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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It should be changed so it's not pay to play anymore where the elitist moms of not so special kids can buy their way in bringing the teacher cupcakes, test prep courses, appeals, principal placement, etc.  It's all very unfair to other kids who deserve those spots but don't have mammies working the system.

I think the solution is leveled classes based on ability year to year.  If you can't keep up, you drop down a level.  If it's too easy, you move up.  Without having to obtain admission to an elitist program.

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They have changed it in exactly the way you had hoped except they are not that savvy about it. The testing numbers matter less and less and the teacher evaluation part matters more and more. From what I have seen, the result is that they are excluding a lot of naturally bright kids and including a lot of well-behaved kids with strong executive functions. The program has not been elitist (or elite) for many years and it is increasingly less so.

All that said, I actually completely agree with your solution. I have two kids who are very strong in math. All they "need" (to borrow from the ridiculous language people use) are advanced math classes. But the school won't allow kids to take only advanced math so Level IV it is. Which turns out to be fine because there are very few all around advanced kids so, just like most kids, mine get fabulous grades with almost no effort.

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