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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You've reached the same conclusion as many many other parents.  The only question now is why Wolfe and McKnight don't do this?  According to another thread, they're spending 1.6M on Kid's Museum instead of enhancing programs?[/quote]

I've been one of the loudest proponents of differentiation on this thread, but I'm unbothered by the Kid Museum partnership. Kids, including gifted kids, benefit from these sorts of partnerships because they expose kids to resources they would not otherwise be able to access. Maybe it lights a spark that would otherwise not be lit. [/quote]

Does anyone know if this is the first time MCPS gave money to KIDS museum?  The Museum has been in the basement of Davis Library for over Ten years.  Last time They were talking about move it to a new office building in Rockville.  I always wondering why such great venue for kids, especially the kids they intended to help whose parents are less likely to expose them to STEM, not locate in downtown SS, Wheaton, or Germantown.[/quote]

Why are we investing in a Kid Museum at all. We live in a city of free museums. Transportation is a huge issue (not enough buses to use for field trips) and often cited at my kids' ES on why they don't take more field trips. Why don't they take the 1.6 million and distribute it to schools to pay for coach buses so kids can take advantage of all museums that already exist?[/quote]

I'm sure somebody has the real numbers - but I'm supposing that it is more cost efficient to have something nearby than it is to pay for those coach buses to take our kids into DC year after year after year after year[/quote]

How are kids getting to the Kid Museum? They are still going to need Coach buses to get there. I guess kids can walk from Ashburton, but there is probably some MCPS rule against that.[/quote]

$5 per mile on top of $1500-$2000 for the day charter.

It adds up. [/quote]

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