What percentage of HGC students go on to the magnet middle programs? Is this listed somewhere?
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Anonymous
| I cannot find the stats anywhere. I only know from experience of one child that did the HGC and went back to the home school for middle school. Just curious as my DD just took the test (of course, who knows if she will even get in to HGC). |
Anonymous
| We were told about 50% at Barnsley (this was a few years ago). It is probably much higher the closer you are to the middle magnet locations. We did not apply due to the commute. |
Anonymous
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My child was in an HGC near both MS Magnets last year. I believe that typically between 60-65% of the students go to a MS magnet. Most apply from that HGC.
At the Eastern presentation, they said that around 60% of the students come from an HGC. (I realize that is not the question you are asking). |
Anonymous
| I don't think the stats are published anywhere but I also heard about 60% of students in MS programs come from an HGC. But because there are more slots in HGCs than in MS programs, that actually jibes with only 50% of HGC students attending an MS program, as PP was told. The HGC that feeds Takoma will be skewed because there are an additional 25 slots set aside for in boundary students at Takoma. |
Anonymous
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This statistics changed.
I have 2 kids in MS magnet so I have "experience". Prior to 2.0, I would say Takoma Magnet had a lot of HGC students. At that time HGC kids had advanced math at HGCs. Much more advanced than compacted math... My older child had something like 20 + kids in Takoma from just DC's formal HGC (out of 55 in HGC). I would say majority of Takoma kids (out of boundary) were from HGCs. There were another 8 kids from child's HGC at Eastern. Two years forward and HGC math is the same as Compacted Math in all schools. As a result some HGC kids test similarly to regular school kids to Takoma. Basically now many kids who are good in Math and science (and had studied with parents, tutors, outside programs like CTY etc) , but not good at writing do not go to HGC (case of my next child). However they test well into Takoma, since it is technical magnet. My younger child report that there are HGC kids in Takoma, but many kids came from regular schools. All kids are very strong technical kids. Eastern still will get most HGC kids, since now HGCs focus primarily on humanities. |
Anonymous
| It was about 50% from my kid's HGC a few years ago. All but a few applied. |
Anonymous
The HGC math curriculum was the same as the general MCPS math curriculum before Curriculum 2.0 as well. If the HGCs now focus primarily on humanities (which I don't agree with -- science is not a humanities subject, then they also focused primarily on humanities before Curriculum 2.0. |
Anonymous
I agree. This hasn't changed. For both our kids, it was made quite clear at the open house for admitted students that the HGCs do not have a different math curriculum. I do know a family who has kids (multiples) who are in compacted math, one at an HGC and one at the home school. They think that the compacted math at the HGC (which is taught by a full time advanced math specialist) is more challenging than at the home school but the curriculum that is followed is the same. Perhaps they do additional work in the HGC and the peer group is the same, but they are not accelerated beyond the compacted math curriculum. |
Anonymous
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I am sorry, but somehow you are not aware what was in HGC prior to 2.0...
Kids at that time were taking math 2-3 years above grade level. That level of math was not available at local schools. On top of it there were dedicated teachers who were teaching advanced math and science year after year, with enchantments and math Olimpics on recess. Now classroom teacher teachers does all subjects... Science is not part of the test to Takoma... |
Anonymous
This must just depend on the HGC. When my DS was at one several years back, there were always at least two math tracks (and even some kids switching to an on grade level class for math). The top class in each grade was enriched and fast paced, nothing like a compacted math 5 today. And then there were still a couple students bussing out of the HGC for math. |
Anonymous
You are wrong. Prior to two years ago, the HGC had more advanced math, science and all subjects. |
Anonymous
That's what I understood as well. Eh, it's public ed. At least it's not expensive. |
Anonymous
No. That is simply not true. Every HGC teacher and principal will tell you that HGC was always a humanities program. |
Anonymous
Wow! You now can tell for every principal? MCPS officialls may be. They want you to believe this. However did you have two kids at least 2 years apart who went to the same HGC prior 2.0 and now? I doubt it. MCPS can tell you now that Compacted Math is best Math in the world. If you want to live in fantasy land, you are welcome. |
Anonymous
| I have my child in HGC. HGC's compacted math is exactly the same with the one in home school. My DC had high hopes for the more advanced math class before entering HGC, but it didn't happen. He is so sad that he feels so boring in the class. I wish the school was more flexible for the instruction. |