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Reply to "Did the Takoma MS magnet got MORE white this year?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Since the selection pool was so much larger this year they were able to fill the 100 seats while applying even higher standards. The math is simple. The top 2.5% of 4000 applicants is better than the top 16% of 600 applicants. [/quote] Not really. The families that were applying before were truly motivated. The application process was a bear. I think universal screening is great but I think that there should be a little more burden on the students to show interest. The MS magnets are not "gifted" programs in the same way the CES programs should be. When kids are 8 I think many very bright kids aren't motivated yet and could use the exposure to a more rigorous curriculum. By the time they are in MS motivation kicks in for kids or it doesn't. It doesn't mean it's too late if it doesn't but it really starts to mean something. They are programs with an advanced curriculum for highly motivated gifted students.[/quote]
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