Magnet Middle School Thread: MAP scores and results

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So this will blow your minds. My kid who is breezing through sixth grade in the TPMS magnet getting 100 percent in virtually all classes and performing very strongly in all the magnet classes, was accepted last year with a low 240s MAP-M.

And you know what? It didn't dumb down the program to take a kid with such a terribly low score! It didn't mean they were letting weaker students in. The MAP score was simply a single data point.

There was a long thread about this last year. One poster claimed they had to dumb down the program specifically so many of the lower scoring students could keep up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So this will blow your minds. My kid who is breezing through sixth grade in the TPMS magnet getting 100 percent in virtually all classes and performing very strongly in all the magnet classes, was accepted last year with a low 240s MAP-M.

And you know what? It didn't dumb down the program to take a kid with such a terribly low score! It didn't mean they were letting weaker students in. The MAP score was simply a single data point.

Don’t let DCUM insult your child! I am sure s/he is wonderful and has many great qualities, including great academics. There is no such thing as a perfect meritocracy.

Agree, just because you're kid is a little above average in math doesn't mean they shouldn't get enrichment with other slightly above average magnet kids. I just feel badly for those kids who were really gifted who didn't get lucky enough to win the lottery and spent another year plodding through 2.0 that they understood 3-5 years earlier.

Tbh, my kid isn't a little above average in math. The selection process worked as it should have. This kid has been an outlier since the age of 3. If there was ever a kid in need of this program, my kid was one of them. But new to MCPS and new to MAP. I'm assuming they looked at the big picture.

[Anonymous]

My goodness, I just found this thread after looking for some info on my son going to the middle school magnet, but I would need to go digging for his scores and things. I'm not competitive about his academics but I"m thrilled he got in to the Math/Sci/Computer Sci program at RCMS because I think it's a great fit for him and his interests and learning style. My daughter went to the Humanities program when it was there, before it split off, and that was a great program as well.

I'm wondering if they are going to work towards the Boston trip again, like Humanities had the NYC trip - post-Covid of course.

Much luck to all with your kids' middle school experiences.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the breath of fresh air! Our kids will be fine wherever they go. As developmental experts will tell you, kids will learn from whatever is around them, at the level of giftedness they need.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the breath of fresh air! Our kids will be fine wherever they go. As developmental experts will tell you, kids will learn from whatever is around them, at the level of giftedness they need.

Seems to be exactly the oppose of the people who talk about the performance gap as the number one priority.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Doesn't surprise me. Have a child take a summer math class and they can skip to Algebra I in 6th grade. Its splitting hairs to try to distinguish among kids in the top percentiles. Especially when everybody knows MAP scores track with SES.

You don’t need a summer class to do algebra in 6th.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So this will blow your minds. My kid who is breezing through sixth grade in the TPMS magnet getting 100 percent in virtually all classes and performing very strongly in all the magnet classes, was accepted last year with a low 240s MAP-M.

And you know what? It didn't dumb down the program to take a kid with such a terribly low score! It didn't mean they were letting weaker students in. The MAP score was simply a single data point.

Don’t let DCUM insult your child! I am sure s/he is wonderful and has many great qualities, including great academics. There is no such thing as a perfect meritocracy.

Agree, just because you're kid is a little above average in math doesn't mean they shouldn't get enrichment with other slightly above average magnet kids. I just feel badly for those kids who were really gifted who didn't get lucky enough to win the lottery and spent another year plodding through 2.0 that they understood 3-5 years earlier.

2.0 is gone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So this will blow your minds. My kid who is breezing through sixth grade in the TPMS magnet getting 100 percent in virtually all classes and performing very strongly in all the magnet classes, was accepted last year with a low 240s MAP-M.

And you know what? It didn't dumb down the program to take a kid with such a terribly low score! It didn't mean they were letting weaker students in. The MAP score was simply a single data point.

Don’t let DCUM insult your child! I am sure s/he is wonderful and has many great qualities, including great academics. There is no such thing as a perfect meritocracy.

Agree, just because you're kid is a little above average in math doesn't mean they shouldn't get enrichment with other slightly above average magnet kids. I just feel badly for those kids who were really gifted who didn't get lucky enough to win the lottery and spent another year plodding through 2.0 that they understood 3-5 years earlier.

2.0 is gone.

They brought it back from the dead. Since there's no longer AIM in sixth unenriched grade but grade level math that I heard was based on 2.0. I feel lucky that DD who has always been at the 95th% was lucky enough to be selected for the magnet and spared.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So this will blow your minds. My kid who is breezing through sixth grade in the TPMS magnet getting 100 percent in virtually all classes and performing very strongly in all the magnet classes, was accepted last year with a low 240s MAP-M.

And you know what? It didn't dumb down the program to take a kid with such a terribly low score! It didn't mean they were letting weaker students in. The MAP score was simply a single data point.

