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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of people agree universal testing and doing away with teacher recs. [b]People are objecting to the peer cohorts criteria.[/b][/quote]

Some people are. Other people aren't. I'm not, for example.[/quote]

Me either, and I do believe this has always been a part of the criteria to some degree. [/quote]

Lots of parents of students in the gifted programs time and time again have stated that one of the great benefits of the program was the peer cohort factor. Lots of parents also wanted to bring gifted programs to the local schools. MCPS did just that.  As a result, some students who are a good candidate for the gifted program  can now be served at the local school if there is a sizable peer cohort there. Seems like a good solution to me. Not sure why there is outrage in this. MCPS parents wanted this.We got it, but now we don't want it..[/quote]
What makes sense in a diverse school system is indeed to have peer cohorts. This is how high schools are organized (on level, honors and AP tracks in most subjects) and parents are generally happy with MCPS high schools. 
Yes many parents have been asking for MCPS to have a truly advanced track for the top 15% of students who are not currently being challenged enough in elementary and middle schools. What MCPS is doing by introducing Magnet lite humanities and mathematics classes in several middle schools is to be lauded. The problem is the way they selected kids for the Magnet programs and for these enriched classes. If you have a large group of kids who are in the 99th percentile in a middle school you send them to the most advanced and enriched program possible- the Magnet. You don’t consign them to a stand alone class which is more appropriate for the top 15-20% of kids. [/quote]

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