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You do realize that families move to other areas of the county for other reasons than avoiding Silver Spring right? Our commutes are better where we are. Moving to SS would move us further away from our work (Gaithersburg) or is that hard to imagine? [/quote]

PP, I'm going to say this as kindly as I can: everything is a trade-off. You moved to Gaithersburg to be closer to your work. That's good for you. However, in Gaithersburg, you are farther from the MSMC schools. That's not good for you. Since middle school is just 3 years per child, my opinion is that you made a sensible decision. But if you weigh the trade-offs differently, then you should consider moving.

I will also note that I know families in Germantown and Clarksburg who sent children to MSMC schools, so people even further away than you (depending on where you are in Gaithersburg) can make it work. It's not a decision I would have made, but I haven't heard any regrets from them.[/quote]

This is an issue with almost any special program.  One of my kids got offered a spot in an immersion program, but we couldn’t make it work with our jobs and co mutes and the extra cost of before/aftercare, so she didn’t get to have that experience. So it goes. More opportunities would be great for everyone, but it’s not feasible. We have to make choices. That’s life.[/quote]

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