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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why not end all the busing and using the money saved to improve all programs throughout the county.  There is higher demand and greater ability to do the gifted programs than kids have access to.  If more slots need to be opened up, why not open them up at kids home schools?  Why force kids to waste 2 hours a day and bus them around the county just for access?
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Because the money saved is minuscule compared to the budget as a whole, so it will have no impact.

Because MCPS has proved over the years that they have no idea how to educate multiple peer groups at different ability levels without racially segregating.

Because kids who are at the academic/ability level of the magnets are so advanced that they typically have few peers at their home school.  For example, my DD was reading at the college level (according to MAP-R) when she entered the magnet.  There were basically a handful of kids at the homeschool that had similarly advanced reading/language skills.  There were many examples of inappropriate instruction that she received, and other examples of ways in which she was missing out on instruction that she needed at her skill level at that time (instead of waiting until 10th grade).  There was no way to group and teach them at their level.  They also needed a bigger peer group than just 3-4 other kids.  As much learning at the magnet (and any school probs) happens from interaction with peers.  [/quote]

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