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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone want to join me in focusing on the positive.

We can't realistically have a full magnet at every school.

While no kid is getting the full magnet program outside of the actual magnets , the home school kids have the potential to get magnet curriculum for both Social Studies and Math.  It is a good fit to not have to specialize in 6th Grade for many students.  They get the local social atmosphere of the home school.  They don't have to ride the bus for an hour each way.

I want to celebrate, not throw stones.   [/quote]

RIGHT?!?! I can't believe the discussion isn't at least a little more balanced. Of course it's not exactly the same. But they are listening to you. And they are responding. And this year it might be rocky. But then they'll know how to make it better next year. [b]As another poster noted, the magnet curriculum is 3 courses - this is 2.[/b] I mean, it's not equivalent, but what a big change from where it started. Also, a child in the magnet only gets enriched curriculum in humanities OR math/science. Sounds like these kids will get one of each, a more balanced approach.

They weren't going to listen to you and open 30 new magnets by September (or ever). So they're doing what they can with their resources. I am with you - they made big mistakes in how the magnet process has been handled (now and in the past), and I was pissed. But I appreciate that they're trying. If I were MCPS, I'd sometimes feel like throwing in the towel because nothing I did would ever be appreciated.
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This is not a true statement by the way.  [/quote]

The math/sci magnet program at Roberto Clemente in sixth grade is 3 classes, out of 7 (plus advisory).[/quote]

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