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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To OP: [b]do you believe your kid(s) is truly gifted, talented, and self-determined? If yes, choose FCPS, and try to push them to TJ. If they can't get in, several FCPS HSs are still pretty good and competitive, but TJ is a a whole new leve[/b]l.

If you believe your kids are somewhat gifted but not one of a kind, choose Howard county. Marriotts Ridge, Centennial or Clarksville are all very descent.

If you believe your kids are probably just high-achiever, and hard to tell the long-term trend, and you want them to enjoy a happy easygoing life and you are satisfied with UMD, you can try Bethesda or Potomac.

We moved to MoCo for the true jewelry on the top: the magnet/RMIB. Our elder one is lucky enough to ride through it with maximizing their education experience. We observed the consistent decline of education over the past 15 years or so under the name of so many popular words. Now these only jewels are going to be removed soon. Don't come for a good education for gifted kids. Period. [/quote]
The very top, talented,  gifted kids in the area are in MoCo.[/quote]

I said, those very top talented and gifted kids in MCPS were identified and very well served by the magnet pathway in the past, but less and less since the lottery. I know quite some families moved to MoCo intentionally for these GT opportunities. Now the entire new regional model is going to kill the HS merit-based magnet program completely. Families with gifted kids will fleet away. FCPS serves these kids well, and HCPS does an overall good job. MCPS is a sinking ship.  [/quote]

I have to agree with this post. My three kids are all doctors came out of MCPS magnet HSs. My youngest graduated in 2015 from RMIB.  MCPS used to recognize kids at the top end of spectrum need special support as much as kids at the bottom end of the spectrum. Last 10 years or so, MCPS has definitely moved away from addressing the needs of truly gifted kids to finding more "equity" between all kids. We are truly lucky that our kids graduated before this madness but it's very sad to see the decline if you have truly gifted kids. [/quote]

It is human nature to believe that everything is worse now than it was before but can you cite objective measures?[/quote]

Exactly.  MCPS realized that there were more kids in the top end of the spectrum not being served who should also have access and as such has tried to make more things available(hence compacted math and ELC).  Is everything perfect, No, but newsflash the magnets weren’t perfect when they started, left a lot of kids out, and much has changed in 20yrs.[/quote]

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