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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Now watch them get rejected from TJ. [/quote]

Those kids will be fine anywhere while TJ would make a huge difference in an underprivileged child's life trajectory.[/quote]

Hypothetical Counterpoint: With TJ's advanced math classes, they continue on the path to finally solving Goldbach's conjecture. The underprivileged kid, on the other hand, goes from being top in his high school and getting accepted into Harvard (full ride due to low income) to being bottom of his class at TJ and attending a local college below his potential.[/quote]

Why should a kid whose school doesn't offer mathcounts be disadvantaged? If FCPS wants to use something as a data point for admission, they need to make sure it is available in all middle schools [/quote]

Even if it were available at all schools across the county, there aren't going to be any other kids with the raw aptitude to make Mathcounts top 12.  Extra middle school programming is not going to turn a kid into a math prodigy.  People who make the argument that the PP did just don't grasp how advanced and amazing these kids are.

Also, any kid who wants to participate can do so.  Mathcounts allows kids to register and compete as an independent student if their school doesn't have a team or if they're homeschooled.  [/quote]

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