Fighting and suspensions at Blair

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How about we all first explain

1. Why we need to have MCPS separate out the statistics for CAP, magnet, and general Blair?
2. WHY PEOPLE ARE SO FIXATED ON RUNNING DOWN BLAIR. (I apologize for the shouting. But I just really, really don't get it.)

I'll address these:

1. Where would MCPS stop on this? It's not like Blair has the only magnet program in the county. Do you start separating out Blake's programs, Einstein's, BCC? RM IB? How about accounting for general population kids who take a magnet class or 2? Do you disregard them because they happen to be intelligent?

We can have high level stats discussions all day and pay people to figure out what is statistically significant or not. But it will all say effectively the same thing: higher SES kids tend to perform more highly on standardized tests. So, the higher SES within Blair is very comparable to the stats for a school (cough Whitman cough) that is primarily high SES. And lower SES (which in MoCo tends to be non-Asian minority) performs more poorly. And maybe there is a disparity between schools of how lower SES students perform, maybe not.

2. I've often wondered why people here pick on Blair in particular. There have been obvious trolls in previous posts (Poolesville, Olney), whose motivations appear almost spiteful. But otherwise there is no sense to the tearing down of Blair, although many people clearly are keen to do so.

BTW, I am a DTSS parent who plans to send their kids to Blair in a few years.

Also, CAP is magnet that is only for DCC students. I think that fact might mess up whatever point the Blair haters are trying to make (if I could figure out exactly what that point is). And no, Blair is not our school. I just don't get all the hate that is directed towards it.

Thank you for pointing that out. It's a very important distinction to make to counter those who suggest that CAP kids somehow artificially inflate Blair's numbers. CAP students are DCC kids. There are some non-DCC kids who come in through Eastern's magnet, but most are DCC kids. In other words, most of these kids would be going to Blair anyway, or at least hope to get in via the choice process. CAP just guarantees them a spot at Blair.

And guess what--of the 100 kids per grade in the M&S magnet, some of them come from the DCC too!

Frankly, I don't see why anyone bothers to ask questions about Blair. By now you should realize that the Blair trolls will label you a Poolesville troll or a Blair hater. Just ignore Blair and move on.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Actually I'm surprised to hear drug use among magnet kids. Is this common?

OMG, are you kidding? All types of kids use drugs.

My DC says some "magnet" students use drugs to relax and or sleep soundly because of all the pressure from parents and teachers. Many of the kids get high allowances so they have extra spending money.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
How about we all first explain

1. Why we need to have MCPS separate out the statistics for CAP, magnet, and general Blair?
2. WHY PEOPLE ARE SO FIXATED ON RUNNING DOWN BLAIR. (I apologize for the shouting. But I just really, really don't get it.)

I'll address these:

1. Where would MCPS stop on this? It's not like Blair has the only magnet program in the county. Do you start separating out Blake's programs, Einstein's, BCC? RM IB? How about accounting for general population kids who take a magnet class or 2? Do you disregard them because they happen to be intelligent?

We can have high level stats discussions all day and pay people to figure out what is statistically significant or not. But it will all say effectively the same thing: higher SES kids tend to perform more highly on standardized tests. So, the higher SES within Blair is very comparable to the stats for a school (cough Whitman cough) that is primarily high SES. And lower SES (which in MoCo tends to be non-Asian minority) performs more poorly. And maybe there is a disparity between schools of how lower SES students perform, maybe not.

2. I've often wondered why people here pick on Blair in particular. There have been obvious trolls in previous posts (Poolesville, Olney), whose motivations appear almost spiteful. But otherwise there is no sense to the tearing down of Blair, although many people clearly are keen to do so.

BTW, I am a DTSS parent who plans to send their kids to Blair in a few years.

Also, CAP is magnet that is only for DCC students. I think that fact might mess up whatever point the Blair haters are trying to make (if I could figure out exactly what that point is). And no, Blair is not our school. I just don't get all the hate that is directed towards it.

Thank you for pointing that out. It's a very important distinction to make to counter those who suggest that CAP kids somehow artificially inflate Blair's numbers. CAP students are DCC kids. There are some non-DCC kids who come in through Eastern's magnet, but most are DCC kids. In other words, most of these kids would be going to Blair anyway, or at least hope to get in via the choice process. CAP just guarantees them a spot at Blair.

And guess what--of the 100 kids per grade in the M&S magnet, some of them come from the DCC too!

Frankly, I don't see why anyone bothers to ask questions about Blair. By now you should realize that the Blair trolls will label you a Poolesville troll or a Blair hater. Just ignore Blair and move on.

That's really good advice, particularly for you, since every time you try to launch your weird Blair vendetta you are met by a barrage of posts that make you look ridiculous. And before you deny you're the same person making these frequent attempts, you should know your writing style and tactics betray you. So we all look forward to your ignoring Blair in the future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Frankly, I don't see why anyone bothers to ask questions about Blair. By now you should realize that the Blair trolls will label you a Poolesville troll or a Blair hater. Just ignore Blair and move on.

Yes, please do this.

[Anonymous]

Every incident was either Hispanic or Black. Shocking!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
How about we all first explain

1. Why we need to have MCPS separate out the statistics for CAP, magnet, and general Blair?
2. WHY PEOPLE ARE SO FIXATED ON RUNNING DOWN BLAIR. (I apologize for the shouting. But I just really, really don't get it.)

I'll address these:

1. Where would MCPS stop on this? It's not like Blair has the only magnet program in the county. Do you start separating out Blake's programs, Einstein's, BCC? RM IB? How about accounting for general population kids who take a magnet class or 2? Do you disregard them because they happen to be intelligent?

We can have high level stats discussions all day and pay people to figure out what is statistically significant or not. But it will all say effectively the same thing: higher SES kids tend to perform more highly on standardized tests. So, the higher SES within Blair is very comparable to the stats for a school (cough Whitman cough) that is primarily high SES. And lower SES (which in MoCo tends to be non-Asian minority) performs more poorly. And maybe there is a disparity between schools of how lower SES students perform, maybe not.

2. I've often wondered why people here pick on Blair in particular. There have been obvious trolls in previous posts (Poolesville, Olney), whose motivations appear almost spiteful. But otherwise there is no sense to the tearing down of Blair, although many people clearly are keen to do so.

BTW, I am a DTSS parent who plans to send their kids to Blair in a few years.

Also, CAP is magnet that is only for DCC students. I think that fact might mess up whatever point the Blair haters are trying to make (if I could figure out exactly what that point is). And no, Blair is not our school. I just don't get all the hate that is directed towards it.

Thank you for pointing that out. It's a very important distinction to make to counter those who suggest that CAP kids somehow artificially inflate Blair's numbers. CAP students are DCC kids. There are some non-DCC kids who come in through Eastern's magnet, but most are DCC kids. In other words, most of these kids would be going to Blair anyway, or at least hope to get in via the choice process. CAP just guarantees them a spot at Blair.

And guess what--of the 100 kids per grade in the M&S magnet, some of them come from the DCC too!

Frankly, I don't see why anyone bothers to ask questions about Blair. By now you should realize that the Blair trolls will label you a Poolesville troll or a Blair hater. Just ignore Blair and move on.

That's really good advice, particularly for you, since every time you try to launch your weird Blair vendetta you are met by a barrage of posts that make you look ridiculous. And before you deny you're the same person making these frequent attempts, you should know your writing style and tactics betray you. So we all look forward to your ignoring Blair in the future.

Paranoia?