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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No.  It means anyone in the whole school can take high level magnet courses if they have taken certain AP courses.

No, Blair isn't comparable to W Schools http://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/.[/quote]
You can also take certain classes at a university if you have taken certain AP courses.  In most high schools, AP classes are the most rigorous classes you can take.  At Blair SMAC they are very often the prereq for magnet electives.  Yes 11th and 12th grade magnet electives are open to non magnet students who have fulfilled the prereqs but only a handful of students get to take these.  There is also a huge difference in the high school education of a student who takes one or two magnet electives in 11th and 12th grade and a magnet student who has taken four magnet science and math classes every semester for four years and who has done the Senior Research Project.

Your second comment is harder to address because I am not sure if I have the energy to make a nuanced argument to someone who might not get or appreciate nuance.
Blair is a big school with a large and diverse population.  There are at least a thousand high performing kids at the school between the magnet, CAP and some of the neighborhood kids.  These kids do very well and the honors and AP classes in all subjects are taught at the same level, with the same curriculum and same quality of teaching as the W schools.   An earlier post from this morning provided a detailed comparison of Blair vs. W schools from parents who had kids in both programs.  I suggest you read it.[/quote]

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