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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is the situation at eastern and kids still go to the magnet there.  Until more recently they had zero electives in 6th grade and kids somehow survived and thrived.

Regarding foreign language, I think it is the norm to encourage kids to start in 6th, however at eastern the vast majority (I’d guess 95%+) didn’t start until 7th at the earliest.  If the configuration changes I expect their guidance on when to start foreign language may change also.

At the end of the day the magnet is voluntary so there is no obligation to do it if it doesn’t meet your needs.

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Yes, this.  Eastern magnet students have always had only one elective option.  Also, band isn't an elective, it's an after-school club and there is no orchestra.  But I don't hear anyone whining about this.  Magnets are a choice program; no is forcing that kid who supposedly rides a bus for 3 hours per day to attend TPMS.   [/quote]

The after school band at Eastern is a class not a club and my student gets graded. There is now also a jazz band club option one morning per week before school (SSIMS does this too). I like the option for the after school band and there are activity buses that provide transportation. Seems like a good solution for kids who want to be in band but don’t have room in their schedule. [/quote]

I bet the teachers get paid extra too since it’s after school.  [/quote]

I run an after school activity. When I take the stipend and divide it by the number of hours, it comes out to about $7 an hour.

I pay more than twice that for my own kid’s childcare so I can stay after and work with others’ children.

So I actually pay to stay after and run a club. [/quote]

Assumed it was a specific stipend since students get credit.  I know the after school clubs don’t pay a lot.  [/quote]

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