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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The lackluster U.S. News & World Report rankings of MD public high schools and the omission of any mention of its magnets, makes me question whether it is worth the trouble to put your kid through the wringer to get into these programs  I also wonder whether trying to position your child to compete for limited slots in a magnet program is a way of distracting parents from the broader problem, a lack of availability of advanced classes.  Rather than challenge the school's niggardly distribution of advanced courses, we instead spend all of our time and energy posturing our kids to be the ones who have access.  [b]Whether Johnny has the right extra curriculars or the right relationships with teachers[/b] has nothing to do with assessing his ability to excel in particular advanced courses offered through these programs.  If the kid can do the work he should have access to the course.  But instead of attacking the school's course offerings, we are mired in the process of making our children the most desirable candidate he can be; so that, its someone else's kid who gets left behind.  And at the end of the day do we even have a measure of whether this process helps our kids get into better colleges or to excel wherever they end up going.

I don't know if my perspective distorted or not.  So, I am interested in hearing your views.[/quote]

This is a clear signal that you don't have kids in MCPS. The teacher reocmmendation and extracurriculars are no longer part of the review process, and hasn't been for several years. [/quote]

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