Montgomery Blair Magnet

CountingDown
Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:15:23 +0000

At our house, the decision ultimately belonged to the kids – but it was also a family commitment because of the program workload and transportation issues.

My younger S had the choice of three programs or his local HS – he knew kids at all the programs and knew what he was getting into. He had thrived on the elem and MS magnet programs and wanted to continue that path with his friends.

The local HS for my older S was not an option. He had academic and social needs that could not be met there and frankly, we didn’t want him attending UMCP when he was 14. The magnet program offered the academic challenge with the advantage of doing so with age peers. Win-win.

And nobody, but nobody, beats Eric Walstein’s magnet MV/DiffEq class at Blair. :)