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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Washington DC has one of the highest concentrations of the bright and talented in the nation.  Tons of analysts, researchers, and others come from all parts of the country and the world to work in Washington DC.  The highest concentration of PhDs in the nation is right here in DC.

Accordingly, it stands to reason that many DC kids come from these brilliant parents are benefiting from growing up in households where academics and intelligence are highly valued.

Yet DC resists adoption of robust G&T programs, it resists magnets or test-in schools to support the clear need that exists, for one and only one reason:  because it's political.  It's because they fear it will skew white - a fear that is probably true, given how white students scored far above national averages per NAEP.

It's a fear, purely over optics - but it's ultimately a fear that ends up holding ALL students back, and it ends up holding DCPS itself back, as many of those bright and talented families who came to DC end up pulling out of DCPS or avoiding DCPS altogether to instead send their kids to privates, to charters, or moving to the burbs, and DCPS ends up cutting off its own nose to spite its face.

DCPS has a problem accepting reality.[/quote]

The bright and talented kids are in the DCPS schools and they are NOT being held back. [/quote]

Some are in DCPS.  But many leave.  Why do you think there is so much demand for charters like Washington Latin and BASIS?  Do you really not know?  Why do you think so many families move out of DC when their kids reach middle school age?  Do you really not know?  It's because they want more robust academic options than what DCPS offers.  In case you hadn't noticed, many of the charters blow the doors off of your vaunted DCPS counterparts in academic competitions, even despite the fact that the DCPS schools are bigger and more well-funded.  Not held back?  There's so much more that many of these kids are capable of achieving, if offered the opportunity.  BASIS for example currently has kids who are on track to be taking Calculus by 8th grade.  Many charter grads will end up with more AP and honors courses than DCPS could ever provide - but, they could do even more if provided the opportunity and support for it.  If their potential is not being met, they are being held back.  I'm sorry, but I think you are a bit out of touch on all of this.[/quote]

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