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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is bonkers. The regional program seems responsive to the concerns parents raise here all the time that high performing kids are shut out of the very few high performing programs. Now, a larger group of high performing kids will be able to learn with their high performing peers, with the speciality focus area piece available to try to equal out the number of high performing kids at each school. Seems like a good approach to me. As for the rarefied Blair offerings, kids can get those in college. [/quote]

Exactly. HS is about exposure not specialization.[/quote]

Well that’s the opposite of what they’re doing. With the new regional programs, high performing kids will either need to hyper specialize in a special program that isn’t likely at their school or will risk having the cohort of high performers at the home school cannibalized by the increased seats and focus on special programs. Which are all going to be in a period of transition staffed by teachers who may not have taught this specialty before and with school staff who haven’t worked out the kinks of hosting and managing a special program and establishing signature wrap around activities while not alienating neighborhood students.

I personally think high performers should have stronger options at their home school like not honors for all English. Every survey they give, people say they want to minimize commute and strengthen community where they live. So MCPS decides to come up with a scheme that is literally the opposite. [/quote]

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