Downsides of Blair SMAC

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know if it's true but someone was saying over 40 admitted from TPMS and most likely to go. We'll see at the open house.

That would make sense - definitely could see the need for 15 more scions of Moco liberal elite to find solace at Blair Magnet - esp as taxes head north to fix MCPS under the Blueprint for Maryland. No one is tracking on the serious increase in taxes that’s headed Moco’s way but it’s coming Bethesda and Potomac property owners, it’s coming.

As the now deceased senate president Mike Miller - likely one of the best purveyors of legally corrupt tactics in the history of state government said of Moco: their riches are the golden goose egg in Maryland politics.

Oh, FFS, you sure didn't attend any magnet programs yourself, did ya?

Moco 'liberal elite' doesn't send their 'scions' to Blair magnet, their children are all in elite privates. Kids attending Blair magnet are mostly scions of Asan immigrants with advanced degrees.

Ha! Truth. The liberal elite avoid public school. Hypocrites all of them.

I have a kid at Blair, none of her friends are kids of liberal politicians.

So true. Liberal elite only talk about public schools. Send their kids to private. Blair SMAC is full of people who are derogatively called strivers by the liberals. Jokes and politics aside - it can be a really tough place for a kid who doesn't enough math and a super competitive environment.

I am pretty sure those who made these comments are private schools parents and probably don't even live in MoCo.

I know it seems out of touch with reality, and more what I'd expect to hear from a far-right opinion show on Fox.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone is raving about their experiences which is a valid perspective but can you also weigh in on the bad parts? What are the sacrifices your children have had to make? What annoys you or your child most about the experience? What do you think they are missing as compared to the home school?

When compared to the good parts the bad parts pale to insignificance.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know if it's true but someone was saying over 40 admitted from TPMS and most likely to go. We'll see at the open house.

That would make sense - definitely could see the need for 15 more scions of Moco liberal elite to find solace at Blair Magnet - esp as taxes head north to fix MCPS under the Blueprint for Maryland. No one is tracking on the serious increase in taxes that’s headed Moco’s way but it’s coming Bethesda and Potomac property owners, it’s coming.

As the now deceased senate president Mike Miller - likely one of the best purveyors of legally corrupt tactics in the history of state government said of Moco: their riches are the golden goose egg in Maryland politics.

Oh, FFS, you sure didn't attend any magnet programs yourself, did ya?

Moco 'liberal elite' doesn't send their 'scions' to Blair magnet, their children are all in elite privates. Kids attending Blair magnet are mostly scions of Asan immigrants with advanced degrees.

Ha! Truth. The liberal elite avoid public school. Hypocrites all of them.

I have a kid at Blair, none of her friends are kids of liberal politicians.

The biggest downside to Blair is all the crazy Blair envy posters on dcum.

January 23 https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-schools-dangerous-spike-fentanyl-overdoses-blair-high-school-laced-percocet-training-narcan-nasal-spray-prescription-life-saving-medicine-drugs-substances-crime-opioid-crisis-mcps-maryland

June 22 https://silverchips.mbhs.edu/content/blair-on-lockdown-police-nearby-after-reports-of-a-weapon-on-school-property-34545/

November 21 https://wjla.com/news/local/student-injured-by-another-in-stabbing-at-montgomery-blair-high-school

Yup. Crazy Blair Envy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know if it's true but someone was saying over 40 admitted from TPMS and most likely to go. We'll see at the open house.

That would make sense - definitely could see the need for 15 more scions of Moco liberal elite to find solace at Blair Magnet - esp as taxes head north to fix MCPS under the Blueprint for Maryland. No one is tracking on the serious increase in taxes that’s headed Moco’s way but it’s coming Bethesda and Potomac property owners, it’s coming.

As the now deceased senate president Mike Miller - likely one of the best purveyors of legally corrupt tactics in the history of state government said of Moco: their riches are the golden goose egg in Maryland politics.

Oh, FFS, you sure didn't attend any magnet programs yourself, did ya?

Moco 'liberal elite' doesn't send their 'scions' to Blair magnet, their children are all in elite privates. Kids attending Blair magnet are mostly scions of Asan immigrants with advanced degrees.

Ha! Truth. The liberal elite avoid public school. Hypocrites all of them.

I have a kid at Blair, none of her friends are kids of liberal politicians.

The biggest downside to Blair is all the crazy Blair envy posters on dcum.

