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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting that at Blair the zoned kids have access to all classes while at RM the zoned kids are excluded..even from something like Geometry.[/quote]

It's no big deal.  When zoned kids are given access to magnet classes, the magnet course is really the course previously available to the general population.  In other words, the magnet curriculum declines.  Blair is Johnson's experiment to slowly assimilate the magnet kids into the general population by equalizing the curricula across the magnet and the general population.  The hope is that students will still keep coming, attracted by the past successes of the program.

If she succeeds, she can claim that she proved that you can assimilate magnets into the general program.  It is part of the MCPS general trend to homogenize education.  [/quote]

Yes, clearly having zoned kids hurt blair's overall ability to generate some of the most coveted awards in the country...oh wait, not. It's not like anyone can just sign up. you do have to test into the classes or otherwise convince admin that your kids can handle the material.[/quote]

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