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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]as a current student @ blair, here's a few things i've noticed

- the rigor of the program is supplied by two things - the student cohort, and the teachers.

- the biggest thing is the teachers. classes themselves do not automatically become rigorous. it's all dependent on your teacher - some go hard on you and make you struggle for every grade, others take it easy. many of my friends and myself choose classes solely based off of who teaches them - and know that the best aspect of our education is because of the insane amount of skill + efforts our teachers put in. there is no way that quality of teacher (which we're already struggling to fill at blair, major example with mr.kaluta leaving 3-4 years ago and still no proper replacement found) can be replicated across however many regional programs exist. in general, though the teachers are so unique and amazing that even the "hated" teachers in the magnet would be stellar elsewhere. the standard of teaching and respect we get is very high and I just haven't been able to feel that with most of my other teachers.

- other than the rigorous classes in mostly just math & cs, the major amount of motivation and rigor comes from the cohort. i only skimmed this thread and saw so much discussion about top 1% or 5% or blah blah, but in truth the peer group at blair is unlike one at any other high school. the concentration of people in my grade are so smart that it literally is one of my main motivating factors to try and build myself up as well - and even though a regional program would supply a very good peer group, it would for sure not give the same motivation/drive/push to literally try and make myself the best version I can be.

- from a feasibility perspective, there just isn't any way that a regional program could be of the same rigor of blair/rm/poolesville. the magnet is literally such a wonderful environment and while i'd love to expand access to it, splitting up the central programs is just not the way to go about it. 
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Thank you for sharing your informed insights.[/quote]

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