January 23 https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-schools-dangerous-spike-fentanyl-overdoses-blair-high-school-laced-percocet-training-narcan-nasal-spray-prescription-life-saving-medicine-drugs-substances-crime-opioid-crisis-mcps-maryland

June 22 https://silverchips.mbhs.edu/content/blair-on-lockdown-police-nearby-after-reports-of-a-weapon-on-school-property-34545/

November 21 https://wjla.com/news/local/student-injured-by-another-in-stabbing-at-montgomery-blair-high-school

Yup. Crazy Blair Envy.

An articles about staff training for Narcan at MCPS? You're really grasping here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know if it's true but someone was saying over 40 admitted from TPMS and most likely to go. We'll see at the open house.

That would make sense - definitely could see the need for 15 more scions of Moco liberal elite to find solace at Blair Magnet - esp as taxes head north to fix MCPS under the Blueprint for Maryland. No one is tracking on the serious increase in taxes that’s headed Moco’s way but it’s coming Bethesda and Potomac property owners, it’s coming.

As the now deceased senate president Mike Miller - likely one of the best purveyors of legally corrupt tactics in the history of state government said of Moco: their riches are the golden goose egg in Maryland politics.

Oh, FFS, you sure didn't attend any magnet programs yourself, did ya?

Moco 'liberal elite' doesn't send their 'scions' to Blair magnet, their children are all in elite privates. Kids attending Blair magnet are mostly scions of Asan immigrants with advanced degrees.

Ha! Truth. The liberal elite avoid public school. Hypocrites all of them.

I have a kid at Blair, none of her friends are kids of liberal politicians.

The biggest downside to Blair is all the crazy Blair envy posters on dcum.

January 23 https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-schools-dangerous-spike-fentanyl-overdoses-blair-high-school-laced-percocet-training-narcan-nasal-spray-prescription-life-saving-medicine-drugs-substances-crime-opioid-crisis-mcps-maryland

June 22 https://silverchips.mbhs.edu/content/blair-on-lockdown-police-nearby-after-reports-of-a-weapon-on-school-property-34545/

November 21 https://wjla.com/news/local/student-injured-by-another-in-stabbing-at-montgomery-blair-high-school

Yup. Crazy Blair Envy.

An articles about staff training for Narcan at MCPS? You're really grasping here.

Blair is like paradise compared to these schools,

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/students-sheltering-in-place-winston-churchill-high-school-kid-with-knife-maryland/65-3206e6b3-ffc4-49cd-93a8-7460e4fde361

https://wjla.com/news/local/students-allegedly-caught-exchanging-n-word-passes-at-md-school

https://moco360.media/2023/01/23/b-cc-silence-criticized-after-two-students-found-unconscious-in-school-bathroom/

[Anonymous]

None of these posts is making anyone, least of all the posters, look great. There are very large suburban on the edge of urban schools. Occasional terrible behavior is expected and nothing that says a schools themselves are terrible. Many of us made a choice to not have our kid attend a whitewashed private school so they could see more of the real world in a still very safe environment.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know if it's true but someone was saying over 40 admitted from TPMS and most likely to go. We'll see at the open house.

That would make sense - definitely could see the need for 15 more scions of Moco liberal elite to find solace at Blair Magnet - esp as taxes head north to fix MCPS under the Blueprint for Maryland. No one is tracking on the serious increase in taxes that’s headed Moco’s way but it’s coming Bethesda and Potomac property owners, it’s coming.

As the now deceased senate president Mike Miller - likely one of the best purveyors of legally corrupt tactics in the history of state government said of Moco: their riches are the golden goose egg in Maryland politics.

Oh, FFS, you sure didn't attend any magnet programs yourself, did ya?

Moco 'liberal elite' doesn't send their 'scions' to Blair magnet, their children are all in elite privates. Kids attending Blair magnet are mostly scions of Asan immigrants with advanced degrees.

Ha! Truth. The liberal elite avoid public school. Hypocrites all of them.

I have a kid at Blair, none of her friends are kids of liberal politicians.

The biggest downside to Blair is all the crazy Blair envy posters on dcum.

