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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a great thread to read today...

-a parent who is not sure that she wants her child to get in to a magnet.[/quote]

That it is. 
I have a smart girl and when she was applying for high schools I called some parents of kids in various public magnet programs.
One mom told me that the 'special program' at our local high school wasn't good enough because the kids 'have time for things like sports' whereas in the magnet programs they don't. What? I was shocked at how these parents thought their child being stressed out and overwhelmed was the ultimate badge of honor. 
Another program (not a magnet) was described as a 'full time job' with papers 'of length rather than substance' that needed to be churned out every day.
Kind of like having a bad desk job as an adult? She said her child needed a gap year and some meds to recover from the stress.

We ended up sending DD to a private school that has a great program but that has learned to scale down the excessive work so that there is balance.
It's been great for her.
I wonder why some of the public programs don't consider this? Is it because the parents would wig out about the lack of work?

It's not a race - kids don't have to do college level work starting at age 13 so that college is easy. Not only that but you have a lot more free time in college as you are never in classes from 8-2 every day (it's more like 11-1). [/quote]

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