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Reply to "I don't get it- very few CES kids get into magnet school?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The posters who worry about the children of people “who couldn’t bother to fill out an application” struggling in the magnets without adequate parental support, as well as the posters who express such anguish over these children “watering down” this once magnificent program, are really something. You fail to grasp the impact of universal screening. We weren’t going to apply to the CES (then HGC) for our dd two years ago, but our school was part of the pilot program that did away with applications and teacher input. We didn’t opt out of the testing because half the kids in dd’s grade were being tested and we didn’t want dd to feel like she wasn’t a good student when we knew she was very bright, and, I admit, we were curious about how she would stack up against her peers. DD got into the CES. It’s much harder to turn down a spot after it’s offered than it is to skip the application process. DD has thrived in the CES. I had serious doubts that dd could get into a magnet because they have so few seats and we have a strong cohort at our home middle school. Especially without the CES experience, I don’t think we would have applied to a magnet. However, DD just got into a magnet, and so, once again, she benefited from universal screening. DD is white, UMC, doesn’t have a 504/IEP, and has never prepped through special classes, a tutor, workbooks or practice tests. Her home middle school has a strong cohort. Her parents are educated, value education and are supportive. And dd STILL benefited from universal screening.[/quote] Sound alike you really like to go with the flow and let others make decisions for you (ie so hard socially to “give up a spot so we went”). Hmmm. [/quote]
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