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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the schools are probably similar.  You have to understand that MCPS is a monolithic bureaucratic cookie-cutter school system.  All schools take their tests (regular subject tests, not state assessments) on the same days.  There is no room or time for teachers to put their own personality or creativity into their teaching. Even the classrooms across the county all look the same--the same primary color laminated wall hangings, etc.  It's more of a factory of education.  [/quote]

This pretty much sums it up as far as curriculum, but omits two key variables: teachers and kids.  That said, teachers and kids at all these schools are going to be pretty similar.  These schools tend to get many applicants for teaching jobs, so they attract good teachers.  (Please note that I'm not saying there aren't great teachers at other schools.)  These schools also tend to have kids who enter K with good preparation and whose parents have the resources to help their kids and help the school.  (Again, I'm not knocking parents or kids at other schools -- there are excellent students and caring parents at every school in the county, but at the schools OP mentioned, you are going to have a critical mass across the board.)  Beyond that, the difference are very slight -- e.g., one school might have an annual spring fair, another might have an annual fall fair, etc.    [/quote]

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