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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There should be seats for every qualifying student.  Academic metrics should be focused on critical thought, analysis, etc. Asian Americans (a term that encompasses so many disparate countries it is basically meaningless) should not be lumped together.

Their commonality isn't racial, anyway. It's that they are all coming from families educated enough and (in many cases) affluent enough to get into the USA. The common thread is the pattern of immigration--one that is quite different than the pattern for Central Americans. I suspect recent African immigrants from Nigeria and Ethiopia would also fall into the same 'Asian' category.

But there should be seats to challenge all students that want to be challenged.[/quote]

I don't know if this is true for MCPS even though people think it's true. In NYC the Asian kids getting into the magnets are overwhelmingly FARMS! They are very poor.[/quote]

MCPS is very different and very different school set up.  There are very limited spots (hundreds) for 165K students.  Its much easier in NYC and most other areas.[/quote]

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