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Oh, I've gotten this same reaction from some DCUM posters -- how dare you care about what's happening in the school system generally?? Why wouldn't you *only* care about what's happening to your kid *right now*? [/quote]

I didn't notice much caring from the parents of high-ability kids who would probably have been admitted to TPMS under the previous admissions process, about the many, many high-ability kids who weren't admitted to the MS magnets, in many cases didn't even apply to the MS magnets, and received only the regular MCPS curriculum in their middle schools. But now that it's their own high-ability kids who would get the regular MCPS curriculum in their middle schools, they care! Which is perfectly understandable and natural, but not necessarily the moral high ground.[/quote]

I assume it is the fact that many of the 25 MCPS home-school HS's have a form of ability tracking. You can take over 200 courses if you have done the pre-reqs and you can take scores of AP tests. Plus lots of clubs, extras and sports (must tryout usually). Skies the limit if you have your act together.

MCPS MS you just sit there treading water in your statistically constructed class of one-third high, middle and low performers. [/quote]

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