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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]New poster here. My child has also been unhappy at his magnet so far, although thankfully there's no bullying. I think a lot of it is being at a new, bigger school with different kids, so he doesn't have many friends or a built-in social net (not many kids from his ES are at this magnet). Also, MS involves more work and more effort academically. My child is doing fine academically, but I can tell he's more stressed this year. I hope things get better before the end of the year. I'm not sure if switching back to his home school would help. It's a difficult decision, because it's a one-way street. Once you go back, you can't change your mind if the problems persist at the home school. I don't have any advice, but wanted you to know your child isn't alone.  [/quote]

6th grade magnet is a big change for kids even if they were at HGC - probably even bigger coming from a neighborhood school.  High expectations and doing work that is actually a challenge can throw a kid for a loop -but most of them get in the groove after awhile.  My Blair CAP kid went to Eastern and broke down in tears a few times the first few months at EMS - but he'll tell you now that he wouldn't have traded his experience at Eastern for anything.  He also learned vital lessons about time management, not letting the perfect be the enemy of the good enough, and his writing and critical thinking are far beyond what is taught at neighborhood MS.  Also, and this is key - he will find his tribe eventually.  The kids he was friends with in 6th were not his close buddies in 8th because he realized who he was and wasn't during MS, but oh the kids who are his friends in 8th - they are tight going into HS.[/quote]

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