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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look, we're pitting HGC & magnet vs "regular schools." Meanwhile, even the "second tier" privates are surpassing the best MoCo schools. I was shocked, shocked, shocked when I toured privates. That is the real achievement gap: private education vs. public. The privates I toured much more closely resembled my public school circa 1970s/80s than MCPS of today.[/quote]

I don't think anyone is pitting magnets vs. regular schools.  They serve different populations.  the magnets are supposed to serve the top 3-5% of students.  The regular schools are supposed to serve the much larger group of above average students by offering advanced courses in middle school in addition to on grade level courses.  As far as I know most/all middle schools in MoCo. do this although one SS poster said their school did not.  I also know middle school students in SS area middle schools who do take advanced science, advanced social studies and advanced english.  Perhaps it is upto the principal to decide whether they offer advanced classes in these subjects.  That would be very unfortunate (for the students) if it were upto the principal.  For the poster who asked about "gifted" classes- these are gone in all MoCo middle schools in the wake of middle school "reform".   [/quote]

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