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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would wager 50% of the white kids and 75% of the Asians that aren't Vietnamese at Blair are in either magnet or Cap.  Without those programs it would be a completely different story and I bet most DCC parents would not push their kids to select.[/quote]
As many PPs have pointed out magnet kids take half their classes with the general population and CAP students take half their classes with the general population so whether you like it or not, the magnet and CAP students are enmeshed in the school and have a big impact on the rigor, quality and variety of courses offered at Blair as well as on the extra curricular options.  Yes, Blair is a diverse school with lots of different kinds of students (which is one reason our family likes it) but there are plenty of kids in AP and honors classes who are not magnet or CAP.  
Again, the kids who feed into Blair from the surrounding neighborhoods come from a variety of backgrounds and there are plenty of UMC kids from Takoma Park and Silver Spring International feeding into Blair.  I don't even know where to begin with your statement about Vietnamese students in the magnet program- it is an ignorant statement.  That is the kindest thing I can say.[/quote]

One only needs to look at the magnet program website and the Magnet Foundation website to realize the magnet is a completely independent school within Blair.  Yes, magnet kids tend to take social studies, English, etc., in classrooms with non-magnet students.  Even in those classes the magnet students tend to be assigned to classes that keep them together.

Magnet students also take a sequence of classes called the magnet sequence.

Be it during lunch, or at the prom, the magnet students stick together.  Mixing is minimal.

But, the Blair administration promotes the achievements of magnet students without acknowledging they are promoting the achievements of a select group.  About 70% of the magnet is Asian and mostly immigrants.  The demographics don't reflect the rest of Blair.[/quote]

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