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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you value indoctrination then go catholic, but if things like critical thinking or academics matter then Eastern.[/quote]

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I’m not Catholic, but MCPS certainly does its own version of ‘indoctrination’.  And to think that any MCPS middle school values critical thinking and academics is a bit…laughable.  MCPS middle schools are not very strong at all.  [/quote]

You don’t know anything about the magnet program at Eastern do you?[/quote]

My DD’s good friend attended the Eastern Magnet for a year and then came back to our home MS.  Went on to a Magnet HS and had a good experience there.

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Is it possible to know why they decided to return to their home MS? Thanks again![/quote]

My child is a current 8th grader and students that have left have done so either because the bus ride was interfering with other activities, or because they moved further away and the bus ride was worse, or they moved out of MCPS entirely, or just because the enriched humanities and English wasn't enough to compensate for the logistical hassle. The last group is more likely to be kids who weren't "sold" on Eastern to begin with, and who would have attended TPMS instead if the lottery had worked out for them.

The Humanities magnets are incredible...for the right kid, but they are not the right fit for every kid. They are a much better fit for kids with "big theater kid energy" than for kids who don't want to work in groups, or speak in front of crowds, or write screenplays. [/quote]

Thank you so much! My child loves LOVES writing, especially creative writing since DC was 7 (and even had a screenplay written by DC stage-read in Bryant park in NYC in a children’s playwriting  competition). But DC is naturally introverted so doesn’t have the “big theater kid energy” and we are unsure how DC will react to numerous group work.  With that said, after seeing the virtual open house for Eastern and the writing program, DC is adamant that it’s the school DC wants to be in despite the commute. So maybe that’s definitely something we need to consider. [/quote]

A friend's introverted kid is there and loves it. He's had some concerns with the public speaking/group work aspect of it, but in a good way. It's given him a chance to work on those skills and grow. [/quote]

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