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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The home school classes are not magnet math and magnet global studies, and MCPS doesn't claim they are. They are "enriched," whatever that means. I'm happy that you and your dc are having a good experience with them, but again, they are not magnet classes or programs.[/quote]

I have a friend whose kid is at TPMS and we compared the math class syllabus and materials to date with the enriched class at my kids MS. They are the same.[/quote]

Have you compared with the syllabus of the regular class? Maybe they are the same too? It’s all about the depth of teaching certain topic. [/quote]

I don't know what the other syllabus contains. However, during BTSN the teacher explained that the students would go more in-depth on topics compared to the regular IM class. My child has already started a group project and two individual projects that engage the topic in depth (and in the real world) compared to DC's experience in compacted math, which was just acceleration and worksheets. I don't think my child's experience is exactly like DC's friend's experience at TPMS. However, my child is engaged in math class and with HGC peers and new kids that DC describes as smart and excited about math. Our family didn't want the bus ride, wanted more time for afterschool activities and my child wanted to stay with friends. I am secure in our educational choices and pleased that MCPS added the classes at our home MS. [/quote]

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