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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and [b] enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years [/b] if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.[/quote]

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.[/quote]

The latest proposal puts a biomedical program at Einstein https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DMJHXR4AA9BD/$file/Boundary%20Studies%20Program%20Analysis%20Update%20251016%20PPT%20REV.pdf

But who knows since they keep changing things reactively to respond to the people who scream the loudest[/quote]

It would be nice if they asked parents and students what they wanted.  I cannot imagine that will be that popular.  Enhance the arts and other electives, add stem-ap and leave the ib and humanities.  That will make it so there is a little bit for everyone. The biomedical is fine for a cna but not a future doctor or researcher.  [/quote]

I'm curious why you think the kids that live in the proposed boundaries for Einstein won't be interested in biomedical careers?

Apparently the biomedical program uses IB (HL) science courses so perhaps it is a way to try  to protect the local IB program. Not sure it will succeed since I imagine the same teachers don't teach all the IB courses.[/quote]

They aren’t getting rid of the local IB, I think, so this isn’t really offering Einstein anything.  There will be some kids interested but a huge number.   The need is for more computer science, engineering, arts classes.  I suspect they will add 1-2 classes, use the IB science classes and pretend they did something great for the school. In is very hard to do as it conflicts with the arts and other electives that are only offered one period.  Some kids take 2-3-4 arts classes each year.    [/quote]

They claim they aren't getting rid of it but if currently 60-80 local kids are doing it and 50 of them get.into the BCC magnet IB program they are proposing it might make it hard to sustain.[/quote]

You make the assumption 50 students will want to go to BCC.  Maybe?  Again, look at the numbers.  How many kids pick the IB classes?   Ask families if they want in over ap.  IB is better for non-stem kids, AP is better for stem.  Have the best of both worlds and offer both.   Claiming a regional model and only allowing 50 students per school to leave is not a regional model.  Including Whitman makes no sense due to the distance.  Or, did that change.  [/quote]

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