Reply to Reaction to "Study of Choice and Special Academic Programs: Report of Findings and Recommendations"

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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous[b]]The application process is flawed.  Kids in the more affluent areas take test prep to get into the programs. [/b] In areas that are economically challenged, students don't have these types of resources.

Why not raise the bar in teaching across the county so there is more access to these types of programs?  There needs to be more slots for all children.  There also needs to be more diversity in the school populations throughout the county.   The current magnet programs are not meeting any of these needs because it creates segregated programs within the schools.[/quote]

Bad generalization. Some kids take prep all over the county. Many don't. The app process is as good as it gets when you select people based on review of papers/tests - not perfect but certainly not flawed. [/quote]

New PP. Playing devils advocate here...  some students whole life experience up until the magnet test amounts to prep in comparison to the limited exposure some have to enrichment opportunities.  Just because you have specifically taken a prep course or opened up a Cognat workbook doesn't mean you haven't had experiences that give you an advantage on the tests.[/quote]

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