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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Three regions defeats the whole idea, which is reducing the travel distance to the magnets.  [/quote]

I thought that the main idea was to improve accessibility and open new magnet spots for deserving students. It was silly of me to think that this had some noble an deeper objectives that simply reducing travel inconveniences.[/quote]

reducing travel distance = improve accessibility

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Travel is minor cosmetic measure. Accessibility means giving deserving students access to advanced programs. And from that perspective, number of magnet spots is what matters (assuming magnets maintain academic rigor). But it seems that academic rigor and program quality are not important and what is important is distance to school. But in that case why even bother with magnets.[/quote]

I'll let everyone know that travel is a minor cosmetic measure that in no way impedes less-resourced kids from utilizing the magnets.

It's weird because you are arguing that one major thing that impedes accessbility is "cosmetic".  And you are arguing this somehow from a high horse.[/quote]

It is not a major thing. Do you know example of a less-resourced kid that was accepted to one of the magnets that didn't go because of travel? When the whole thing started, the argument was that there are deserving kids throughout the county but we only have a couple of magnet programs with limited number of spots. So instead of creating more spots in already well established programs, we will pretend that there are more spots with some completely new magnets that may crush and burn since we are not investing in teachers and schools, but hey, at least you will be walking to that new bogus magnet.

Again, if the point was to create new quality academic spots, this could have been done through existing magnets and by strengthening regular curriculum. If the point was to pretend that we are giving more opportunities by calling something a magnet that is near by, than this plan is working.

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You speak with too much sense so it will fly past anyone in MCPS.

My kid is in a bogus magnet - Parkland. After the first year I realized our home school is better. I didn't even think it was worth the commute but kid made friends so we stayed there. My kid told me that there were 6th graders who didn't know multiplication (in a whole school magnet).

All these regional magnets they are proposing will basically be a bogus magnet like Argyle, Loiderman and Parkland. [/quote]

Why would you expect there not to be below-level kids in a whole school interest-based magnet like Parkland?  It's just supposed to be for kids who are interested in space.  Do you think only above level kids are interested in space?[/quote]

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