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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because MCPS is jumping on the woke train and AA have "white privilege".[/quote]

[b]As an Asian-American (who grew up low-income), I have yet to experience any white privilege. It really irks me that MCPS lumps Asian kids with white kids.

Why does MCPS have to suppress one group of kids in order to elevate another? My oldest is a 1st grader, so learning about how MCPS operates has been pretty eye-opening.[/b][/quote]

I feel the same.  How about trying to simply elevate all kids?  [/quote]

This would be a great idea, in a school system where all kids came to school with with the same opportunities.[/quote]

Yeah, best solution is to discriminate against Asians.[/quote]

We need to be clear here - no one is discriminating against Asian American students. I mean, if you want to talk about why MCPS doesn't give Diwali or Lunar New Year off school, we can discuss that, but OP specifically mentioned magnet admissions, and there is no discrimination.

When MCPS retooled the magnet admissions, they prioritized kids who would otherwise not have an academic peer group. This "hurt" kids living in areas with lots of high achievers, meaning basically those in uniformly high SES neighborhoods. It "helped" kids living in neighborhoods with a lower number of high achievers, meaning those in more economically diverse neighborhoods.

The axis here along which MCPS "discriminates" is economic, not racial/ethnic, and prioritizing kids who would otherwise not have a peer group is a normal and legal rationale for magnet admissions. [/quote]

The retooled admissions made perfect sense and were even laudable, but many parents who were used to gaming the system by investing in prep weren't too happy about it. [/quote]

Look! More stereotypes about prepping!
This will shock you but many people who don't use prepping services were also upset about the changes. They are not those used to gaming the system but just think it's unfair.
Universal screening is a good idea. Making allowances for kids who are poor is a good idea.

The adding on different layers of selection just to get the racial mix you want, bias and discrimination.

I'm not bitter. My DC got in under the new criteria into the most competitive CES. I still think it was done incorrectly and with biased intent.[/quote]

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