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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That makes no sense. You're talking about an entire program filled with top students from around the county vs. a home middle school classroom filled with a range of abilities, even in advance classes. There's no comparison. In addition, the lottery system will ensure there are fewer kids in the magnet that are prepped in outside classes who are overly competitive about grades and scores. That's the kind of cohort that I want my DC to be a part of.[/quote]

You don't seem to understand. A school like Frost to use an example from the other thread might have several dozen kids who are highly able with all around high scores in the 99th or close to it percentile.

Only 1-3 will probably be at one of the magnets if probability holds they will be anywhere from 95-99th percentile. So the group left at Frost is likely more high scoring than those at the magnets. Throw in the commute and the social aspect of leaving friends and I could see how a family might choose to stay at the home school. Unless your child is unhappy at the neighborhood school due to lack of friends or is really obsessed with certain topics over others it makes a lot of sense to stay put. The kids in DC's magnet program seem pretty socially awkward and the parents say it's a reason they chose the magnet.[/quote]

No, you really don't get it. The elementary schools that feed into Frost have big groups of students that go to weekly outside math classes. Some of those afterschool programs boast that they get a quarter of their kids into CES programs. Of course that kind of regular exposure to higher math year after year is going to create a glut of artificially inflated 99% Math-M scores (artificial because they're essentially taking a second math class). It's also going to create kids who are overly concerned about grades and scores and unduely competitive with each other (poor three-quarters who didn't make it to the CES despite attending the same classes!). The magnets should capture students with potential, not prepping, and then provide them with the resources - strong teachers, innovative curriculum, high standards, and challenging projects - to bring out their best. I guarantee DC would be much happier with the top 5% of students across the county showing potential than the 1% prepped in so-and-so's class and similar. The lottery helps weed out the preppers. Thank goodness for that.[/quote]
I think you made this up. We are in one of those elem that feed to Frost. I don’t know anyone who did prep in elementary school. I can guarantee you my child did no prep and she was selected for the magnet. This sounds like a bunch of assumptions on your part. [/quote]

+1 Lots of crazy magnet posters on these threads. Kids can prep all they want but those aren't necessarily the ones that get in. A number of kids at our elementary school are open about supplementing/enriching in academic subjects because it is not a shameful thing but just what their parents choose to have the kids spend their time on. I don't call it prepping and no one thinks of it as that. They did not get in to the magnets. The kids selected are ones that do not attend those classes. One is just a regular girl who draws a lot and goes on bike rides with her friends in the neighborhood. [/quote]

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