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[quote=Anonymous]We are talking about two different types of magnet programs. DC has many friends who were in 8th at TPMS magnet last year who said they hardly had homework and the content was not that difficult in the magnet courses. The other required courses at TPMS are supposed to be very good but also not too dificult.

These are kids who are naturally good at math but kids who are on the math team or competing. I could see how a pretty wide range of top students could do well.

In the Humanities program I think is a different animal. I don't think being a 99th percentile kid gets you very far. This is a program for kids who are highly motivated and highly organized. While the discussions in class can be at an interesting and high level you can get great grades even if you are not a 99th percentile kid if you are really in to tiny details.

Teachers take off for font size and are really picky about their directions which can take up 10-20 pages for some assignments. This also means your child can be a genius and get horrible grades.

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