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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are no “average” kids in the program, but I’d consider my kid to be average among those in the program. He thinks he falls somewhere close to the mid point in relation to classmates (toward the top of the lower half). Didn’t take functions.

He’s introverted and there isn’t a lot of time or energy for socializing or hobbies outside of class with a long day and then homework. Homework and classes are very challenging but time consuming. Other kids manage sports or are very involved in several clubs (my kid stays after school for a club once or twice a week and doesn’t do a sport and gave up his instrument).

He has all As so far (sophomore year). Some of his friends have definitely had Bs (mostly in non magnet classes) but it seems all As is very common. The superstar kids are winning national and international competitions so all As isn’t a huge achievement.

Overall it’s a great place to be if your kid can cope with the work. Success requires a lot of motivation and organization as much as or more than academic brilliance.[/quote]

That’s the issue concerning me.  I know my kids will probably be getting mostly As, but I don’t think they will win any national and international competitions. Will they still be good fit for this school without feeling inferior to others? They won’t be superstars but rather average magnet students. [/quote]

On another scale of comparison, just getting into the program has [b]superstar quality[/b]. Congratulations to your student. I encourage them to try it. The staff work very hard to support students who turn out to struggle. And nobody says students have to stay in it, if it turns out that leaving the program is in the best interests of the student.[/quote]

Earlier someone posted that Wootton sent 40 kids to Blair, Whitman sent 8, "very few" TKPK, but 25 seats were CAP local slots.  Aren't there only 100 Magnet slots?

So about half the magnet came from only two W schools, and a quarter were local gimme's?

Wow!  That's eye-opening!  Seems the "Blair envy" is the only myth here?[/quote]

There are no local gimmes. Stop with your snotty, lunatic westside arrogance.[/quote]

If half the kids are from two only schools, how is that "arrogance"?  I didn't pick them.  MCPS picked them.

You also seem to be very angry about that statistic?  Why?

I'm just saying that it's very strange that MCPS placed a magnet in a corner of the County where the majority of communities would have trouble accessing it?  Why is that?  Is there some special reason?

Please explain why my tax dollars fund a Magnet program in an area where half the kids have to be bussed across the county to reach it?

How is this not corruption?[/quote]

There should be more magnet programs and parents should have to drive them given its a choice.  However, they generally put them at lower preforming schools to boost up test scores.  Its strategic.  [/quote]

They should double the size of the Blair SMCS cohort. That would put it closer to TJ in terms of selectivity, and TJ is still a very selective school.[/quote]

They should just move the program out of Blair.

Crown is opening and it's in the middle of the County and closer to the two schools currently contributing over half of the magnet cohort.

That would give Blair 100 slots back so they don't need portable classrooms as much.[/quote]

Too close to Poolesville.[/quote]

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