Don’t let DCUM insult your child! I am sure s/he is wonderful and has many great qualities, including great academics. There is no such thing as a perfect meritocracy.

Agree, just because you're kid is a little above average in math doesn't mean they shouldn't get enrichment with other slightly above average magnet kids. I just feel badly for those kids who were really gifted who didn't get lucky enough to win the lottery and spent another year plodding through 2.0 that they understood 3-5 years earlier.

2.0 is gone.

They brought it back from the dead. Since there's no longer AIM in sixth unenriched grade but grade level math that I heard was based on 2.0. I feel lucky that DD who has always been at the 95th% was lucky enough to be selected for the magnet and spared.

If your kid is smart have them do algebra. They will have aim but it is a different curriculum. It is either eureka math or learn zillion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So this will blow your minds. My kid who is breezing through sixth grade in the TPMS magnet getting 100 percent in virtually all classes and performing very strongly in all the magnet classes, was accepted last year with a low 240s MAP-M.

And you know what? It didn't dumb down the program to take a kid with such a terribly low score! It didn't mean they were letting weaker students in. The MAP score was simply a single data point.

Don’t let DCUM insult your child! I am sure s/he is wonderful and has many great qualities, including great academics. There is no such thing as a perfect meritocracy.

Agree, just because you're kid is a little above average in math doesn't mean they shouldn't get enrichment with other slightly above average magnet kids. I just feel badly for those kids who were really gifted who didn't get lucky enough to win the lottery and spent another year plodding through 2.0 that they understood 3-5 years earlier.

2.0 is gone.

They brought it back from the dead. Since there's no longer AIM in sixth unenriched grade but grade level math that I heard was based on 2.0. I feel lucky that DD who has always been at the 95th% was lucky enough to be selected for the magnet and spared.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So this will blow your minds. My kid who is breezing through sixth grade in the TPMS magnet getting 100 percent in virtually all classes and performing very strongly in all the magnet classes, was accepted last year with a low 240s MAP-M.

And you know what? It didn't dumb down the program to take a kid with such a terribly low score! It didn't mean they were letting weaker students in. The MAP score was simply a single data point.

Don’t let DCUM insult your child! I am sure s/he is wonderful and has many great qualities, including great academics. There is no such thing as a perfect meritocracy.

Agree, just because you're kid is a little above average in math doesn't mean they shouldn't get enrichment with other slightly above average magnet kids. I just feel badly for those kids who were really gifted who didn't get lucky enough to win the lottery and spent another year plodding through 2.0 that they understood 3-5 years earlier.

2.0 is gone.

They brought it back from the dead. Since there's no longer AIM in sixth unenriched grade but grade level math that I heard was based on 2.0. I feel lucky that DD who has always been at the 95th% was lucky enough to be selected for the magnet and spared.

Cut off was 98th. People just lie all over this board.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So this will blow your minds. My kid who is breezing through sixth grade in the TPMS magnet getting 100 percent in virtually all classes and performing very strongly in all the magnet classes, was accepted last year with a low 240s MAP-M.

And you know what? It didn't dumb down the program to take a kid with such a terribly low score! It didn't mean they were letting weaker students in. The MAP score was simply a single data point.

Don’t let DCUM insult your child! I am sure s/he is wonderful and has many great qualities, including great academics. There is no such thing as a perfect meritocracy.

Agree, just because you're kid is a little above average in math doesn't mean they shouldn't get enrichment with other slightly above average magnet kids. I just feel badly for those kids who were really gifted who didn't get lucky enough to win the lottery and spent another year plodding through 2.0 that they understood 3-5 years earlier.

240s MAP -M is 98 percentile plus. In what world is that a little above average?? And before you @me, my kid’s MAP is in the high 250s. People on this board live in an alternate reality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So this will blow your minds. My kid who is breezing through sixth grade in the TPMS magnet getting 100 percent in virtually all classes and performing very strongly in all the magnet classes, was accepted last year with a low 240s MAP-M.

And you know what? It didn't dumb down the program to take a kid with such a terribly low score! It didn't mean they were letting weaker students in. The MAP score was simply a single data point.

Don’t let DCUM insult your child! I am sure s/he is wonderful and has many great qualities, including great academics. There is no such thing as a perfect meritocracy.

Agree, just because you're kid is a little above average in math doesn't mean they shouldn't get enrichment with other slightly above average magnet kids. I just feel badly for those kids who were really gifted who didn't get lucky enough to win the lottery and spent another year plodding through 2.0 that they understood 3-5 years earlier.

240s MAP -M is 98 percentile plus. In what world is that a little above average?? And before you @me, my kid’s MAP is in the high 250s. People on this board live in an alternate reality.

98% nationally is more like 90% @MCPS and of course that's a great score but hardly an outlier that couldn't served by their homeschool

[Anonymous]

I can tell you the cut off was not 98th percentile nationally.

[Anonymous]

I call BS to 98 percent is 90 percent in MCPS. We are such a large district we have to revert towards mean.