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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MoCo is very limited with their programs.  Many kids are gifted, few get into the programs.[/quote]

Correct, Mcps is offers sub-scale G&T spots in grades 4-12, esp given how many talented students it has and how large it’s public county district is.

Second issue is it located the G&T programs within struggling, far off schools such that half of the county (SW quadrant), can’t make the bussing or logistics work to get easily to/from the program for MS and HS. Elaborate car pooling is set up and one must cancel after school ECs or miss them if off campus. But hey, the struggling school,now has bolstered average test scores and some families moved closer to bolster home values there! Voila!

Thirdly, the SJWs made the number one discard criteria for high scoring and good recommendation applicants, their “home school cohort.”  Which means two things: if your large school had more than 15-20 high scorers, none of you get to go, “because you can learn from each other in your regular classes!” And kids with lesser scores but no such cohort can get a seat in the special program.  Voila!! Instant racial diversity!  Mcps now does not publish MAP and COGAt scores of its admits to CES and magnet MS and HS. [/quote]

The kids have to be in the 99+ for MAP and COGAT and that's grade scores, not aged scores from what I have seen with a few exceptions and those parents fought to get their kids in.  There is nothing special about those programs but to segregate your kids.  Very few kids take Algebra in 6th and yet regular kids in other schools can and have better elective and other options.  [/quote]

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