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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The magnet program lottery shows how MCPS manipulates with a lack of transparency. All students deserve access to enriching and challenging curriculum. It shouldn’t be a quota or luck to have the opportunity.[/quote]

I don't see how a lottery of the students testing in the upper percentile is unethical. There are limited seats in criteria-based magnet programs. The complaint seems to be why MCPS isn't admitting only the students in the 98 or 99 percentile. Widening the percentile range a little bit incorporates more diverse groups - I don't see anything wrong with that. Those groups don't necessarily have the funds, time, or knowledge to help their DCs reach the top 1 or 2 percent. To only admit the top 1 or 2% actually seems more unethical to me because it would guarantee the exclusion of the less represented groups.[/quote]

Yes except it is actually illegal to use race to determine access to gifted programming. So while it is a noble goal to incorporate more diverse groups as you say, it is unlawful to actually use that info as criteria. Also it doesn’t necessarily take any funds, time or knowledge outside of school for a child to meet the thresholds to be in the pool or even to be in the top 1 percent. This is not to say there aren’t barriers for many students, but innate giftedness is actually a thing and the children who are profoundly gifted aren’t spending inordinate amounts of time and money to prep. Just as gifted musicians or athletes are innately better suited to their careers compared to those of us who don’t have those natural gifts. [/quote]

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