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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are some posters so nasty and aggressive?

The OP just wants to know how their kid can enroll in AP science courses without sacrificing other coursework. Others, who have faced or are facing the same issue, are trying to help.

If you feel jealous or insecure, this is not the thread for you.

The magnet program is different, for good and ill. The magnet classes are more interesting and challenging... but the rest of the classes offered depend on the high school, and there is a perception that magnet students face stiffer competition for spots in first tier universities than general ed students do.

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Maybe because people are sick of entitled parents who try and boss staff around to get what they want.   There are over 160k students.   If you want an al a carte high school experience that goes against MCPS advice,  go to private.  [/quote]

The top privates are supposed to be better at teaching writing, because teachers have fewer students and more time to give personal feedback. In MCPS, I have observed that writing feedback is sparse and kids get away with pretty poor text analysis skills until they get to AP Lit, which separates the wheat from the chaff.
MCPS and FCPS are supposed to be better at teaching science, because with their resources and sheer number of students, they can offer a wide array of STEM classes, with decent labwork. Math is hit or miss depending on the teacher in any school, but MCPS offers more advanced coursework in math than most privates, with possibility of accepting credits from CC and UMD if the kid runs out of classes in school (I knew such a kid). MCPS STEM magnets offer fascinating and challenging topics for the STEM-minded. Sidwell has its math proof section, which is a nice, in-depth series. It doesn't go far, but it goes deep. Area publics have no equivalent, to my knowledge.

That's before we talk about whether 70K/yr is worth it for the top private, when a writing or math tutor costs far less ;-)
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