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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ah, but no one has mentioned that the families on the west side of the County who are so overly represented sign their kids up for classes in August to prepare for the test.  Yep, their third graders, then their fifth graders, and then their eighth graders.  They have access because they know about and can afford these classes.[/quote]

Then mcps should consider fund the urm students to attend these classes if they are so effective. [b]Funny nobody would think that averages players would suddenly become star athletes just because they attended special clinics or hired private coach.[/b]  [/quote]

Actually, the prevailing theory on why the USMNT failed to secure a World Cup spot is because our pipeline has been broken by high-priced travel teams. The truly great players aren't getting into the pipeline because the barriers to entry are too high, and because the US relies on super expensive travel teams to develop talent up through high school.

Maybe the same is true of academics.[b] Our best and brightest[/b] aren't even getting into the pipeline because the barriers to entry for the magnet programs is too high. [/quote]

Whose best and brightest? :roll:  The best and brightest of URMs (MC or UMC children of educated immigrants) are already in the pipeline.  The other URM (poor AAs and illegal HI) are not responding at all when you want to engage them because they do not want to study or become a nerd.  The engagement cannot come from poorly educated parents.  The crux of the problem is that majority of the poor (who are mainly blacks and hispanics) do not care about bridging the achievement gap.  They want money and a good life but they have not made the connection between educating themselves and creating a good life. Want to give them freebies? Yes, they will take that.  Want them to study in a free programs?  Crickets!

The main issue is poverty and low literacy among the parents.  This is the universal truth in all countries. In this country though the poverty and low literacy rate is among the URMs unfortunately and so this has become a race issue.  The same dynamics is among the poor Whites in Appalachia - too poor and poorly educated to think beyond their basic needs of food, water and shelter. [/quote]

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