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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a 10th grader at Blair Magnet.  Socially, 9th grade was rough, but 10th grade has been much better so far. Academically, it has been a good fit. The workload (outside of Functions, which DC eventually dropped) has been totally manageable.  DC is very much looking forward to the magnet electives in 11th and 12th grade. [/quote]

We had a similar experience, but our child didn't drop functions even though it was a huge amount of work.  Our child had been in an elementary magnet but we didn't apply to the MS magnets. MS was difficult socially because our child didn't really fit in anymore.  It didn't help that they were taking math and science classes with older kids.  They had no problem socially in 9th grade because they still had friends from the elementary magnet that they had kept up with. However, the bulk of the HS magnet comes from the MS magnet, so I can see how it could be difficult for a student who didn't attend the MS magnet socially.

My impression is that the magnet is for a certain type of kid whose needs socially and academically aren't well met at the home school. There are plenty of very smart kids who are able to find their path at their home school.  one of our children did fine at the home HS. The other needed to be at the magnet.  [/quote]
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I've never heard of an MCPS student being allowed to take higher level science with other grades in MS. [/b]Did your child go to private school for middle school or are you in a different district?[/quote]

Also wondering this.  First off, our MCPS didn’t offer any ‘higher-level’ science courses.  They DID allow kids to take higher level math.  [/quote]

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