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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's still no way around the fact that there are 100 Magnet seats and over 1000 qualified applicants.

The real problem is that while MCPS allows math acceleration in middle school, which takes some pressure off the magnet in W region, it doesn't have any acceleration in CS/Science. If they had advanced science and CS classes in those schools, like they offer Geometry  and Algebra II, the high SES schools would stop caring about going to the magnet. [/quote]

There is also the problem that the English class in middle school, ironically named “Advanced” English, is a total joke. [/quote]

That's really relevant to the STEM Magnet, but also not a big deal in general English is easy to adapt. Advanced English is challenging enough for kids who want to put the work in to do more thoughtful analysis and writing about the material they read. The problem is just that kids who don't can still coast with As. If you look at ES CES "magnets"  for Literacy, the program doesn do much (aside from clustering nerds together, which is great for kids from low-nerd home schools). The teachers entertain themselves with extra activities that don't meaningful affect literacy. 
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