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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have not read this whole thread but I have a child who would be a great fit for one of the middle school magnets but the commute would absolutely kill any downtime they might have. But our home school is not good and has no real accelerated classes aside from Math. The whole idea of these limited programs being available ONLY BY LOTTERY and only for kids who can manage the commute is insane. Every single school should have an actual advanced program and if we are going to do magnets there should be a magnet within a reasonable radius for every kid. [/quote]

I guess the question is, are people saying they want an actual magnet program or do they want a good school?

I know it's not a popular opinion nowadays but schools was a major factor on where we decided to move to.  If schools weren't a factor, we would've been open to a lot more areas.

Yes, the area we picked is more expensive and on the wealthier side.

So my point of view is that the magnet program is a really specialized program for the really elite few.  You see the kind of things those students are showcasing at local events and it's really a different breed.  We would've liked for our kids to go to those special programs.  But prior to all the changes going on or proposed, we are fully okay with the local schools we're currently zoned for.

Are people asking for more access to the actual current magnet programs and what it offers.  Or are people asking for better schools where their kids would have access to the more higher level and rigorous classes?  ie in the groups we are in, not just in MCPS but in surrounding school systems, taking Calculus by 10th grade is very normal and there is the full expectation that the local high schools have what the students need/want for grades 11 and 12.

I'm not saying that there should be a high price of entry for "good" schools.  But I'm questioning if people are really asking for magnet programs or if they're asking for better schools.[/quote]
This is an astute point and may explain why MCPS is splitting the baby in half, so to speak, by replacing the current highly rigorous magnet programs with specialized programs located across many more schools offering more seats, but with intentionally decreased rigor in every single humanities program and possible decreased rigor in STEM programs.[/quote]

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