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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We went back and forth between buying in Blair vs buying in Wootton. Both TPMS-magnet/Blair-magnet and RF/CJ/Wootton are the best schools for STEM oriented kids but there are pros and cons to each.

We ultimately chose the Wootton area because DH did not want to raise kids in the areas that we saw around Blair. Property crime, other crime, run down properties, vagrancy and loitering, houses that needed tons of work, generally scrubby looking area etc. Since we worked in VA and the western side of DC, the Blair area wasn't faster for a commute. Neither of us wanted to to take the risk on one of our kids ending up in the non-magnet part of TPMS or Blair.

For TPMS/Blair magnets there is always the risk of what do you do if don't get in. We also talked to co-workers who lived in the area and they ended up in private schools. I have to meet anyone IRL who recommends the non-magnet portion of TPMS or Blair and we have actually known quite a few families who live or lived in the area. Everyone that we met IRL that was in Wootton raved about it.

Plus if you go with Wootton you still have options to go to the Blair or Poolesville magnets or stay at Wootton which is also great for STEM kids. The only downside is that if your kid wants to go to one of the magnets its a long bus ride. It used to be a downside that you could only get advanced instruction at the middle school level going to TPMS which is another long bus ride but [b]now that they have watered down the TPMS program and added the gifted/magnet math and humanities class to RF and CJ, TPMS isn't as attractive for STEM kids in the west.[/b] While I do think its wrong that MCPS changed the admissions to discriminate against asian american students, the upside is that the top STEM kids are now staying at RF and CJ with new advanced classes. [/quote]
LOL 
When did they water down the TPMS program ? ??
When did they add magnet math and humanities to RF and CJ????

The rest of your post is as bogus [/quote]

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