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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not kindergarten-level, it's for sure standard curriculum, but it just felt like that. In particular when you compare to TPMS. Science at local W MS seemed to be way better a few years back. 
And the way it was presented: Science/Math/Music in a single 15 min session. Strongly suggests to me that there is not much emphasis and opportunities in these subjects within the program;
Eng and World Studies are clearly way stronger and more exciting at Eastern, and they should be. It is their core strength. Comparing non-core subjects at Eastern and Takoma, it seemed to me that they are better at TPMS. English/World Studies/World lang at TPMS seem to be stronger than Math/Science at Eastern. And comparatively more opportunities for enrichment at Takoma as well.[/quote]
Science, math and music are not part of the humanities program at Eastern just as English and Social Studies are not part of the math and science program at Takoma Park.
My kid who is zoned for a W school got into both Eastern and Takoma Park, went to Eastern and finished the SMAC program in HS.  Math and Science were lacking at Eastern but not so far behind what he would have been exposed to at our W school except there were more science oriented extra curricular activities at our home middle school.  Math and Science were fine at Eastern.  He had one bad, one average and one great science teacher and two decent and one good Math teacher at Eastern.  So a little bit worse than what he might have experienced at our home middle school in Math and Science but the humanities program more than made up for this.
If you go to Takoma Park just know that the English and World Studies is not going to be close to what your child would receive at Eastern.
In the end you are choosing between a great humanities program (with Math and Science at or slightly below the level at a W school) and a great Math and Science program (with average English and World Studies program).  Do you want an apple or an orange?[/quote]

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