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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:CES. Peer group is everything.

This. And by and large the same cohort go to magnet ms and magnet hs. Impact on ECs, scholastic teams, college application journey etc is significant.

Not really. You have to win the lottery again for middle school and high school. Odds of getting picked for all three is probably slim.

The high school magnets are NOT lottery

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Anonymous wrote:100% CES. They are eliminating ELC. It will be much better at CES.

OP here. Our school has been doing CKLA this year, and it seems fine.

If everything seems fine, then go ahead and decline. You’d know if your kid really needed the CES. My kid was incredibly frustrated by school in third grade, to the point that they were angry that I hadn’t tried to see if they could skip a grade back when they were in kindergarten (which I don’t believe MCPS would even have allowed because their birthday is nowhere near the cutoff). My kid needed something to change. DC also did magnet middle school and is now in magnet high school. They’re so grateful for the cohort they’ve had, especially in middle school and high school, because although every class has kids who misbehave or are distracting, a large majority of their classmates pay attention in class, learn the material quickly, turn in their work, and can handle a faster pace and deeper discussions. In mixed ability classrooms, my child felt ignored because they were never called on. In the magnet programs, they get to participate more.

Anonymous wrote:100% CES. They are eliminating ELC. It will be much better at CES.

OP here. Our school has been doing CKLA this year, and it seems fine.

I would only send my kid to CES if she needed it. If I felt her needs were not being met at the home school (e.g. resulting in social/emotional problems).

My kid and 4 kids at other schools that got accepted all declined ces.

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Anonymous wrote:It depends on the kid. We decided based on social needs. DS was happy at our home school, so he declined acceptance at all levels- CES (whatever it was called then), TPMS and springbrook IB. He was extremely successful in high school ( just graduated), the decisions did not hold him back in any way. Had he not already been happy, he probably would have gone into the magnet programs. I’m sure they were stronger academically, but balance was more important for his needs and we don’t feel he lost out.

This is such a sensible perspective.

+1. We opted for CES this year, but part of our logic was that our kid didn't have that many friends at the home school. She was unhappy, so a move made a lot of sense.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:CES. Peer group is everything.

This. And by and large the same cohort go to magnet ms and magnet hs. Impact on ECs, scholastic teams, college application journey etc is significant.

Not really. You have to win the lottery again for middle school and high school. Odds of getting picked for all three is probably slim.

100% CES. They are eliminating ELC. It will be much better at CES.

Anonymous wrote:It depends on the kid. We decided based on social needs. DS was happy at our home school, so he declined acceptance at all levels- CES (whatever it was called then), TPMS and springbrook IB. He was extremely successful in high school ( just graduated), the decisions did not hold him back in any way. Had he not already been happy, he probably would have gone into the magnet programs. I’m sure they were stronger academically, but balance was more important for his needs and we don’t feel he lost out.

This is such a sensible perspective.

Anonymous wrote:CES. Peer group is everything.

This. And by and large the same cohort go to magnet ms and magnet hs. Impact on ECs, scholastic teams, college application journey etc is significant.

CES. Peer group is everything.

Anonymous wrote:Just got the letter that DD get 4/5 math and the enriched reading from the home school. Still worth it to do CES? Will she do 4/5 math at the CES school?

Is your school doing the fully cohorted enriched ELA class, or the mixed class? If you don't know, you should ask, since that might affect your decision.

It depends on the kid. We decided based on social needs. DS was happy at our home school, so he declined acceptance at all levels- CES (whatever it was called then), TPMS and springbrook IB. He was extremely successful in high school ( just graduated), the decisions did not hold him back in any way. Had he not already been happy, he probably would have gone into the magnet programs. I’m sure they were stronger academically, but balance was more important for his needs and we don’t feel he lost out.

CES and home school enriched reading is like black coffee versus those frappuchinos. No comparision. Go to CES. Yes, 4/5 math is still offered.

Just got the letter that DD get 4/5 math and the enriched reading from the home school. Still worth it to do CES? Will she do 4/5 math at the CES school?