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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MCPS is simply incapable of addressing the problem with limited seats in "magnet" programs when there are so many capable kids. The very fact that there are so few parents that turn down an invitation to TPMS or Eastern is all that one needs to see for evidence. MCPS lies through their teeth about enrichment at local MS when we can all see that [b]they dont even offer computer science education at any local MS other than the magnets[/b]. If "magnets" cannot accommodate the highly capable kids, MCPS should just offer parents the option to drive their kids to the "W" feeder middle schools (where the affluence helps raise the bar) or time to start charters.[/quote]

That isn't true. There are middle school computer science classes available as electives.[/quote]

Wasn't there at my child's middle school. Can someone list the computer science electives available at their kids' non magnet middle school. I am curious. [/quote]

Check out the course bulletin to see what is offered at other schools:
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/curriculum/middleschool/0446.22_2022-23_MS_CourseBulletin_FINAL.pdf
pages 17-19 include information about electives in Computer Science ~ Engineering ~ Technology Education

Here's a sample from 6th grade:
[b]Coding and Game Development (ITC 2069)
[/b]Students will learn the elements of good game design and the different game genres as well as basic video game coding concepts including racing, platform, launching, and more. Students will apply computational thinking to their game designs. Students will be introduced to various programming languages.
[b]Introduction to Technology & Engineering (ENR 1022)
[/b]Students will be introduced to technological systems and learn and apply the Engineering Design Process to a variety of challenges. Students are introduced to Computer Aided Design using TinkerCAD.
[b]Engineering Design & Modeling (ENR 1023)
[/b]Students utilize the Engineering Design Process and technical skills of isometric sketching, multiview drawing, and Computer Aided Design using TinkerCAD to design solutions to engineering challenges.
[b]Robotic Design 6 (ITC 2068)
[/b]Students will apply coding and programming skills and problem- solving to make physical models respond to commands. Students will collaborate, communicate, think computationally, program, debug and create models while learning to solve open-ended, real-life problems.

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DP. The question, which you failed to answer, is which schools offered CS electives. Not every school does and clearly you don’t know which do. [/quote]

I don't know an easy way to tell you which schools offer what, but my kid at Silver Creek took CS.  I thought the specials offerings at SCMS were very mediocre, so I'm surprised to hear they offered something not offered at other schools.[/quote]

And electives are quite different curriculum wise from the magnet computer science class. 
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/curriculum/specialprograms/middle/Takoma%20Park%20MS%20Magnet_web.pdf

relevant quote from the above document: "Only in the Takoma Park Middle School magnet program can sixth,
seventh, and eighth grade students get three full years of daily computer science
instruction."
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