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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not just math competitions. Magnet kids at Eastern and Blair get to compete in the CSPAN Student Video Competition. They get to use class time and have teachers to mentor them to WIN. Asked my kids world studies teacher at a non-magnet, and they had never even heard of it.[/quote]

The World Studies teacher likely isn't familiar with it because the class time that is used is in MEDIA class - a class that is not offered in neighborhood MSs and is an integrated part of the unique curriculum at Eastern and Blair CAP.  It takes ALOT of effort across the 100 or so kids and teachers in each cohort.  To put that time, effort and $$ up for the 5-10 kids in a neighborhood school that could be interested in an afterschool program just doesn't work.  If your kid is interested in filmmaking and isn't going to Eastern (which is a tough curriculum in the humanities - lots of writing and reading far beyond what is required in home MS) - enroll him or her at Imagination Stage filmmaking - its not documentary filmmaking, but it does a very good job at teaching the fundamentals and helping with narrative filmmaking.  Then, if your child is DCC, apply for CAP for HS.  It's a great program also focused on the humanities and communication arts - and yes, gives a very good broad-based foundation in filmmaking, journalism, scriptwriting, etc.

It's about resources - there simply aren't enough kids in each public school to support this curriculum in each school. Maybe in a private school that is taking $40K a year in tuition + whatever $$ they can fundraise, they can afford to support such a program for 10 kids - most public schools cannot. So, funnel them into one or two schools (Poolesville competes as does Clemente), the resources can be allocated more meaningfully, and then watch the accolades roll in as talented kids with the right instruction 'blow them all away.'

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Now a lot of middle schools have a large enough so called 'cohort', but what did MCPS do other than putting those kids in a same classroom and getting bored together? NOTHING[/quote]

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