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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ETA: and the Blair and RM parents who are complaining about the quality of the program declining if it becomes regional are horrible snobs. Your gifted kid can learn with other gifted local kids! They don’t have to be with only gifted kids from all around the whole county! Give me a break. So snobby![/quote]
Is [url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_Olympiad_Program]MO[/url][url=https://web.evanchen.cc/mop.html]P[/url] snobby?[/quote]

The quality of the program would definitely decline if, instead of taking top 100 kids it took the top 1000. It’s already a very tough, challenging program that only the top third or so truly excel in. Expanding without reducing the standards will just set some kids up for failure or more likely dilute the program.[/quote]

You're assuming that the 100 kids in the program are the top and would forever be.  You are also assume there is not another 900 kids who could/would succeed in such program if the seats and program structure were available.[/quote]

DP - yes.  I don't really understand the elitist attitude at all.  My children are younger, so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about, but I always hear that MCPS is great if you can take full advantage of the magnets.  But then that's a major caveat, because middle school magnets are lottery based and high school magnets are very, very selective.  We should be serving more qualified children.

For the parents who are endorsing the Blair magnet and the RM IB program (for example) as they are, is it because your kids already got in?  Or are you really not worried about your younger children making the cut?  I am a little baffled.[/quote]

My kid already got in, yes. And if my younger kid decides to apply and feels it’s the right fit, I am very confident that they will also get in. For very motivated, exceptionally academic and very, very hardworking kids, there are places. Some kids who don’t meet that criteria also get in. Few who fit that description and apply do NOT get in. I’m talking about the Blair magnet. It’s not for everyone. It’s a very rigorous program and virtually all kids in MCPS are not capable of that level of work at that young age. Expanding it is not the answer because kids will not be able to keep up. [/quote]

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