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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are not choosing RMIB for the same commute/community aspects you point out about CAP, OP. We live close to Blair,  and our Eastern 8th grader has decided he wants to continue with his friends/program at CAP.

As for the science - they are putting kids into AP Physics at Blair as freshmen, which I think seems crazy. But I guess they'll have a cohort? They can't possibly be ready for that as 14/15 year olds, right?!?! Is that happening at other schools? Why the rush? The Bio-Chem-Physics pathway just seems more sensible.
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I don't understand why Blair puts them in AP Physics but not AP Government NSL (which as a magnet course could be taught both to magnet standards and to the AP Government NSL test, which is not that hard). It doesn't look like Blair even offers AP Government NSL to anyone. I wish the Blair website were better -- I can't find a course bulletin so got this info off the general MCPS page for Blair classes:

https://coursebulletin.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/SchoolCourseCatalogs/School/04757/top

I also don't understand the AP Physics for 9th graders. There's plenty of time to get to AP Physics. My RMIB kid and my W school kid both took AP Physics I as sophomores after taking honors chem and honors bio as freshmen while taking algebra 2 -- I don't see a need to rush it before that. Strange.[/quote]

There is course and program information under Counseling. (www.mbhs.edu -> Counseling -> Course Registration 2022-2023)[/quote]

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