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The magnets are supposed to cater to two populations:

1. The truly gifted students who are so far ahead of their peers that their needs cannot be met in a regular classroom. They are usually willing to travel, since there is no alternative for them.

2. The high-achievers who would thrive anywhere. The ones living far away usually prefer to stay at their home middle school. This is why magnets have historically been located in less affluent parts of MoCo, to give excellent but underprivileged students a chance to have a "safe", college-bound peer group at magnet.

Only you know in which category your child belongs, OP!

As for the class content, it's not just the curriculum that's more in depth. It's the peer group which fosters amazingly high-level discussions, and the teachers who understand and stimulate them.

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There is a third category: wacky kids that socially do not belong to "normal" schools, and who enjoy math, science and computers  (or 2 out of 3).
I have 2 kids in Takoma like that. One is obsessed with books but hate humanities. Another hate any writing and extremely good with technical subjects.
They cannot be placed in regular school, and there are no privates that can accommodate them.[/quote]

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