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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At an IB school they are going to push IB. At an AP school they are going to push AP. At any school they are going to feel like CC is a good goal for 2E kids they don't know anything else about. This is how it is everywhere, at any school. OP, your kid just doesn't want to go to HS. Can't say as I blame him. [/quote]

An orientation session for rising 9th graders seems like a no-win proposition in a way.

If they are super enthusiastic about IB and the Marshall Academy, it will come across as heavy-handed to some middle-school students who are already apprehensive about HS.  If they aren't super enthusiastic, they'll upset the parents who want reassurance that GCM kids are going to have opportunities comparable to what they'd have at some of the nearby AP schools.

Maybe that's one of the benefits of the taped rather than in-person sessions.  The parents can listen to all of them immediately and repeatedly if they want, and the kids can listen to them on their own schedule if and when they're ready.

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