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I agree with this. That is why I have no problem with pouring more money to the titile 1 schools and have preschools for low income kids or headstart. I just don't know whether chaning gifted program admission criteria is the way to do it.

More outreach effort such as not needing parents to apply for their kids to these programs are great. I wholely support. Reducing testing difficulty and [b]use opaque admission standard to social engineer students demographics is an insult to any intelligent person in the community[/b]. [/quote]

MCPS has never not used opaque admissions standards, nor should they ever stop using opaque admissions standards. Why? Because the minute they explain the admissions standards, parents with knowledge and resources will start to jigger the process. (Speaking of social engineering.) [b]If you support admission by merit, you should support the opaque admissions standards.[/quote][/b]

:shock:  Your logic astounds me.  Using a comprehensive standardized test (that is not watered down and is rigorous) and publishing the scores does not create any ill-will.  Are  you going to accommodate for each and every "negative"?  What about children of broken homes? children with allergies? children of abusive parents? left-handed children?

All inequalities are not result of negative forces.  The amount of shaming on DCUM for the hardwork of high achieving students and devoted parents makes it seem that these students were not slogging their butts off doing Math Worksheets but instead were making porn videos or dealing drugs!!

What is this nonsense with what people can "afford"?  People can afford to drink, smoke, shop for luxury goods, gamble, get hair extensions, throw parties, take vacations, buy x-box and smartphones for their children, then they can surely "afford" resources for their children.

Maybe parents should make sure that these kids do not watch inappropriate content on their smartphones and instead download an app for doing homework.  Easy peasy.

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