Another article about the magnet programs in Washington Post

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Anonymous wrote:The same teachers who teach math in the rest of Blair now teach magnet math. Magnet math is high school math.

That is like saying if I teach 9 grade math and 12 grade math they must be the same class. Magnet math covers Algebra II and 1/2 of pre-calc in 1 year. Which W school offers that option?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The same teachers who teach math in the rest of Blair now teach magnet math. Magnet math is high school math.

Logic is not your strength. Stay away from law school, or engineering, or science, or...etc.

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Anonymous wrote:The same teachers who teach math in the rest of Blair now teach magnet math. Magnet math is high school math.

Of course magnet math is high school math -- in a high-school magnet, that is. In a middle-school magnet, magnet math is middle-school math. And in an elementary-school magnet...well, you can probably figure it out.

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Why can't applications be viewed in a ethnicity, race, and income neutral environment (e.g. take name, address, home school off what the review panel sees)? I am referring to the GT programs. The language immersion programs, IMO, should be dismantled or completely revamped so the options exists for all MCPS students. GT programs should exist to meet the educational needs of students who qualify for them (I know more qualify than are accepted-these programs should be expanded).

They can, of course. However, the applicants don't live in an ethnicity, race, and income neutral environment.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The same teachers who teach math in the rest of Blair now teach magnet math. Magnet math is high school math.

That is like saying if I teach 9 grade math and 12 grade math they must be the same class. Magnet math covers Algebra II and 1/2 of pre-calc in 1 year. Which W school offers that option?

The magnet claims they cover a lot. most of it is superficial. teachers even war students not to take the corresponding AP course.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The same teachers who teach math in the rest of Blair now teach magnet math. Magnet math is high school math.

That is like saying if I teach 9 grade math and 12 grade math they must be the same class. Magnet math covers Algebra II and 1/2 of pre-calc in 1 year. Which W school offers that option?

The magnet claims they cover a lot. most of it is superficial. teachers even war students not to take the corresponding AP course.

Hi, Blair troll! How is the principal's Twitter feed these days?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The same teachers who teach math in the rest of Blair now teach magnet math. Magnet math is high school math.

That is like saying if I teach 9 grade math and 12 grade math they must be the same class. Magnet math covers Algebra II and 1/2 of pre-calc in 1 year. Which W school offers that option?

The magnet claims they cover a lot. most of it is superficial. teachers even war students not to take the corresponding AP course.

Magnet students take the AP exams. They are aware of what the AP covers vs. what the magnet classes cover.

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Do the minorities include Asians too? I thought the Asians weren't struggling.

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Anonymous wrote:Do the minorities include Asians too? I thought the Asians weren't struggling.

You can read the report's scope, findings, and recommendations for yourself, here: http://news.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/quicknotes/study-released-on-mcps-choice-and-special-academic-programs-2/

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Anonymous wrote:Do the minorities include Asians too? I thought the Asians weren't struggling.

don't be silly. of course not. this is a measure to control not to invite even more.

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Anonymous wrote:Do the minorities include Asians too? I thought the Asians weren't struggling.

No, for the purpose of academics only, Asians are considered de facto Whites. In the workplace however, they are considered minorities because they are under represented in the board room, executive level, politics, etc.. It's weird.

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Anonymous wrote:Do the minorities include Asians too? I thought the Asians weren't struggling.

No, for the purpose of academics only, Asians are considered de facto Whites. In the workplace however, they are considered minorities because they are under represented in the board room, executive level, politics, etc.. It's weird.

By white people. Except for when white people don't consider Asian-origin people to be de facto white people.

It shouldn't be surprising that things aren't always simple, should it?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do the minorities include Asians too? I thought the Asians weren't struggling.

No, for the purpose of academics only, Asians are considered de facto Whites. In the workplace however, they are considered minorities because they are under represented in the board room, executive level, politics, etc.. It's weird.

By white people. Except for when white people don't consider Asian-origin people to be de facto white people.

It shouldn't be surprising that things aren't always simple, should it?

PP here. In academics, I don't think only white people consider asians de factor white. I think blacks and hispanics do, too, because they are largely over represented in gifted/magnet programs and, as a group, generally have higher test scores than whites.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do the minorities include Asians too? I thought the Asians weren't struggling.

No, for the purpose of academics only, Asians are considered de facto Whites. In the workplace however, they are considered minorities because they are under represented in the board room, executive level, politics, etc.. It's weird.

By white people. Except for when white people don't consider Asian-origin people to be de facto white people.

It shouldn't be surprising that things aren't always simple, should it?

PP here. In academics, I don't think only white people consider asians de factor white. I think blacks and hispanics do, too, because they are largely over represented in gifted/magnet programs and, as a group, generally have higher test scores than whites.

High test scores and magnet programs don't make people white. I think that black and/or Hispanic people are just as capable of distinguishing between non-Hispanic European-origin and non-Hispanic Asian-origin people as anybody else.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The same teachers who teach math in the rest of Blair now teach magnet math. Magnet math is high school math.

That is like saying if I teach 9 grade math and 12 grade math they must be the same class. Magnet math covers Algebra II and 1/2 of pre-calc in 1 year. Which W school offers that option?

The magnet claims they cover a lot. most of it is superficial. teachers even war students not to take the corresponding AP course.

Hi, Blair troll! How is the principal's Twitter feed these days?

Is this the Trump approach? Ridiculing when you lack substance? What twitter feed?

It is BS that 'Magnet math covers Algebra II and 1/2 of pre-calc in 1 year.' Prove it is true if you can.