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Sorry, my mistake.  [b]Thread seemed to have gone over to hating MCPS [/b]because they won't say right now what test they will use. But here's the thing - The gifted child advocacy groups all say use multiple measures.  They don't say mean " multiple tests. "  MAP scores are profoundly influenced by outside exposure to material beyond grade level.  COGAT results are "invalid" if you take the test to close to your prior taking of the test.  SAT lets you take the test multiple times and just use your highest section score from each of several attempts. Testing is a game, not a valid determiner of the difference between 92% intelligence and 99th %.  The schools are attempting to cope by using multiple measures and lotteries.  That's where we are.  Some are happy, others are unhappy, especially some of the people who have DCs with 99% scores as that seems to them to prove what they believe about deserving DC. [/quote]

For full accuracy: that's where the thread [i]started[/i]. That's where all such threads start.[/quote]

This thread would have never started if the Magnet wasn't a "lottery".  In fact, no one ever challenged MCPS on the technical mechanism the "lottery" uses, we're just assuming that it's honest and fair.  Given that the MCPS CO has a terrible track record of transparency and honesty.

It's not 'hate' more so.. distrust.

I read a complaint where MCPS was caught grade tampering and didn't correct them when caught.  MCPS even admitted doing it, saying it wasn't worth their trouble or time to correct it.

If a child did that, that would be grounds for serious disciplinary action

Now you understand why no one trusts the school system at all.  MCPS is dirty and corrupt.  Those involved need to be fired to send the message that things are changing, pure and simple.[/quote]

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