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Anonymous wrote:Under 2.0 - no kid would have completed calculus before 10th grade to do thermodynamics for a year, and be able to do this kind of research outside of school. So, long live idiotocracy!

You can take thermodynamics if you've completed AP calculus. If you do the standard compacted math track, you will complete AP calculus in 11th grade, so you can take thermodynamics in 12th grade. However, I expect that there will be students in the Blair magnet who complete AP calculus earlier.

Also, if your definition of "idiotocracy" is "calculus in 11th or 12th grade", then your definition is different from mine.

Yes, probably my definition is different than yours, because my kids are different than yours.

Who will be the students in Blair magnet who will complete AP Calculus earlier that 11th under 2.0? Oh yes, the same demographics of kids who are being enriched outside of school! For the rest of the students - "Long Live Idiotocracy!"

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Anonymous wrote:I love the fact that the Blair magnet id open to all. The idea that non-magnet students don't need the same demanding prerequisites as the magnet students is wonderful.

Maybe you should look at the SPECIFIC prerequisites for the SPECIFIC classes?

I did!!! That's why I love the new open magnet.

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Anonymous wrote:Under 2.0 - no kid would have completed calculus before 10th grade to do thermodynamics for a year, and be able to do this kind of research outside of school. So, long live idiotocracy!

You can take thermodynamics if you've completed AP calculus. If you do the standard compacted math track, you will complete AP calculus in 11th grade, so you can take thermodynamics in 12th grade. However, I expect that there will be students in the Blair magnet who complete AP calculus earlier.

Also, if your definition of "idiotocracy" is "calculus in 11th or 12th grade", then your definition is different from mine.

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Anonymous wrote:I love the fact that the Blair magnet id open to all. The idea that non-magnet students don't need the same demanding prerequisites as the magnet students is wonderful.

Maybe you should look at the SPECIFIC prerequisites for the SPECIFIC classes?

Anonymous wrote:I love the fact that the Blair magnet id open to all. The idea that non-magnet students don't need the same demanding prerequisites as the magnet students is wonderful.

Anonymous wrote:Under 2.0 - no kid would have completed calculus before 10th grade to do thermodynamics for a year, and be able to do this kind of research outside of school. So, long live idiotocracy!

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Anonymous wrote:Most magnet classes need magnet pre-requisits

Is Honors Chemistry a magnet class?

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Anonymous wrote:Let me clear up misconceptions about the Blair magnet program.

1. Magnet students take a separate sequence of courses from the rest of the school except in English, Social Studies, Art, PE, ...

2. For English, Social Studies, Art, PE, ... the magnet students join the rest of the school

3. Magnet courses are open to anyone who wants the challenge

4. Most of the educational success at Blair comes from the achievements of magnet students

5. Magnet students come from almost all over the county

6. Magnet students do not reflect the Blair demographics

1. Magnet students indeed take a separate sequence of courses from the rest of the school except in English, Social Studies, Art, PE, ...

2. For English, Social Studies, Art, PE, ... the magnet students join the rest of the school - yes

3. Magnet courses are open to anyone who wants the challenge and who qualifies for those classes. In reality there are very few non-magnet students in magnet classes for this reason.

4. Most of the educational success at Blair comes from the achievements of magnet students - Define "educational success"

5. Magnet students come from almost all over the county - actually, up-county students do not attend the Blair magnet

6. Magnet students do not reflect the Blair demographics - Do you mean academic demographics, or racial? If you mean academic, then you are probably correct, but if you put the Blair magnet in say, the Whitman or Churchill building, this would also be true. Magnet students stand head and shoulders above other students of all kinds with regard to math/science/computer science. RE racial demographics, sure, you are correct there - but what is your point?

How can my DC qualify for magnet courses? Where can I find a list of qualifications? Thanks.

Anonymous wrote:Most magnet classes need magnet pre-requisits

Anonymous wrote:Prerequisites:

There are also several science courses offered by the Magnet Program that are available to any 11th and 12th grade Blair student who has completed the appropriate prerequisites. Students who have completed Honors Physics and are taking/have completed A.P. Calculus may take Quantum Physics or Thermodynamics. Students who are taking/have completed just A.P. Calculus can take Optics. Those who have completed Honors Chemistry can take Materials Science or Plate Tectonics and Oceanography. Honors Chemistry and Honors Physics are the prerequisites for Astronomy. Students who have completed Honors Chemistry and Algebra II with Analysis can take Analytical Chemistry. Those completing Honors Chemistry, Honors Physics, and Precalculus with Analysis can take Physical Chemistry. Those who complete Honors Biology and Honors Chemistry may take Genetics, Cell Physiology, or Marine Biology. Students who have taken Honors Physics and are taking/have completed Magnet Analysis II (AKA Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations) can take Mathematical Physics. Finally, there are no prerequisites for 11th and 12th graders who wish to take the very popular Origins of Science. Some of these courses may have additional prerequisites or other requirements; please see the Magnet Program's webpages and/or your guidance counselor for more information.