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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think pushback and pressure on this proposal is mounting. Right now, MCPS and the board are standing firm in shoving it down the public's throats. Not sure if that will get them across the finish line. We'll have to see how things play out over the next few months.[/quote]

[b]You see MCPS is a large organization and there are many schools that are you know 1 and 2 stars mostly nominally 3 star in MCPS.  You'll see some of the vocal ones on here, but in general most people are all for busting up the poo poo elite squad who are seen as taking advantage of the system and throwing us lottery crumbs.[/quote][/b]

The proposed plan is nothing but crumbs packaged to sound that people are getting something. No new teachers; no new resources; just bunch of programs that are either watered down and not much of an improvement over existing class offerings or some highly specialized programs that meet interests of very few. [/quote]

Of, course not do you think they were going to share their eliteness with us?  When everyone gets a good education, your poo poo won't smell as bad.[/quote]

Some don't want your kids to get a good education - less competition.[/quote]

That is the general sense that I get.  How hard is it to offer advanced courses to smart kids.  It's not like some finite resource.  It seems they intentionally make it more difficult for certain kids to get these classes.  I mean in rural areas they have math tracking for example.  So many small schools in rural settings have the AP courses.  Then they have absurd rules that you have to attend the high school by your home address(keep in mind they know they aren't going to offer certain classes there).  They also refuse to subsidize private education if you might need the advanced classes.

Overall impression is it's a crooked system.[/quote]

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