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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The examples they use are from the strongest and most desirable programs. There are plenty of undersubscribed programs, and for good reason -- they are not nearly as good. Compare admissions rates and outcomes for RMIB and Kennedy's IB program, for instance. They are also ignoring why so many people need programs--their home schools are not providing a strong academic program. That's where the focus should be -- improving local school so that people are able to get a good education at their local schools.[/quote]

Especially at the ES and MS level, people have been very clear that they would prefer to keep their kids close to home in their home school but would very much like more accelerated options.  They did do a slightly accelerated social studies program for MS — unclear what they can’t do that for English.  No one wants to put their 11 year old on an hour bus ride and separate them from friends (unlesss the kid has been bullied or something like that.). [/quote]

People with an actually academically advanced child do want to put their kid on a bus for an hour. Obviously closer would be better. But some of you clearly don’t know kids who truly cannot have academic needs met outside of a gifted program. [/quote]

100% My daughter did this for 4 years as she is truly gifted meaning she did not go to tutors or get prepped but made it on her own merit. In MS, they moved her up a grade and in 8th the high school teacher taught her and her cohort. Most went to magnets and are now in good or Ivy League colleges. All including mine that were in this cohort had exceedingly high GPA’s, even in the SMCS magnet program and did remarkable research. So, no! We need these magnet programs. However, there needs to be more seats as so many others didn’t get a chance.[/quote]

How many truly gifted students attend MCPS schools? We don't have that data from MCPS, so it's hard to make claims that we need more magnets. On the face of it, more magnet programs sound great, but we don't have sufficient numbers of teachers trained to teach magnet-level courses and I am not sure that most talented students are ready for cellular physiology, quantum physics, and thermodynamics, all magnet courses.

I think the school district should have more program options available for students, but highly able students will thrive when placed with a similar student cohort and with highly educated teachers who know how to guide collaborative education with highly able students.

I don't understand why the RM IB, and Blair's and Poolesville's magnets can't continue to recruit across the new regions to recruit students able to learn at an accelerated level. We are throwing away these programs, when it would not be difficult to keep them. [/quote]

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