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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]College matriculation data for Blair and Poolesville would suggest a magnet school, assuming the kid does well. Those schools have better matriculation data than non-magnets. [/quote]

For having the tippy top kids out of 50,000 students, their matriculation rates are not that impressive. I much rather my kid have a normal high school life with local friends, appropriate amounts of HW, a part time job, and maybe a sport or two.  Magnet kids literally are traveling on a bus or studying their entire 4 years of high school. All trying to outdo each other for top spots in colleges that have high suicide rates due to pressure and stress. I am not sure why parents are so competitive and college-crazy these days. If the end goal is an Ivy for you to feel like you were a good parent, go for it. I just want a healthy happy and mentally stable child who doesn’t feel extreme anxiety and pressure to think about a PhD at the age of 12. [/quote]

My magnet kid walks to high school and is also active in Scouts and several school clubs and takes music lessons.

Most of his best friends live within 3 miles of school.  And they are also active in various clubs, etc. And they play a ton of video games together on the weekends.

They're adorable kids, really well balanced and happy. Very supportive of one another. Really get excited about learning - that is what kills me. I love listening to them talk when they're together.

That's all.

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Most magnet kids do not walk to their school. 99% of them do not.  Being active in scouts is nothing compared to playing a full time sport or having a job. Not sure what your point is. [/quote]

The point is that the previous poster's dire assessment of what magnet kids are like (was that you?) is a shallow one not based on the reality of the kids as we experience it.  Yes, most magnet kids do not walk to their school, but that doesn't mean they are all coming from from far away.  As I said, most of my child's closest friends live within 3 miles of the school.

And who in their right minds tries to rank kids' activities like that? You are downgrading scouts because it's "nothing compared to playing a full-time sport or having a job"  - really?  My kid works full time in the summer. And does odd jobs around the neighborhood for cash during the school year. And does a sport outside of school that is not "full time" or rigorous but he enjoys it and that should be enough, no?

Calm down. I'm glad your child is happy. I have no need to prove otherwise.

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