January 23 https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-schools-dangerous-spike-fentanyl-overdoses-blair-high-school-laced-percocet-training-narcan-nasal-spray-prescription-life-saving-medicine-drugs-substances-crime-opioid-crisis-mcps-maryland

June 22 https://silverchips.mbhs.edu/content/blair-on-lockdown-police-nearby-after-reports-of-a-weapon-on-school-property-34545/

November 21 https://wjla.com/news/local/student-injured-by-another-in-stabbing-at-montgomery-blair-high-school

Yup. Crazy Blair Envy.

An articles about staff training for Narcan at MCPS? You're really grasping here.

You should read the article before shooting off your mouth. It answers the question why the drug training was necessary.

This comes after at least three students had to be treated with Narcan or needed medical attention in the past two months. One of those students overdosed during school hours at Blair in Silver Spring, overdosed after snorting fentanyl laced with Percocet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know if it's true but someone was saying over 40 admitted from TPMS and most likely to go. We'll see at the open house.

That would make sense - definitely could see the need for 15 more scions of Moco liberal elite to find solace at Blair Magnet - esp as taxes head north to fix MCPS under the Blueprint for Maryland. No one is tracking on the serious increase in taxes that’s headed Moco’s way but it’s coming Bethesda and Potomac property owners, it’s coming.

As the now deceased senate president Mike Miller - likely one of the best purveyors of legally corrupt tactics in the history of state government said of Moco: their riches are the golden goose egg in Maryland politics.

Oh, FFS, you sure didn't attend any magnet programs yourself, did ya?

Moco 'liberal elite' doesn't send their 'scions' to Blair magnet, their children are all in elite privates. Kids attending Blair magnet are mostly scions of Asan immigrants with advanced degrees.

At least the students WEREN'T KILLED / DEAD.

idiot.
Ha! Truth. The liberal elite avoid public school. Hypocrites all of them.

I have a kid at Blair, none of her friends are kids of liberal politicians.

The biggest downside to Blair is all the crazy Blair envy posters on dcum.

January 23 https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-schools-dangerous-spike-fentanyl-overdoses-blair-high-school-laced-percocet-training-narcan-nasal-spray-prescription-life-saving-medicine-drugs-substances-crime-opioid-crisis-mcps-maryland

June 22 https://silverchips.mbhs.edu/content/blair-on-lockdown-police-nearby-after-reports-of-a-weapon-on-school-property-34545/

November 21 https://wjla.com/news/local/student-injured-by-another-in-stabbing-at-montgomery-blair-high-school

Yup. Crazy Blair Envy.

An articles about staff training for Narcan at MCPS? You're really grasping here.

Blair is like paradise compared to these schools,

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/students-sheltering-in-place-winston-churchill-high-school-kid-with-knife-maryland/65-3206e6b3-ffc4-49cd-93a8-7460e4fde361

https://wjla.com/news/local/students-allegedly-caught-exchanging-n-word-passes-at-md-school

https://moco360.media/2023/01/23/b-cc-silence-criticized-after-two-students-found-unconscious-in-school-bathroom/

[Anonymous]

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Blair is like paradise compared to these schools,

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/students-sheltering-in-place-winston-churchill-high-school-kid-with-knife-maryland/65-3206e6b3-ffc4-49cd-93a8-7460e4fde361

https://wjla.com/news/local/students-allegedly-caught-exchanging-n-word-passes-at-md-school

https://moco360.media/2023/01/23/b-cc-silence-criticized-after-two-students-found-unconscious-in-school-bathroom/

At least the students WEREN'T KILLED / DIDN'T DIE. idiot

[Anonymous]

My kid was in PHS SMCS. It was a wonderful and amazing experience in all ways for him.

Academically, socially, emotionally he thrived. It was not a pressure cooker at all for him. In the school, there are hardly any discipline problems. Mostly all the kids are nerdy. My kid was in the magnet track so he already knew most of the kids from his ES days and over the years we had worked hard to connect with the families too. I think this made a big difference because socially it did not feel like a special magnet program but a normal HS experience.

It is too far away from civilization so it is very quite. There is very little to attract the bad elements there. My kid was surrounded by best friends. It is not a glamourous or happening place. The commute was scenic, peaceful and bucolic. So driving back and forth was not an issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know if it's true but someone was saying over 40 admitted from TPMS and most likely to go. We'll see at the open house.

That would make sense - definitely could see the need for 15 more scions of Moco liberal elite to find solace at Blair Magnet - esp as taxes head north to fix MCPS under the Blueprint for Maryland. No one is tracking on the serious increase in taxes that’s headed Moco’s way but it’s coming Bethesda and Potomac property owners, it’s coming.

