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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I recommend taking a look at the after school clubs and seeing which "best" fits your child's (or your) likes. This is a great proxy for how involved teachers (who volunteer to run these clubs) and parents are in that MS. MCPS curriculum is more or less the same everywhere and lets face it - most of the kids receive enrichment outside of school to make up for any deficits in school. Its really the overall fit (safety, clubs, size etc) that determine "best" for any particular kid. My older kid went to TPMS, my younger didnt but got a better experience at our home school. Both are now in HS magnets for what it is worth.[/quote]

Except the TPMS magnet which has more accelerated math and science than other MS.[/quote]

TPMS does not have any of that. The have enriched math and science, and intro CS. It's good for students who don't have engaged or aware parents to guide them at home. (That's why the lottery was partially successful, freeing up spots for kids who need it, while the rest thrive at their home school with engaged and aware parents and PTA.)[/quote]

Yes, it has that exactly. They [b]cover organic chem and genetics[/b] in 7th. In math, they dive into things like set theory and proofs in a way which normal Algebra and Geometry barely touch. It is much more thorough and deeper than what is available elsewhere.[/quote]

As someone who took two college semesters of O. Chem after a HS education that included modeling reactions (but not organic chemical reactions specifically), I am wondering what it means to "cover" it in 7th grade. Can you say more?[/quote]

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