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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fyi I find it telling that when I asked what specific things DCC families have advocated for that take things away from other kids, there was no answer. There was name-calling and vague attacks.[/quote]

Taking it away?  You lose access to the magnet.  No big deal.  You have the classes at your home schools.  DCC schools lose the DCC, access to advanced classes via lottery and magnets.  You win, we lose.  Your kids get opportunities, ours get the absolute minimum.[/quote]

You shouldn't need a lottery to get advanced classes. All schools should have advanced classes. That is the problem with consortia.[/quote]

I feel we are just arguing in circles or it’s a chicken egg problem. High farm schools tend to have less needs for advanced classes, and truly advanced kids will get hurt for being the only few that need those MVC classes. That’s why magnet programs should be prioritized in high-FARM schools. But meanwhile, because MCPS doesn’t have additional budget for hiring new teachers, they have to rely on existing resources that rich schools have, which will only exacerbate the problems in poor schools when those high-achievers fly away. So the most rationale way should be expanding another one or two programs in poor schools with relatively better staffing and logistic support.[/quote]

High farms schools have a mix of kids as the communities are very diverse in the schools they serve.  So they need classes for struggling kids up to students who need MVC and Linear Algebra as well as AP science and other stem.  How hard is that for you to understand?  Now the kids who could take advantage of Wheaton and Blair, get nothing.[/quote]

Yes, so as suggested before, MCPS should conduct a thorough analysis to understand the population of each group in every HS, so to best understand how to assign an additional program location that can gather enough students for advanced classes, right? I just saw only one parent from Einstein complaining about not having MVC, while Blair SMCS has 80 students each year taking MVC. In that case, the Einstein student should be giving a COSA to Wheaton or Blair.[/quote]

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