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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Given Woodward will host special program for Drama, Art, Media etc having 35-40% FARMS will result in high achiveing kids leaving for WJ or Stem program in Wheaton. It will result in fewer kids who can take higher level courses and they will have no choice.[/quote]

art and music kids take a lot of AP classes[/quote]

They do but they take less frequently higher level STEM than kids who are focused on STEM. Kids focused on STEM would have to leave Woodward to get decent options given more than third of school will be FARMS. It will create problem for kids who are left behind.[/quote]

Isn't MCPS committed to offering AP Bio, Chem, Phys or an IB equivalent in all high schools?[/quote]

Take for example, MCPS is not going to offer anything higher than Cal BC so if you take Pre-algebra( around 20% kids take it RM Cluster, I don't know about other clujsters) in grade 6 then you will be doing Alg1 and Alg 2 in 7th and 8th. Then Prec cal and Cal in 9th and 10th. You will be forced to take random filler courses in math in grade 11th and 12th if school does not offer courses beyond Cal. That's the case in many high poverty HS right now unless they host STEM magnet. [/quote]

This happened to my child and its something to consider.  There are no AP science classes at some schools and very limited classes overall at those schools too.[/quote]

That's the problem Woodward students may face as well.[/quote]

Woodward will be a W school.  It will have the academics.  The kids with the issue are ones like mine and I'm not sure what we are going to do - move or go private for the youngest, probably private as its cheaper than moving for us.  We learned our lesson with our oldest.[/quote]

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