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Reply to "Do Montgomery County HGC and magnet programs ever "counsel out" students who are struggling?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's hard to believe that no one fails out. Certainly some kid has faced a personal experience or tragedy that has left them unable to cope.[/quote] I have a kid in a MoCo magnet. From the kids we know, I can offer the following provisional observations from our limited sample: (a) Some kids decide they don't like the focus of the magnet. This was the reason given by the one kid we know who left the magnet. (b) The kids we know who are struggling seem to have organizational issues rather than ability issues. As other PP's have pointed out, the magnets require more work and more long-term projects than most kids have done before, and some magnet kids take longer than others to adjust to the organizational challenges. (c) A personal tragedy might send a kid off the rails, as you say, however I haven't heard of any such cases. I'd also think the magnets would be sympathetic, and try to accommodate or help the kid, if they were told about the personal tragedy.[/quote]
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