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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They do it so that the classes are more diverse. I remember years ago many of the kids from my elementary school who went to magnet programs were white or Asian.  The past few years when I look at who was accepted and compare it to the actual performance data, there are kids waitlisted who "qualified" over the accepted students.  [/quote]

No. I believe they did it so that families that could not afford the CoGAT prep schools could have a chance.

But anyone who has plowed through 15 pages of this debate has seen both sides of it by now...

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Why not give everyone qualified a chance? Why do you cherish the chance only for select ones? Why are we leaving some kids behind even though they are qualified ?[/quote]

All of this could be solved with differentated classes at the MS level. It's so easy, and the answer is RIGHT THERE. Create a reasonable cut-off like 90th percentile. Cohort those kids at their home middle school UNLESS there are not enough of them to create a cohort, in which case bus them somewhere that does.

This solves the problem of an undifferentiated MS curriculum, does not require new staff, and cuts down on transportation bills. It would also alleviate 99% of the parental discontent because you would have bright, capable, kids working alongside other bright, capable, kids. [/quote]

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