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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
This line of reasoning is getting stale.  Before they moved to the universal testing, there was no less than 2 phone calls per week for months (in both English and Spanish) explaining the magnet application process and the deadlines.  This is on top of all the countless handouts and flyers that came home with the kids explaining the same thing.  To simply say "I know MCPS was contacting all parents and telling them they could apply" is a huge understatement.  It was overwhelming - so every parent was "in the know" unless they chose not to be.  If you choose not to be involved in your child's education that child is likely not a good candidate for the Magnet program.  I have a child at Blair and know that the only way to keep up with the rigors of the program is to have a strong support structure at home.[/quote]

There is a meaningful difference between "being notified" and "being in the know".

My older kid applied to the HGC (as it was then) because I knew somebody else whose kid had been in the HGC. When my kid got in, I called somebody whose kid was currently in the HGC, to learn more. That's being in the know. Receiving e-mails, flyers, and phone calls from MCPS is not. I've probably gotten a gazillion of those from MCPS about Edison, and the sum total of my knowledge about Edison is:

1. I know where it is
2. I'm pretty sure that it has a new building[/quote]

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