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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For many years we enjoyed sending our kids to a small private school because there was a strong sense of community, limited screen time, and a lot of consistency. The pandemic has basically done away with all that and we are seriously considering moving them to public next year. I'm wondering whether people can share how their schools have managed this year. Have there been a lot of subs? Are kids progressing through their learning reasonably well? Are you concerned about issues that weren't a problem before?

FWIW, we've got two children, rising 6th and 4th in the Takoma cluster.

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Both my kids went through PBES and TPMS.  My older child was selected before there was a magnet lottery. However, even non-magnet parts of the school seem to be very strong on STEM. They offer 3 years of CS/Engineering electives to all students and the advanced math track is very thorough. Despite high scores and straight A's, my youngest wasn't selected for the lottery but is doing fine at TPMS. They even made the math team!

Both kids also went through the local CES at PBES. Fourth grade was challenging. The teacher was pretty demanding but they learned so much!

I can't imagine a better place to live.
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