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Reply to "Do unmotivated kids get into HGC?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not actually making that argument, just saying there are many explanations for why black and Hispanic students do not appear at HGCs in as high numbers as some would like. It's not all about simple "barriers to access" like getting their parents' attention so they can apply. [/quote] Of course there are many explanations. Most of them, MCPS can't do anything about. However, MCPS can do something about barriers to access (which are not just limited to getting the students' parents' attention).[/quote] And as others have stated, the best way to remove any barrier to access is to just test ALL 3rd graders, and give the parents the option to opt out. This is the best way, but MCPS didn't do this. They did everything else, though, like shorten the test and remove the median score of acceptance students.[/quote]
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