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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Now that I have a child in middle school, I have a different perspective about middle schools being "problematic,"  as the PP states above.  My child is in one of the schools frequently identified this way, and now I realize that the entire problematic thing is entirely correlated to people's perception of the percentage of poor and nonwhite students.  The curriculum is the same, the challenge is the same ...

I have to say that I think my child is getting a great education and he's met a lot of nice kids.  Happily, they are kids of all backgrounds -- I think this is an important part of preparation for life.  There are some challenges but the staff and principal are amazing -- they are right on top of things and work hard to make the school a pleasant, peaceful place to learn.

As for the issues, to me they are typical middle school issues.   I would be willing to bet that schools in the western part of the county have similar ones, but because it's upper middle class white kids who are the perpetrators it's not seen as threatening.

All I'm saying is -- don't let these terms such as "problematic" scare you away from east county schools.  I  think middle school is problematic in general, but no more so here in Silver Spring.[/quote]

Hi - I'm the pp that mentioned problematic middle schools.  Thanks for your views - this is good to hear.  Could you say which school your child is in and whether he/she is in a magnet?  I actually am not white, so for me, it's not an issue of race, but my worry is having enough children in the school focused on academic achievement and intending to attend college (so I guess it is a socioeconomic issue?).  I worry that unless my child is in one of the middle school magnets, he won't be challenged enough in the regular program school and will begin to settle for grade-level mediocrity.  He's better than that, but I don't feel confident that he can (or should) get into one of the magnets.[/quote]

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