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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have to disagree with some of the comments about Eastern. First, the principal appears to be very involved. He it at dropoff/pickup every day, not simply leaving it to others. He keeps parents informed and seems approachable. My kid attends the magnet and has made friends with kids outside the magnet through PE, science, and math. Yes, I hear about a few kids using bad language and being disrespectful to teachers. But frankly, I prefer the diversity that Eastern offers that we would not have at our home middle school. Also, you need not be in the magnet to take the sixth grade literature class that folks rave about. Further, my kid's alegebra class (which includes some nonmagnet students) has been fantastic. Even during the quarantine, their MIT grad teacher did a great job keeping the rigor up during the time at home. [/quote]

+1 I’m the parent of a recent magnet grad who also made friends outside of the magnet. My dc reported that the magnet kids were often not very nice to or inclusive of non magnet kids during mixed classes (eg. algebra, science, sports teams) to the point that teachers had to intervene with magnet kids behavior.

My non magnet parent friends are strong supporters of the school. All of our kids emerged from middle school prepared to take on all the Blair HS has to offer. We’re only one year in, but Blair is an incredible school.

Principal and staff were really responsive and upbeat. The front office staff was always friendly which really makes a huge difference to me.

Good luck with your decision. Sounds like you’ve got a lot of good choices. I’d focus on a house an commute that works best for your family.[/quote]

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