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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A word of caution about the Math.  I know a few kids who have gone from Eastern to SMAC and not all of them found the transition to PreCalculus in 9th grade to be easy.  Having said that, I don't think they would have been better prepared if they had come from Pyle or Westland or North Bethesda.  The Takoma kids do find it easier during the first year.  If you have a kid who is a real Math whiz they will be fine no matter where they went to middle school but if you have come from a regular middle school and you are an average (for SMAC) Math student, you might end up taking Magnet Geometry in 9th grade.  Not a disaster but you should be aware.
It sounds like the PP's son who went from Eastern to SMAC was an unusually strong Math student and so he was able to catch up relatively quickly with extra practice.  
Bottom line: There are a few students who go from Eastern to SMAC every year so going to a humanities magnet in middle school is not a disadvantage if your child wants to attend SMAC for high school.
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I'm the PP whose son made the transition and I 100% agree with this. Nicely said.[/quote]
To the PP whose child went from eastern to SMAC, what do you think of the English and history offerings at blair(the ones available to SMAC students a. I imagine the cap offerings are much better). I know this is off topic but I thought you might be more likely to notice my question in this thread since you are checking in. TIA and apologies to others for taking this thread on a small detour [/quote]

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