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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Based on real experience since I had a nephew in the RMIB program.  Its a wonderful program with great kids, but the [b]home work in the RMIB program is staggering, as is the home work at the most "rigorous" of the private schools.[/b]  Its just too much to allow teens time to socialize and sleep enough in my opinion.  If you are interested read the new book by the author of "Race to Nowhere"

In terms of the diversity issue, magnet programs in middle school in MCPS are almost entirely while and Asian.  Not sure about high school because we opted out for private in high school. If you are black or Latino you do not have much of a peer group, and the  programs are set up so that it is hard for magnet kids to spend time with kids not in the magnet. [b] The top private school my DC now attends is 40 percent minority, mostly AA and Latino so he has many peers.  [/b]The school also have a very active club for minority kids (actually anyone can join), which provides a forum for high achieving Latino and black kids to discuss issues that they confront frequently. He is much happier socially and feels supported at his new school.[/quote]

I know I'm going to sound like a racist but I am really curious. Can a diverse group of kids like that can keep up with the workload equivalent of MCPS magnets? MCPS MS/HS magnets are very diverse as you said for a reason, right? [/quote]

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