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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Won't happen because the racial makeup wouldn't match the city.[/quote] Because only rich white kids are "truly gifted" :roll: [/quote] Because kids from high SES families will test / present better, be better supported. And in DC that correlates mainly with white. If done right, we should be able to find G&T kids from low SES families too. But knee jerk reactions like yours discourage that conversation from happening.[/quote] I think you are underestimating the challenges of identifying gifted lower income kids, and the sheer force of will that wealthy white parents will bring to bear to get their "gifted" snowflake enrolled. [/quote] I don't claim to have a firm grasp of how to set up admissions, and I recognize that money buys privilege, even in public education. So we won't get a completely fair system, ever. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try.[/quote]
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