Loiderman vs North Bethesda

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Has anyone sent their kid to loiderman who has an IEP?

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Anonymous wrote:Has anyone sent their kid to loiderman who has an IEP?

No direct experience with L, but in general, if your kid has an IEP, you want to stick with the wealthiest school possible. This is because they have more resources, and more experience in dealing with educated and demanding parents - so they're kept on their toes.

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Anonymous wrote:NP here, I think it's worth asking what is the quality of the core classes at Loiederman vs North Bethesda AND are the special arts electives worth it? It seems like Loiederman offers the same core classes as North Bethesda?
Also, what is the HW load in middle school at either school?

This is well put. In our individual experience, math and global humanities have been great at Loiederman. I think the English _curriculum_ is not worth much, but I don't blame the teachers for that.

NP. The English curriculum is going to be terrible at all schools except for Eastern magnet. It's true county-wide.

OP, you could send your child to Loiderman, see how they do there, and always return to your home school if needed. But personally, I would not do that unless you are confident Loiderman is better. The commute to a new school, and having to make new friends as opposed to working off the ones you've built in ES, would give me real pause if the neighborhood school is solid.

What does your child want to do?

OP here--child is definitely interested in Loiederman--they are not wanting to be a professional in the arts, but love that this will be front and center of their middle school experience-- and likes that the same core classes are available like at home school. ES friends not all going to home school anyway so that's a non-factor. May give it a try! Thanks!

You are better off doing arts outside mcps. So many great options.

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Anonymous wrote:These magnet programs are not real magnets. They have extra classes to draw brighter and richer families to the lower-income schools to raise the test scores. The classes are all fine, Loiederman allows Algebra in 6th if that's important to you. But, the commute is not worth it nor are the art classes. Its for kids who enjoy the arts, not the best.

I have a kid at Parkland and am surprised that Loiderman allows Algebra in 6th and here and at Parkland my kid who scored high was not allowed to take it.