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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I will say this: I was pretty irritated that my former CES child was in both lotteries and didn’t get any offers. Child would have taken the spot in either program and under the paradigm prior to the lottery, probably would have been offered a spot.

Anyway, child is now in 8th grade at neighborhood middle school. I’m honestly really glad we ended up here in the end. As we think about high school, we have the great gift to be able to choose to matriculate at our zoned school with friends and neighbors, OR consider high school programs. I think if DC were at a magnet, knowing that everyone will be scattered yet again (like post CES) would be a big bummer. The commute would have been do-able but the convenience of these last several years has been amazing. I also think while my child would have definitely preferred a challenge, DC is not going to be heading into the slog of high school burned out.

All I can say is that I hope advocacy continues for enriched English and Science options at home schools. That would probably serve all students best. [/quote]

I agree with this sentiment. Oldest DC was at TPMS and had several friends opt out of magnets for HS even though they got in. They were burned out from the commute and work and many of their friends weren't going to a magnet anyway so it made sense.[/quote]

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