As the now deceased senate president Mike Miller - likely one of the best purveyors of legally corrupt tactics in the history of state government said of Moco: their riches are the golden goose egg in Maryland politics.

Oh, FFS, you sure didn't attend any magnet programs yourself, did ya?

Moco 'liberal elite' doesn't send their 'scions' to Blair magnet, their children are all in elite privates. Kids attending Blair magnet are mostly scions of Asan immigrants with advanced degrees.

Ha! Truth. The liberal elite avoid public school. Hypocrites all of them.

I have a kid at Blair, none of her friends are kids of liberal politicians.

The biggest downside to Blair is all the crazy Blair envy posters on dcum.

January 23 https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-schools-dangerous-spike-fentanyl-overdoses-blair-high-school-laced-percocet-training-narcan-nasal-spray-prescription-life-saving-medicine-drugs-substances-crime-opioid-crisis-mcps-maryland

June 22 https://silverchips.mbhs.edu/content/blair-on-lockdown-police-nearby-after-reports-of-a-weapon-on-school-property-34545/

November 21 https://wjla.com/news/local/student-injured-by-another-in-stabbing-at-montgomery-blair-high-school

Yup. Crazy Blair Envy.

An articles about staff training for Narcan at MCPS? You're really grasping here.

How is it a bad thing that Blair administration wants to train staff on Narcan so in the rare event of an OD a child doesn't die?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:#1 downside is going to a super large school with a large low achieving cohort. Sure the kids who get selected are high achieving but many of them are in shock to some of the types of kids and their attitudes that they have never had to deal with before. Even TP middle was better compared to the sheer quaintly of kids my daughter encountered who had noooo interest in academics and simply attend to socialize. Many of them resent better off magnet kids too. We sent our less focused, younger son to private as we heard BCC and (to a lesser degree) Westland aren't much better.

This is a weird comment in that, by high school, the classes are going to be pretty compartmentalized. So, for next year's SMCS class, they would take the 4 core magnet classes, AP US History, Language 3 or 4 depending on when they started, Honors English, and an elective.

Honors English will not be cohorted next year, but every other class would be. It might not include only magnet kids, but it would include a pretty high-achieving group of kids that are zoned to Blair.

I'm not doubting that Blair is a more heteorgenous school than whatever you are zoned to, but the actual experience of a SMCS kid can be pretty rarified if they want it to be.

Most magnet kid won’t be taking AP US history. [b]They are strongly advised against it[b].

Getting used to the rigor of the magnet is challenge. APUSH is a reading intense class that has its own challenges. Hon US History worked well with the difficult history classes. If your child loves history I’d save it for a later year.

Why are they advising this? DC loves history and is a strong writer. What specifically will be so hard that a magnet 9th grader is advised against taking it? Is it their schedule, workload, etc.??

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:#1 downside is going to a super large school with a large low achieving cohort. Sure the kids who get selected are high achieving but many of them are in shock to some of the types of kids and their attitudes that they have never had to deal with before. Even TP middle was better compared to the sheer quaintly of kids my daughter encountered who had noooo interest in academics and simply attend to socialize. Many of them resent better off magnet kids too. We sent our less focused, younger son to private as we heard BCC and (to a lesser degree) Westland aren't much better.

This is a weird comment in that, by high school, the classes are going to be pretty compartmentalized. So, for next year's SMCS class, they would take the 4 core magnet classes, AP US History, Language 3 or 4 depending on when they started, Honors English, and an elective.

Honors English will not be cohorted next year, but every other class would be. It might not include only magnet kids, but it would include a pretty high-achieving group of kids that are zoned to Blair.

I'm not doubting that Blair is a more heteorgenous school than whatever you are zoned to, but the actual experience of a SMCS kid can be pretty rarified if they want it to be.

Most magnet kid won’t be taking AP US history. [b]They are strongly advised against it[b].

Getting used to the rigor of the magnet is challenge. APUSH is a reading intense class that has its own challenges. Hon US History worked well with the difficult history classes. If your child loves history I’d save it for a later year.

Why are they advising this? DC loves history and is a strong writer. What specifically will be so hard that a magnet 9th grader is advised against taking it? Is it their schedule, workload, etc.??

It’s the workload.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know if it's true but someone was saying over 40 admitted from TPMS and most likely to go. We'll see at the open house.

