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[quote=Anonymous]We moved to TKPK for the schools too and have been very happy.

Our child was in the TPES magnet (which isn't really a magnet, the school just offers enrichment in math and some LA), the CES at PBES (yes, that "disastrous year" with two classes), and the magnet at TPMS (the last year it wasn't a total lottery). Next year they are headed to CAP at Blair.

We moved hoping this would happen and thought our DC would benefit from selective and challenging programs. That was a gamble but it's worked out. We have been very pleased with the programs and opportunities and curriculums and cohorts. And I realize we are lucky.

My friends whose children have not been in magnets are less satisfied on the whole. And sometimes, kids who should be in magnets don't get in. Especially now with the lottery approach that makes an initial cut then just draws #s (my child was part of groups that made initial cuts then were looked at in some mystifying process).

I would choose MCPS again, and I would choose either the same pyramid we have now or a "good" pyramid in Bethesda/Potomac for a sure bet. That said, the diversity in Takoma Park can't be beat, and I am not interested in sending my kid into a setting that doesn't look more like the real world (meaning Bethesda/Potomac are pretty elite and segregated in many ways). [/quote]

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