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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid went from a regional CES to the home MS.  99% for MAP scores.

She likes the AIM HIGH courses.  English is pretty sad because it’s mixed ability English and there are some kids who have trouble writing basic sentences.  Science has been good because she has a good teacher.  [/quote]

For English, even in TPMS it is mixed with non magnet, which is worse than average home MS[/quote]

How is this "worse" and why do people think mixed abilities in English adversely affect their kids?  I've had 2 kids come out of HGC (more competitive than CESs are now), get into both Eastern & Takoma, choose Takoma and have GREAT experiences in English. FWIW, there were also a bad and a meh experience, but the issue was not the class ability, it was the teacher. (The bad teacher is gone).  Just because kids are at different reading/writing levels doesn't mean they can't learn together or even learn from one another in discussions and lectures and activities. Teachers have wonderful resources at varying lexile levels to work with a variety of levels. It's not like math.  Keep an open mind about learning potential in a mixed English class. So much of it is what kid brings to the table in his/her writing and what the teacher offers in terms of lessons and feedback. Having diverse perspectives in the class can also be a learning tool.[/quote]

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