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[quote=Anonymous]My oldest graduated from Loiederman last year. I agree with PPs who have mixed feelings about the school, but I would also say I think middle school is the weak link in MCPS - I don't know that any middle school is fantastic. Our kid was out of bounds, if that matters. I will also say that our younger child had a MUCH, MUCH, MUCH worse experience at a different MCPS middle school.

Positives about Loiderman:
- Kid loved the block schedule and really misses it in high school. That schedule also meant being able to take three electives each year.
- Excellent experience with the language teacher.
- Wider range of electives than at our home middle school.
- A few really strong teachers made a big difference in our kid's middle school experience.
- Access to the DCC high schools - my kid was out of bounds and being a Loiederman student got them second round access to the DCC lottery. Very happy with their high school pick.

Negatives:
- The theater program is ridiculously competitive - hard to even get a spot in the crew. If the teacher who runs the theater program doesn't like your kid, then they're really not getting a spot.
- I got the sense that teachers were less happy as my kid's three years there went on. Lots of turnover, including a math teacher who quit mid-year and a very long pause in getting a long-term sub to take over the class. 
- Admin didn't do a great job keeping parents in the loop about issues happening at school - fights that wound up meaning all kids were escorted between classes, behavior issues that meant changes in bathroom access, etc. [/quote]

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