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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]It is the natural conclusion to a lifetimes “Thad needs enrichment so get him out of those classes with brown errr I mean avg test takers”. They angle so vigorously because the thought of being stuck with the local kids terrifies them. The 25 seats is a hope that classroom isolation can last all the way through high school. That is enough for many to move that far east for the discount[/quote]

But this makes the problem worse. By pulling out the slightly above average kids and throwing them into the in boundary magnet spots, the general ed classes at TPMS do become filled with kids that can only work at an average pace. This makes the parents even more desperate to get into the magnet because they don't want their kid left behind.  [/quote]

This is completely untrue.  First, kids are tiered outside the magnet (honors / non-honors), so the school bifurcates there. Magnet kids only take three classes that are different from the general Population (math, comp sci, science) for everything else the classes are all mixed with the non magnet honors kids. For non-magnet kids needing more challenge, there is a highly accelerated math program with dedicated teachers, that isn’t quite the track of magnet kids, but it is close and sets non-magnet kids up fine for HS magnet or accelerated HS math.  For what it is worth, the in-bound kids aren’t slightly above average, they fit right in, otherwise there really is no benefit to them to struggle (and I don’t know anyone who does).
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