Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I had to look up the recommendations.
* Recommendation 3a: Implement modifications to the selection process used for academically competitive programs in MCPS, comprising elementary centers for highly gifted students and secondary magnet programs, to focus these programs on selecting equitably from among those applicants that demonstrate a capacity to thrive in the program, that include use of [b]non-cognitive criteria[/b], group-specific norms that benchmark student performance against school peers with comparable backgrounds, and/or a process that offers automatic admissions to the programs for students in the top 5-10% of sending elementary or middle schools in the district. ?
* Recommendation 3b: Invest resources to expand and enhance early talent development programs for students of underrepresented groups in order to bolster participation of a broader segment of the MCPS student population in academically selective programs.
Don't mind (b) as much as (a).
Why not just pick the smartest [b]regardless of race, location, or background? [/b] Pretty sure that's the Japanese educational system.
How are you going to determine who is the smartest?
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