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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Respectfully, you need to stop. MCPS has been very open about their goals and it has been addressed in countless meetings and reports. [b]They have defined diversity as having to do with race and socio-economic status, and their goal is to close that gap.[/b]

I don't disagree that there are some parents crying foul and blaming the diversity goal for negative results but it's all about your perception of the purpose of the programs and who "deserves" or "needs" admission. No one is wrong.

Some would argue that the 99th percentile rich kid fairly beat out the 89th percentile FARMS kid and should be admitted. My view is that we need to account for hardships so maybe the 89th percentile FARMS kid is more deserving and "needs" it more. But what about a 50th percentile FARMS kid?  [/quote]

I have a teen boy who did not get in magnets and a daughter who did.

I hate the idea that a selective, advanced academic program should consider anything other than academics. Gender, race, or proxies for those, should never be considered. Special programs should not be used as a tool to correct society's ills, when federal, state and local government should (and do, to a large extent) take it upon themselves to bolster upward mobility. I have the same opinion about college admissions.

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