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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One issue that I haven't seen discussed in the 17 pages of posts is that even if you get accepted into a magnet program, it takes a commitment from the family to participate in the program. Often the program requires travel to a different school. Even with bus transportation provided, it is not always convenient to get your child to a bus stop, particularly if you go to work before that bus picks up, or if you have other kids who have other transportation needs. Also all families aren't up to the more rigorous homework. There can be an hour or more of homework a night in the HGC program. After school getting out at 3:50 and an hour bus ride home, there isn't a lot of time for dinner, homework and bedtime routine, let alone playtime, sports, vegging, etc. Not every family, regardless of race, ethnicity, SES, etc. can handle this and every kid wants it.

I personally wish that the GT magnet program was offered at each school. Then the diversity in the population in the GT program would more likely mimic that of the school population. I also think all kids in the MCPS system should be offered partial language immersion at the ES level.

MCPS spends a lot of money trying to level the playing field for all students, but doesn't seem to get great results for their money.[/quote]

Good discussion on RMIB workload.

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/532942.page[/quote]

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