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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]MCPS was on track to really improve the magnet selection a couple of years ago, putting emphasis on selection methods which favored CoGAT and cohort over MAP and grades (ability over privilege) and doing away with inherent bias like teacher recommendations and parent- initiated applications. By bringing MAP and grades back as the prime selection methods, they have had to vastly widen the pool to overcome the strong privilege bias those metrics create. So they are now just scooping tons of kids into the magnet system without making any effort to consider the need.[/quote]

Every single word of this. They were doing the right thing, and it was working. The decision to throw it in the trash before the first cohort even finished the program is inexplicable. [/quote]

The about-face isn´t inexplicable.  It´s based on 2 things:  Covid + litigation.  The cohorts were attacked in the litigation, and from the court record, MCPS admin seems to not have a clue on how to deal with that allegation.[/quote]

Irony is the whole drama is to score points at the expense of future generations. Every kid is gifted in one way or other however the successful schools around the world identify the talent and encourge kids to achieve their maximum potential in those specific areas. They would not try to make everyone a scientist. Even if MCPS wins the case, the future looks bleak[/quote]

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