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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD has scored very well on magnet prep class practice test.  They rank kids and she is in the competitive range.  My DD currently attends private... I talk with friends and hear mixed things. What says dcurbanmom?[/quote]
I say "magnet prep class"?????  Seriously?
Can you be more specific about the mixed things you are hearing or what your concerns are.  DC is at Eastern and could not be happier.  [/quote]
OP here...
I have friends whose kids have been through the magnet program.  The concern that I have is that the kids are mixed for non core classes with the general population and the school overall is rough.  My DD is not great socially so I'm concerned about the possible transfer.  I have one friend who transferred to magnet middle and says it's better than public but does not rave about it....Another pulled DD out after a short time and back private.  I'd love to try but since I have to get teacher recommendations etc, I really don't want to do this unless I am serious.  I signed my kid up for a magnet prep class more to help her work on vocab and math...so I was surprised at how well she did.  I don't want to give more info on it.  They only want kids through word of mouth.[/quote]

I am not sure which magnet middle school you are interested in.  If it is Eastern, then yes, the school as a whole is rough around the edges and I do have concerns about this.  However, the magnet kids are in nearly all their classes together (except for PE) and since there is no recess in middle school, this really limits the time they are with the general population.  Takoma Park I think is a really nice school overall but I have heard the program is not as well put together as the one at Eastern, but I do not have personal experience with this program.  I suggest you go to the Eastern magnet website and look at the curriculum for the magnet program.  It is very impressive and imo much better than anything they would get at a good private school.  The Math is the regular MCPS Math so there are a lot of kids taking Algebra and IM in sixth grade.  "Advanced" science is the subject I have the biggest problem with - this is probably the one area where your child would be better off in a good private school.  [/quote]

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