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[quote=Anonymous]Are your kids academically gifted?  If not, I wouldn't worry about the magnets.

They are programs meant to accommodate academically talented children, and there will be a certain amount of competitiveness involved with that kind of thing.

I would strongly consider your commute to work.  Traffic in the area is no joke.  Being around for your kids and being less stressed is potentially more important than the differences between some of these schools.  The school is important, but the family life can be just as important if not more so.

I don't know enough about AA to comment, but all else being equal I would go with Howard County if your kids are young.

Montgomery County tends to be more experimental in regards to its curricula, and I hear tons of complaining about it.  Curriculum 2.0 was a flop, and there are complaints about Balanced Literacy too.

I don't think I've ever heard anybody complain about Howard County's curricula.

If your kids are older then I would look at the high schools themselves, and we would need to know more about your preferences to recommend schools.

In Montgomery County I would look at schools like Quince Orchard and Richard Montgomery.

In Howard County I would look at schools like Reservoir, Atholton, or Mt Hebron.  Ellicott City also has Centennial, but that's one of the most competitive schools in the county.

One downside to Howard County is that it likes to redistrict quite often.  You might end up in a different high school pyramid than you originally intended.[/quote]

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