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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son did not take Functions -- and the majority of magnet kids do not take Functions - and I think his workload was fine.  He also was on a team every season but he does not take a bus to Blair -- and that saves time.  The courses that take up the most time are sometimes the non-magnet classes such as english and history.  We also had him take a study hall in 9th grade since he missed 9th period a lot to travel for the team(s).

He did not come from TPMS program and still did just fine in the standard pre-calc/calc series they have.  He is not the most organized child, and I thought it was less tedious work than the Eastern magnet program.

Blair magnet is great and he loves it.  The PP was correct in that chemistry can add work in the 9th grade.  Math is just steady and every day.

I hope that helps.[/quote]
I would love to know how your Eastern kid enjoyed Blair Math and Science magnet.  It sounds like he came in having completed Geometry in 8th grade.  Was he adequately prepared for the Math classes?  Was he at a disadvantage compared to the TPMS kids who have already taken Computer Science and have some exposure to Engineering.  Is there as much debate and classroom participation as there was at Eastern?  I feel like the kids at Eastern are pretty diverse in terms of their interests - there are a lot of kids who are good at Math and like science but also love to read novels, like to write and are interested in current affairs and history. Also how did he find the non magnet English and History classes.  Sorry to have so many questions. TIA[/quote]

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