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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are on the fence at my house.  Kid is in 8th grade at a private that goes through 12 so we don’t need to wait for admissions.

From what I can tell, the magnet has more variety in STEM courses and he could spend a larger portion of his day on STEM which is what he loves.  STEM extracurriculars are also stronger.  Magnet also is closer to home, and has more diversity.

Private has higher quality instruction in humanities, particularly writing.  Kid spontaneously does a lot of STEM but doesn’t read or write much unless pushed.  Kid’s other parent also worries about safety in public.  I don’t but obviously Dad gets a vote too.

Not worried about college, I figure it will work itself out. [/quote]

FWIW, we had a similar kid who we knew would specialize in a STEM field. We encouraged the private high school due to the classes required there that really weren't available elsewhere, and that we knew DC would not pursue in college. DC chose a STEM college, and we were right: all the STEM stuff he loves is there for the taking in college, but there is no room in the schedule for the full breadth of what he was required to take in high school - humanities, Latin, classical ethics, art, music, drama, theology, film - all of which he loved, and he learn so much. He goes into his STEM specialization with a seriously well-rounded classical high school education. Plenty of kids in his college classes attended STEM magnets, and they are all on the same page with the STEM course work.

So, I'm glad we took that approach with his education.
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I also think this approach makes a lot of sense, especially if there's no room in the schedule in a magnet for these types of classes.[/quote]

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