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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This makes me dread DC going to Blair. Are all the parents like this?[/quote]

I personally think they dismantle Blair and keep all the uber-smart kids in their home schools where they can still flourish.  [/quote]

Sure at Frost, there's clearly a sizable cohort of high-achievers, so the magnet doesn't matter, but at many schools, that's not the case. The magnets provide a strong cohort for many kids who don't happen to live in the bounds of such a school. Frost's success shows that the county's policy to focus on outliers is working since these kids are doing great at their home school.[/quote]

Agree schools like Frost don't need the magnet. This also frees up more seats for others.[/quote]

It's clear from Frost's victories with the Science Bowl that the county made a good choice by keeping this sufficiently large high-achieving cohort together rather than sending many to the magnet. [/quote]

The selection changes seem to be working well. [b]Maybe they can keep them together at Wootton too in order to free up more space @Blair[/b].[/quote]
I think that's a great idea.[/quote]
No, that's a terrible idea. Blair magnet is nowhere near Takoma magnet in terms of difficulty (ask how I know.) Doing well at top colleges is really a piece of cake after Blair, if you take advantage of all the challenges Blair has to offer. And I'm grateful to Blair for preparing me like that (although it felt maybe a bit too much while I was there.) You need absolutely the best and brightest students there.[/quote]

Likely the reasons that nearly 50% of the Blair SMCS students come TPMS.[/quote]

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