and division concepts, and I’d be surprised if my EOTP title 1 school had more advanced math curriculum, but maybe…?

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Anonymous wrote:We are looking to move from NE dc, in part to get a bit more space, but largely to get a more established school and feeder for my elementary age kids. We haven’t found a part of Bethesda that really gets us going, but we like parts of upper NW and Takoma park MD, but I’m finding it hard to really dig in to compare the schools meaningfully. Does anyone have a sense of how the schools match if we are zoned for Murch (or nearby)/Deal/Jackson Reed vs Takoma Park Elementary, Piney Branch, TPMS, and Blair. FWIW, my kids smart and slightly above grade average, but odds are they are just average smart kids, not like, geniuses. One kid is a bit sensitive/anxious so I’m hoping to avoid a pressure cooker situation. We value places where there will be diversity, and the opportunity to challenge themselves academically, with a cohort of smart kids who care about schools and families who will make sure the school and administrators don’t drop the ball when issues arise.

So, what do you think, which would you choose???

Murch then worry about the rest later

Presumably they don’t want to move twice so would rather worry about it and work it out now.

Yep! OP here and yes, we are hoping to move once.

To the PP airing concerns about the math curriculum in MCPS, I’d love to hear if others had this impression. My eldest is in 1st grade and they are adding and subtracting under 100, and doing basic (like basic) multiplication and division concepts, and I’d be surprised if my EOTP title 1 school had more advanced math curriculum, but maybe…?

Across MCPS, elementary math is through Eureka. You can check out the Grade 1 curriculum here: https://embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=3

As the parent of older kids, I can say that math moves pretty slow in the beginning to accommodate a variety of learners and to solidify concepts even for kids who are "good at math." By Grade 4, your average advanced learner is being challenged, and a kid on that track will take Algebra in 7th grade and pre-calculus in 10th. That is a perfectly appropriate math track for the vast majority of even "highly able" learners.

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Anonymous wrote:We are looking to move from NE dc, in part to get a bit more space, but largely to get a more established school and feeder for my elementary age kids. We haven’t found a part of Bethesda that really gets us going, but we like parts of upper NW and Takoma park MD, but I’m finding it hard to really dig in to compare the schools meaningfully. Does anyone have a sense of how the schools match if we are zoned for Murch (or nearby)/Deal/Jackson Reed vs Takoma Park Elementary, Piney Branch, TPMS, and Blair. FWIW, my kids smart and slightly above grade average, but odds are they are just average smart kids, not like, geniuses. One kid is a bit sensitive/anxious so I’m hoping to avoid a pressure cooker situation. We value places where there will be diversity, and the opportunity to challenge themselves academically, with a cohort of smart kids who care about schools and families who will make sure the school and administrators don’t drop the ball when issues arise.

So, what do you think, which would you choose???

Murch then worry about the rest later

Presumably they don’t want to move twice so would rather worry about it and work it out now.

Yep! OP here and yes, we are hoping to move once.

To the PP airing concerns about the math curriculum in MCPS, I’d love to hear if others had this impression. My eldest is in 1st grade and they are adding and subtracting under 100, and doing basic (like basic) multiplication and division concepts, and I’d be surprised if my EOTP title 1 school had more advanced math curriculum, but maybe…?

My EOTP 7 year old does similar things but are in the enriched curriculum at TPES. Their MAM-P last fall was in the 220s. Their older sibling at TPMS was just shy of 290 in 6th All indications are they're doing well.

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We moved from NW DC to Takoma Park when DCs were in 1st and 3rd grade (we were at Janney). Very grateful we did. For us it was night and day, especially in math. Our friends who stayed in DC and stayed in public did not have the same math opportunities as DCs. For us, it worked out extremely well (DCs did end up going into TPMS and Blair and Wheaton magnets, but without moving I don’t think they would’ve had the foundation to do so).

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Anonymous wrote:We are looking to move from NE dc, in part to get a bit more space, but largely to get a more established school and feeder for my elementary age kids. We haven’t found a part of Bethesda that really gets us going, but we like parts of upper NW and Takoma park MD, but I’m finding it hard to really dig in to compare the schools meaningfully. Does anyone have a sense of how the schools match if we are zoned for Murch (or nearby)/Deal/Jackson Reed vs Takoma Park Elementary, Piney Branch, TPMS, and Blair. FWIW, my kids smart and slightly above grade average, but odds are they are just average smart kids, not like, geniuses. One kid is a bit sensitive/anxious so I’m hoping to avoid a pressure cooker situation. We value places where there will be diversity, and the opportunity to challenge themselves academically, with a cohort of smart kids who care about schools and families who will make sure the school and administrators don’t drop the ball when issues arise.

So, what do you think, which would you choose???

Murch then worry about the rest later

Presumably they don’t want to move twice so would rather worry about it and work it out now.

Yep! OP here and yes, we are hoping to move once.

To the PP airing concerns about the math curriculum in MCPS, I’d love to hear if others had this impression. My eldest is in 1st grade and they are adding and subtracting under 100, and doing basic (like basic) multiplication and division concepts, and I’d be surprised if my EOTP title 1 school had more advanced math curriculum, but maybe…?

I hear Wealthy Potomac Schools are doing long division in 1st grade.

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Anonymous wrote:We are looking to move from NE dc, in part to get a bit more space, but largely to get a more established school and feeder for my elementary age kids. We haven’t found a part of Bethesda that really gets us going, but we like parts of upper NW and Takoma park MD, but I’m finding it hard to really dig in to compare the schools meaningfully. Does anyone have a sense of how the schools match if we are zoned for Murch (or nearby)/Deal/Jackson Reed vs Takoma Park Elementary, Piney Branch, TPMS, and Blair. FWIW, my kids smart and slightly above grade average, but odds are they are just average smart kids, not like, geniuses. One kid is a bit sensitive/anxious so I’m hoping to avoid a pressure cooker situation. We value places where there will be diversity, and the opportunity to challenge themselves academically, with a cohort of smart kids who care about schools and families who will make sure the school and administrators don’t drop the ball when issues arise.

So, what do you think, which would you choose???

Murch then worry about the rest later

Presumably they don’t want to move twice so would rather worry about it and work it out now.

Yep! OP here and yes, we are hoping to move once.

To the PP airing concerns about the math curriculum in MCPS, I’d love to hear if others had this impression. My eldest is in 1st grade and they are adding and subtracting under 100, and doing basic (like basic) multiplication and division concepts, and I’d be surprised if my EOTP title 1 school had more advanced math curriculum, but maybe…?

I hear Wealthy Potomac Schools are doing long division in 1st grade.

One of those schools has an aftercare arrangement with AoPS even where the school bus drives kids to the center.