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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How well does the IB program serve students who are well-rounded but have a strong interest in science.  Is the program strong in this area?  We are zoned for Walter Johnson but our child is interested in the RM IB program.  We are not sure whether she would be better off at RM.  Any thoughts?  She is an excellent student with a good work ethic so we do think she would do well in the IB program but wonder she should just go to WJ.  Thanks.[/quote]

I would never pull my kid into RM, IB or not and leave WJ.  No way.  The IB program might be rigorous but the student population overall is not impressive - hence why RM is the IB location (bump the scores up.)[/quote]

You could say the same about the middle school magnets, from which thousands of students have benefited over the years.[/quote]

It is a tradeoff - better academics for an often iffy social environment.  The families who choose to send their kids to these schools obviously think it is worthwhile but I personally wish the magnet schools were a little more spread out.[/quote]

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