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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You know, if you solely read this forum, you'd think only geniuses live in Moco.

Op, my kid is in middle school too (not a magnet or frost, but likely similar). She's smart but not going to make math olympiad. Some classes are good (math, global humanities, science), and some are average (English, foreign language). I found the social aspect such a big difference that I was grateful that she wasn't feeling high pressure in every class..now in 7th grade, she pretty much has hw daily in math, foreign language, and humanities and it takes 1-1.5 hrs. To me, that's sufficient. 
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?  Plenty of people post on here stating  that there kids are above average, not genius. I don't get that sense. Sure, there are a lot of high performers in MCPS. There are a lot of lawyers, doctors, scientists, IT professionsal whose kids go to MCPS, so it makes sense that there are a lot of smart kids in the district.[/quote]

That's exactly my point. I actually *am* a scientist. My spouse is a doc...I went to tpms/Blair. My kids have both skipped grades, yada yada. I still don't get the sense that my kid is getting a grossly inferior product at a regular mcps middle school than I had at TPMS. And in terms of outcomes, it's meaningless since most of us UMC parents are already giving our kids tons of advantages/privileges.

I dunno y'all. It's okay to not be super challenged in every single class. I read a lot of fantasy novels in class. [/quote]

There are any number of free programs even like AOPS hosts math jams or a local Math circle or if you can afford it, AoPS or RSM.

I like TPMS. The science is deeper. The math is as good or better than other places and they also get some basic programming. But you could go to most any MCPS MS and supplement a few outside programming classes or join your schools math team. It may be slightly better but in the long run will make little difference.
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Not all MCPS middle schools have a math team. It is highly dependent on finding a teacher sponsor and enough kids who want to participate.[/quote][/quote]

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