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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Leaving because the workload is too much is different than a change in the program’s overall quality.[/quote]

I hope you are right. We had done a CAP visit a few years back and thought there was much more focus on academics then. We just kept hearing about safe spaces, POC, and accommodations which is great but much less about what exactly in the approach to teaching and learning - except in one session. I just hope it is a style and not substance issue, because I really like the concept of a rigorous program that promotes critical thinking. [/quote]

The assumption is that a test-in magnet will be rigorous and challenging. I can see how they'd want to reassure kids and families that it's also a program that's welcoming and accessible to every student who is accepted—which is not something that can necessarily be taken for granted. [/quote]

I asked the English teacher in the CAP program a few years back if they read literature, and got a lecture from a white lady about how she made sure to have them read books written by black/indigenous people of color and unrecognized minorities. [/quote]

Interesting as CAP is very heavily dominated by white upper middle class families from Takoma Park.[/quote]

And we were one of those families. I actually don't have a problem with the source material, just the pious delivery, like we needed enlightenment. It also wasn't the answer to my question: do they read literature?

Yes. [/quote]

Side note: why do you think the CAP program is so heavily TKPK UMC families, and, for example, the magnet isn’t?[/quote]

Well, CAP is limited to kids who live in the DCC and those who attended Eastern. So, geographically, it is going to be predominantly TKPK and Silver Spring families because the admissions are limited to those groups. Blair SMCS is a whole-county admissions process, so it will attract more kids from outside the DCC.

Both groups are largely MC/UMC, but one has limited geographic admissions and the other does not. [/quote]

Blair magnet is not whole county, it's downcounty (phs is upcounty equivalent). Magnet kids at TPMS can also apply for both Blair cap and magnet.

I would say that TP umc families value humanities more -- alot of arts people and lawyers here, mostly white. Immigrant families (in TP or Rockville or wherever) tend to look more to stem for educational opportunities. Also, income may factor, LMC or poorer people may view humanities as more of a luxury than an essential focus. [/quote]

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