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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The number of students in the new peer cohort classes dwarfs the number of middle school magnet slots.  This is a dramatic development.  We love the peers and the teachers/content.  Happy we turned down the long bus rides.[/quote]

I agree it's wonderful, especially the commute part, but don't kid yourself that the level is the same as in the magnet program. [b]The two are simply not comparable[/b].

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+1   When my now 8th grader was coming back to our home MS, I was glad to hear that DC would be in "honors" classes, and even met with the Principal, the teachers and the other parents of former HGC students regarding "enriched" classes. Two years later, it is a complete joke. So pardon me for being highly skeptical.  Lots of pretty words and talk; very little action.   The "enrichment" is anemic.[/quote]

I am sorry you had been mislead.  As I indicated above we are having a much better experience with the roll out of the magnet math and magnet Global Studies to the current MS 6th grade peer cohort groups at our local MS.[/quote]

I believe the new programs are referred to as "enriched" not "magnet"[/quote]

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