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Nope you are arguing for arguments sake.

When you buy "whole milk" for your toddler and the grocer actually sells you 2% milk, can you really prove your kids brain development was hindered by years of drinking 2% milk instead of whole milk that you believed to have been buying. A systemic downgrade is not discernible from year to year. It is only perceived over many years. It is hard to prove - unless all parties are game for the experiment. In this case, school and RM will not be willing to test the theory. In any case, students should not be put into any experiment. They should be provided authentic magnet education and currently they are not. This is bad faith practice by the county and school. Dishonesty in any form is still dishonesty.[/quote]

Evidence of harm, please.

There's no need for a randomized controlled trial. Even just "My kid says that the x number of regular RM kids in my kid's Y IB class didn't get z, and we had to keep explaining it." Or "Only [small percentage] of the regular RM kids got their IB diploma."[/quote]
The facts: The percentage of RMIB kids receiving diplomas has fallen (93% class of 2015 to 88% class of 2017).  The SAT scores appear to have dropped by approximately 150 points which is huge- the drop in the writing score is especially noticeable since this is a perceived strength of the program.
The classroom atmosphere and expectations is harder to quantify.  Do your children attend magnet programs?  If you have spent any time in these classrooms you will know that the teacher is able to cover material rapidly which means they can spend more time on deep discussion or cover material that would not normally be covered.  Teachers can also expect students to cope with assignments that are very challenging.  If however 20% of the class is not at the same level of preparation and/or ability, any responsible and empathetic teacher would have to slow down and do less.  This would happen slowly, gradually and subtly.  [/quote]

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