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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I remember seeing this in a previous thread and found it both funny and probably closer to the truth than people want to believe.... Administrator #1: "Wow, look at those SAT scores over there at Blair. It's really amazing isn't it? We need to send out a press release!" Administrator #2: "Definitely! Hold on a second, all these names of Intel Scholars sound Asian. Let me see the full list of Magnet students. All these names sound Asian and White." Administrator #1: "Yea, they've been gaming the system for years. Sending their kids to tutors, supplementing education, and actually filling out the application" Administrator #2: "Oh no, we can't have that! That isn't fair" Administrator #1: "I know. We send parents information and leave phone mail message constantly in both English and Spanish but Hispanics and African Americans don't apply" Administrator #2: "It sounds like we need try and make the application easier." Administrator #1: "I've got a better idea! Lets get rid of the application all together. Test everyone." Administrator #2: "Brilliant! But what about the fact that Black and Hispanics test lower across the board on all standardized tests, how do we overcome that?" Administrator #1: "We should just set up quotas by race." Administrator #2: "I wish. They passed a stupid law against quotas." Administrator #1: "Let's think, how can we get around the law. Most Whites and Asians like to live in the same snobby rich areas, right?" Administrator #2: "Right... God I hate those Whites and Asians!" Administrator #1: "Then lets say that if you live in an area where your home school has other really smart kids then you get penalized in the admissions process." Administrator #2: "Great Idea! That way, we can say that we aren't giving preference to race, we can disguise it as preference by opportunity." Administrator #1: "Wait, but won't that make the SAT scores at Blair go down? Won't that make us look bad?" Administrator #2: "Of course it will but we are doing it for the greater good. Plus, we work for the Government. What are they going to do fire us? Administrator #1: "Ha ha ha ha ha ha!" Administrator #2: "Ha ha ha ha he he ha ha!"[/quote] OMG. That is spot on! I could definitely see that happening. [/quote] [/quote] This is so obnoxious. There is no evidence provided that the kids accepted this year through the universal screening process are somehow inferior to prior cohorts. The quality should go up since McPS is screening a much larger pool rather than just kids nominated by their parents/teachers.[/quote]
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