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[quote=Anonymous]The testimony by the Maret parents today intrigued me. I would love for my children to attend such a school. So I looked at the admissions information on their website to find out what they require. Interviews, testing, letters of recommendation for elementary school age children. And only a handful of slots are available at any given grade level. How do they choose among the applicants? Do they hold a lottery or take the most gifted? The more I look into this, the less this seems to be a school than a club for those God has showered with money and/or intellectual gifts. My kids are bright enough, but they're not going to stand out on Maret's tests enough to win a financial aid package. We are never going to be a part of that community, as nice as it may be. If they act like they are special its because they are. They may deplore the "us vs them" tone of the debate but the reality is that there is an us and a them and that we can never be them nor them us. We are separate and unequal.[/quote]

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