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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The county being secretive about this doesn't inspire confidence.[/quote]

This.

What is the issue with MCPS not being more transparent?

Make it known what test they are using.  It would help kids across the board.  Right now, only Asian and White parents afford the testing prep classes.  Make it more transparent so kids of ALL races can get access to practice tests.[/quote]

Well said.  I said this to Meredith Casper who was (still is?) head of the programs in the main office.  I also wrote to the Board of Education about it.  By making the tests secret, only well-off can spend the $2,000 to get a tutor to replicate the test. [/quote]

You are so full of BS. Most Asian and white kids don't prep. There is a weirdo on this board who always claims that the only reason Asian kids are getting in in higher numbers is because they spend thousands of dollars preparing for the test. The reason they get in is because their parents value the programs and work hard to find ways to supplement their education no matter what their income. If they are poor they borrow books from their friends or[b] go to the library and borrow a Cogat book FOR FREE.[/b] They tutor their kids themselves. Please do not begrudge parents for working hard and making their kids work hard. Their kids deserve to get in more than [b]my kid who doesn't do any of that stuff[/b]. [/quote]

I can tell that your kid 'doesn't do any of that stuff', otherwise you'd know that 'the library' doesn't carry Cogat books. Well, the Library of Congress, probably, does, but that's the only place I can think of that might. In fact, Mercer Publishing owns the rights to the test and they guard it like crazy; only two test samples are available for purchase. And that's precisely the reason Dr Li and the likes of him charge thousands of dollars for prep - they must have come up with numerous similar questions and go through them with kids actually explaining how to tackle the problem.

If you go to Amazon, pay 30 bucks for one available test and make your child go through it, yes, your kid will be familiar with the format, but your child's score won't go up significantly.

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