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[quote=Anonymous]I have had 2 kids go through Eastern magnet (within the last couple of years) and I currently have one kid in a DCC regular middle school. Commute wasn’t an issue for us either. Finding a quirky friend group was important for my second kid through the program but not the first. My first didn’t find her people there, but still describes it as worth it.

It is really depressing how terrible the English language and writing curriculum are at the regular school compared to Eastern. You can always supplement math but I think you need to get good writing instruction at school. My kids came out of that program able to read and write and analyze texts. They both say that no humanities class since has been “hard”. They got the tools they needed early.

I also think kids sort of decide what kind of student they are going to be in middle school- like, going forward, and being surrounded by other kids who care and who try is really important. The peer pressure to be cool and not care at the regular middle school is strong.

So I would caution against making a MS decision based on a current friend group. Those three years are really intense and as friends mature at different times, old friends can drift apart and then you’ve chosen MoCo business as usual for a “friend”…

Eastern is really special. If you got a spot, go for it! Congrats. [/quote]

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