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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've been reluctant to post because I am not sure how much things have changed at Barnsley since the introduction of C2.0 but I wanted to weigh in given some of the negative comments about the school.  My child attended the HGC for a couple of years and is now in a middle school magnet.  We were VERY happy.  We loved the school, the teachers and the families.  The principal prioritizes the social and emotional development of the children.  There were only a couple of bullying incidents while he was there and the principal was really proactive and dealt with it immediately and effectively.  He worked very hard to make sure the children knew they had to be nice to each other and that being mean or exclusionary was unacceptable.  The social environment was much healthier than the one at our Bethesda area ES. 
We liked the curriculum.  As far as the kids are concerned, my impression is that in the HGCs the children are bright but they are not necessarily hard-working.  In the middle school magnets, the kids are typically both bright and hard-working.  I think it is easier to identify these children in fifth grade than in second grade.  In second grade, you are able to identify potential better than capability.  So, the middle school magnet program seems more rigorous and challenging than the HGC in our experience.  I thought it would just be a sixth grade version of what he had in the HGC but it really seems more intense and challenging (in the best possible way).  FYI last year, the acceptance rates for Eastern and Takoma Park were around 12%- not sure about this year.  So, although there are plenty of bright children who do not apply, they are pretty selective.  I am not sure which private school the OP is considering but from what I've heard anecdotally, the MCPS HGC and Middle school magnet programs are better than the vast majority of private schools.  If the OP's child is attending one of the National Cathedral schools or Sidwell, I would buy his/her claim. [/quote]
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Unfortunately, heard negatives about Barnsley HGC post 2.0 and post ES/P/I grading system, especially 5th grade.[/b][/quote]

Can you explain more about what negatives you've heard about the 5th grade Barnsley HGC?[/quote]

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