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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand how being in an environment with “not so smart” kids, as defined by some parents here, would affect the way your own child can perform in the CES program. Can someone explain? [/quote]
I think the argument is that they don't want to deal with uprooting their kid from their neighborhood and friends for 2 years to be at school with a cohort that is similar or worse than their home school if they are from a top-performing school. In DD's school almost everyone made the lottery and there were many 99th p scoring kids who did not make it. What are the chances of a 99th p kid making it to a CES in the lottery? They are weighing that against the sure thing they have at their home school.[/quote]
Cohort might be the same at home school and CES, so that means it comes down to leaving friends and neighbors and having a longer commute in exchange for an enriched curriculum that goes deeper than the ELA enrichment at home school. The difference in curriculum may not be worth the commute if you’re really happy at home school. The choice is very unlikely to alter the course of your child’s life substantially.

I really would recommend giving the middle school magnets a chance, however. Our experience was definitely worth the commute.[/quote]

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