That would make sense - definitely could see the need for 15 more scions of Moco liberal elite to find solace at Blair Magnet - esp as taxes head north to fix MCPS under the Blueprint for Maryland. No one is tracking on the serious increase in taxes that’s headed Moco’s way but it’s coming Bethesda and Potomac property owners, it’s coming.

As the now deceased senate president Mike Miller - likely one of the best purveyors of legally corrupt tactics in the history of state government said of Moco: their riches are the golden goose egg in Maryland politics.

Oh, FFS, you sure didn't attend any magnet programs yourself, did ya?

Moco 'liberal elite' doesn't send their 'scions' to Blair magnet, their children are all in elite privates. Kids attending Blair magnet are mostly scions of Asan immigrants with advanced degrees.

Ha! Truth. The liberal elite avoid public school. Hypocrites all of them.

I have a kid at Blair, none of her friends are kids of liberal politicians.

The biggest downside to Blair is all the crazy Blair envy posters on dcum.

January 23 https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-schools-dangerous-spike-fentanyl-overdoses-blair-high-school-laced-percocet-training-narcan-nasal-spray-prescription-life-saving-medicine-drugs-substances-crime-opioid-crisis-mcps-maryland

June 22 https://silverchips.mbhs.edu/content/blair-on-lockdown-police-nearby-after-reports-of-a-weapon-on-school-property-34545/

November 21 https://wjla.com/news/local/student-injured-by-another-in-stabbing-at-montgomery-blair-high-school

Yup. Crazy Blair Envy.

An articles about staff training for Narcan at MCPS? You're really grasping here.

You should read the article before shooting off your mouth. It answers the question why the drug training was necessary.

This comes after at least three students had to be treated with Narcan or needed medical attention in the past two months. One of those students overdosed during school hours at Blair in Silver Spring, overdosed after snorting fentanyl laced with Percocet.

You will be surprised to find how many schools are dealing with these situations. It is not just a Blair thing. Either you are very naive or just full of Blair envy. Parent of recent Blair grad here (& have kid at another MCPS school).

My kid never felt unsafe at Blair. Great principal, program administrator and staff. For the most part, really nice students, especially the general Blair population. Biggest downside was the hyper competitiveness of some "mag bro" students and occasional cliquey-ness or the N Beth/Potomac contingent. Also, 1 teacher (Rose) who was not good (& biased against female students in general). Overall, a fantastic program with phenomenal teachers, great peer group and excellent admin.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know if it's true but someone was saying over 40 admitted from TPMS and most likely to go. We'll see at the open house.

That would make sense - definitely could see the need for 15 more scions of Moco liberal elite to find solace at Blair Magnet - esp as taxes head north to fix MCPS under the Blueprint for Maryland. No one is tracking on the serious increase in taxes that’s headed Moco’s way but it’s coming Bethesda and Potomac property owners, it’s coming.

As the now deceased senate president Mike Miller - likely one of the best purveyors of legally corrupt tactics in the history of state government said of Moco: their riches are the golden goose egg in Maryland politics.

Oh, FFS, you sure didn't attend any magnet programs yourself, did ya?

Moco 'liberal elite' doesn't send their 'scions' to Blair magnet, their children are all in elite privates. Kids attending Blair magnet are mostly scions of Asan immigrants with advanced degrees.

Ha! Truth. The liberal elite avoid public school. Hypocrites all of them.

I have a kid at Blair, none of her friends are kids of liberal politicians.

The biggest downside to Blair is all the crazy Blair envy posters on dcum.

January 23 https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-schools-dangerous-spike-fentanyl-overdoses-blair-high-school-laced-percocet-training-narcan-nasal-spray-prescription-life-saving-medicine-drugs-substances-crime-opioid-crisis-mcps-maryland

June 22 https://silverchips.mbhs.edu/content/blair-on-lockdown-police-nearby-after-reports-of-a-weapon-on-school-property-34545/

November 21 https://wjla.com/news/local/student-injured-by-another-in-stabbing-at-montgomery-blair-high-school

Yup. Crazy Blair Envy.

An articles about staff training for Narcan at MCPS? You're really grasping here.

How is it a bad thing that Blair administration wants to train staff on Narcan so in the rare event of an OD a child doesn't die?

This is happening everywhere. We have Narcan installed on the wall at my office. Also what is that bad to prepare for a rare event? Please. Take your trolling elsewhere.