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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DP.  One word - academics.  If MCPS had all top-notch, physically-safe schools, I doubt any parents would complain.  But MCPS isn't a top-notch district anymore.  It's a top-heavy, political-game-playing bureaucracy.

Take Blair as an example.  It's supposedly the "star" of MCPS' Magnet Program.  It's #31 in the State, #438 as a STEM, and #1,736 in National Rankings.  That's below WJ, Northwest, Clarksburg, Wheaton.  [b]Even as a pure Magnet, the best-of-the-best in the County, it's only #186 of 857. [/b] Given the resources and "Blair envy" bravado poured into the program, that's just plain embarrassing.  Why wasn't every six-figure member of AEI fired for this complete failure?  Good question.

As a parent, I want to give my kids the best chance at entering into a serious academic program, and that means the best college preparation possible with every penny my family has.  My child is not an MCPS social experiment.  If you want to play with someone's future, do it with your own child - not mine.[/quote]

Thef s because Blair is NOT a pure magnet, so of course it ranks lower than pure magnets.

I can see why your family needs to spend every penny on college preparation. You're starting on the back foot. [/quote]

Using the excuse that Blair is “not a pure magnet”?  Okay. Here’s a different ranking site.  Ranking factors include state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, teacher quality, and magnet school ratings. SAT/ACT scores, etc.

https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-magnet-high-schools/s/maryland/

What’s the excuse now?  ‘Not a pure magnet’?  Guess what.  Neither is Poolesville.

At some point MCPS either needs to accept the AEI failure and resolve to fix it, or blog on anonymous websites how everyone has Blair Envy and ‘start on the back foot’, although I never heard that weird meme before, and a little strange?  Guess you were in a hurry to post a slight?[/quote]

Blair has so few magnet students that Niche doesn't even consider Blair a magnet school.

https://www.niche.com/k12/montgomery-blair-high-school-silver-spring-md/

Poolesville is half the size of Blair, and has 3 magnet programs to Blair's 2 magnet programs. Poolesville non-magnet serves a wealthier, less diverse population than Blair non-magnet population.

How stupid can you be? What point are you even trying to make? 
Why are you so focused on Blair, a school whose basic structure you know nothing about? [/quote]

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