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[quote=Anonymous]It appears this poster shares this 30,000 foot perspective:

Who makes new changes in policy, rules and regulations?  The fading old guard still in charge.

For whom do these changes tend to benefit the most?  The children of this fading old guard.

For whom do these chnages tend to impact in the worst manner?  The children of the recent immigrants perceived by the old guard as threats

Recent issues:

A.    MCPS decision to do away with subject acceleration in Math (typically a subject embraced by the children of recent immigrants)

B.    College Board decison to encourage prepping for the SAT reasoning and aptitude by rewarding these $5, 000/ for 3 weeks students with the unique opportunity to take the SAT exam in August -- immediately after their intensive SAT prep tutorial SAT is never offered in the summer but during the regular helter skelter school year) [b]with adjustment of the exam summer test date [/b]to the fall for applicants to college (a tactic sought after by children of the fading old guard as children of recent immigrants do not shell out $5,000 for 3 week SAT prep and are not the predominant [b]beneficiaries of all other accommodations provided by the College Board[/b])

[quote]Repasted the links:

The College Board, like MCPS leadership, is made up of the old generation elite (old guard) and the education estabilshment that are watching a new generation of high performers that are not their own children but are children of recent immigrants. Imagine the College Board sanctioning prep for the SAT reasoning and aptitude test (heresy)?

Imagine yet the College Board rewarding the elite test prep payers (old guard) with a "special SAT exam session" in the summer? Note, others prepping in the summer can't take the test until the fall with course work, college applications and extracurriculars in the mix.

Guess what, thrifty recent immigrant children do not shell out five grand ($5,000) for a 3 week summer prep capped off with the opportunity to take the SAT immediately afterward at peak prep mode. The old establishment guard does this.

An in a "TIA" moment (blind spot) the College Board gives this group an advantage. Why? For precisely the same reason the old guard here in MCPS wants to block the advancement of these new high flying performers by eliminating pathways to give their own children an advantage and "close" the gap. This strategy is "quietly" permeating all phases of education in America. The children of the educational leadership and old guard are no longer the high performers and hence it's time to change policy and the rules (while they are still in charge).

The College Board blundered and they were called out. MCPS, too, has blundered and they are being called out. Who benefits and stands to gain the most from from these attempted policy changes? Who is the worse off because of these attempted policy changes?

http://www.usnewsuniversitydirectory.com/articles/...h-on-new-sat-summer_12424.aspx 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/p...012/06/06/gJQAeLZpIV_blog.html 
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinion-la/la-...d-sat-20120605,0,5866106.story 
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/31/sat-summer_n_1560537.html 
http://www.usnewsuniversitydirectory.com/articles/...h-on-new-sat-summer_12424.aspx[/quote]

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