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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with this PP: 
"Looking at the faces of all these children and parents I was struck anew that if the standards of education was high for each school then I would not have had to be part of this madness. There is something so messed up in the whole system, if the curriculum and teaching does not challenge each and every kid in entire MCPS to their abilities and needs. "
This is a crazy, almost cruel process that has gotten more insane as the number of applicants increase. 
Clearly only a fraction of our kids will get into these programs, so what can we do to make the home middle schools more rigorous and attractive to families?
When I was in middle school, every public school I knew about had an intense gifted program, and this was in a state not known for its educational system. But I hear from other parents that the "honors/gifted" level classes at at least a couple of the regular middle schools are not even as challenging as the work the 5th graders at HGCs are doing. I don't understand why every school doesn't have truly rigorous and creative classes that will challenge kids, because clearly the demand is there.

The question is, what do we do about it?[/quote]

It is a crazy and cruel system.  All kids who took the exam today are interested in the rigor that this program offers.  So, why not offer it to them?  Either at the center or at their home schools.  If you have to cut costs then there are other places that the county can cut costs. To deny any of these kids the opportunity is such a waste of brain power.

+1  Why do parents have to fight to get an appropriately challenging education?  
I am interested in hearing ideas about what can be done to strengthen middle schools throughout the county. 
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