Anonymous
Post 06/23/2012 08:57     Subject: Anyone leave a Magnet Program?
Anonymous wrote:Why are all of these special programs concentrated in one part of the county??




Full of liberals. They insist. They get.
Anonymous
Post 06/23/2012 06:34     Subject: Anyone leave a Magnet Program?
Why are all of these special programs concentrated in one part of the county??
Anonymous
Post 06/22/2012 09:44     Subject: Anyone leave a Magnet Program?
Anonymous wrote:NP - My kid was very insistent and emotional about not going to an HGC where DC was accepted. Our local school was decent and he was allowed to advance in math at least, so we stuck with it. A few other kids are now heading off to HGC and I wonder if it was the right decision, but ultimately I think his varied sports, music, and social interests make him a better fit at the local school. As we gear up for middle school, I know we will have the same discussion (if he get's into a MS magnet program) and I am guessing we will stick with the local school again. I will always wonder about this, but it is great to hear about gifted kids thriving at local schools. As I think about Blair, I wonder if it is a good fit for a gifted kid who has a lot of different interests and would rather attack multiple subjects (music, sports and academics) rather than go deep into academics and maybe one other activity. It's a personal decision, but this is why I want MCPS to address the needs of gifted kids at local schools.


This is why DC chose CAP over the magnet. DC is an outlier in one of the magnet areas, but doesn't enjoy all the areas. From CAP, DC can take magnet courses in certain areas, after doing prerequisites, and honors/AP in the other areas. It's not perfect, but better than a lop-sided focus on math-science and allows DC to focus on many other interests.
Anonymous
Post 06/22/2012 08:55     Subject: Anyone leave a Magnet Program?
Anonymous wrote:NP - My kid was very insistent and emotional about not going to an HGC where DC was accepted. Our local school was decent and he was allowed to advance in math at least, so we stuck with it. A few other kids are now heading off to HGC and I wonder if it was the right decision, but ultimately I think his varied sports, music, and social interests make him a better fit at the local school. As we gear up for middle school, I know we will have the same discussion (if he get's into a MS magnet program) and I am guessing we will stick with the local school again. I will always wonder about this, but it is great to hear about gifted kids thriving at local schools. As I think about Blair, I wonder if it is a good fit for a gifted kid who has a lot of different interests and would rather attack multiple subjects (music, sports and academics) rather than go deep into academics and maybe one other activity. It's a personal decision, but this is why I want MCPS to address the needs of gifted kids at local schools.


Good luck with that.
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2012 22:28     Subject: Anyone leave a Magnet Program?
NP - My kid was very insistent and emotional about not going to an HGC where DC was accepted. Our local school was decent and he was allowed to advance in math at least, so we stuck with it. A few other kids are now heading off to HGC and I wonder if it was the right decision, but ultimately I think his varied sports, music, and social interests make him a better fit at the local school. As we gear up for middle school, I know we will have the same discussion (if he get's into a MS magnet program) and I am guessing we will stick with the local school again. I will always wonder about this, but it is great to hear about gifted kids thriving at local schools. As I think about Blair, I wonder if it is a good fit for a gifted kid who has a lot of different interests and would rather attack multiple subjects (music, sports and academics) rather than go deep into academics and maybe one other activity. It's a personal decision, but this is why I want MCPS to address the needs of gifted kids at local schools.
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2012 22:21     Subject: Anyone leave a Magnet Program?
Anyone know about RM and Blair? Would appreciate experiences with both. Thank you.
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2012 21:32     Subject: Re:Anyone leave a Magnet Program?
I have a friend who pulled her DC from Takoma after a HGC. Long bus ride, no time for fun. Kid just graduated from public high school and is headed to a great college. Happiness all around.
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2012 21:18     Subject: Anyone leave a Magnet Program?
I pulled mine out of Takoma
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2012 21:06     Subject: Anyone leave a Magnet Program?
My daughter is interested in the Eastern Magnet for next year..but is a tiny and very young for her year kid. Not happy to hear about the environment you describe. Are your children ( and you) still happy enough with the program to continue? More details would be great.
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2012 20:47     Subject: Anyone leave a Magnet Program?
^^ I don't think this is true. DC attends Eastern also.

It is true that the behavioral environment is rough and there were two rounds of Slap Ass Week. There were two drug busts, both for marijuana.

However, I know for a fact that they pull kids off the waiting list, not from the comprehensive program. (Unless of course those comprehensive kids were on the waiting list.) And there were still kids on the waiting list at the end of 6th.




Anonymous
Post 06/21/2012 18:54     Subject: Anyone leave a Magnet Program?
DC attends Eastern magnet. DC informs me that several parents pulled their kids (girls) out of the magnet this year due to the rough behavioral environment. Apparently, multiple drug busts and two rounds of "Slap Ass Week" were enough to make some parents think that their kids would be better off at the home school.

Of course, some magnet kids also left due to family moves, etc.

My understanding is that there were enough empty spots in the magnet program that they invited some kids from the "comprehensive" program to fill the spots.
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2012 19:57     Subject: Anyone leave a Magnet Program?
Pulled my child out of one magnet (immersion) to attend another (HGC). At HCG, there were a couple of kids who left = they thought it was too much work, missed their home school, etc.
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2012 15:49     Subject: Re:Anyone leave a Magnet Program?
My neighbor pulled her kid out of one. The bus ride was too long, he wasn't able to hang out with neighborhood kids, etc. she met with the principal of the local ms first to make sure the school would meet his needs. He was able to take a class at the local hs for math.
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2012 15:43     Subject: Anyone leave a Magnet Program?
doesn't look like anyone has left.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2012 23:00     Subject: Anyone leave a Magnet Program?
I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has left a Magnet Program and/or withdrew their student from a Magnet Program (i.e., Blair Math & Science, TJ, IB, etc.). Please share your experience, things you considered and utimately are/were you happy with your decision? Why or why not?