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[quote=Anonymous]Not the pp, but there seems in dc to be a significant number of people who believe no one should acheive unless everyone is going to achieve at the same time in the same way. I think it is meant as a defense against certain people rigging the system and jogging resources, but in the end it just results in almost no one achieving and a pervasive guilt/suspicion of those who do well. It is small minded thinking at its worst. There is justice and equity which are sorely needed, but it gets mistaken for everyone being perfectly equal which is impossible and, I imagine, not desireable.

Well put. All too true. The point is that kids and parents should be able to excercise choice over a number of appealing options for MS and HS.   For those who don't approve of elite magnet programs, and prefer to get involved at Latin, Basis, Banneker, SWW etc., great, you have choices that you're happy with.  Simply let a top magnet program or two exist for MS and HS for those who see value in permitting tax payer dollars to support selective admissions programs like TJ's.  Given that such programs exist in countless school districts nationwide and this particular district supports no "Gold Medal" high school as yet, why not replicate what's working well elsewhere?  NYC has developed strong safeugards (e.g. extensive test prep for low-income applicants, and required applicant interviews for those who make the initial cut on the tough SSAT admissions test) to prevent its famous magnets from being swamped with affluent whites.  DC could easily do the same.  The point is not to knock Basis' approach, or Banneker's, but to offer bona fide school choice in an increasingly diverse city.  Some kids and parents will invaribly care far more about Ivy League admissions than others, so give them a tried and tested path to success and leave them be.[/quote]

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