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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a travesty to not include a Black or Hispanic student into the magnet program if they are bright and high achieving.  It's also a travesty to not include a Asian-American or White student into the magnet program if they are bright and high achieving.

[b]What do you do when the seats are limited?  What if there are only 100 seats?  Then you take the top 100 students based on a rigorous test. 
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Well, what about the students who do not have the wherewithal to prep and cannot go to Asian "cram" centers?  Well, good news!   They can certainly go to the George B Thomas Academy -  Saturday School https://www.saturdayschool.org/ to get tutoring and certainly go on Khan Academy.  And even better news - most students do not go to these prep schools to prep and even then they get admitted.

Hooray!!!

Equal opportunity to all!!

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Maybe that's what you would do if you ran a school system, but it's not what MCPS does, or ever did. [/quote]
Well, that would have worked if no one knew what that 'rigorous' test is. In reality, everyone who wants to know, does. So those who are in the know do get an advantage over those who aren't.
And the test is --- drum roll, please!! -- COGAT!

OP, now you have your answer, go sign up your child up for a CoGat prep class, three months and 1,000 bucks later your progeny will be declared gifted and talented and enrolled in a magnet. You are welcome.[/quote]

Only problem is that if 3 months COGAT prep course by A-Plus and Dr. Li at the cost of $1000 bucks would close the achievement gap  then MCPS would not have the current problem of the insurmountable Achievement Chasm.. Problem would be solved.

Maybe, MCPS should run a test and see if they can put students in A-Plus for 3 months and see them transform into GT students.  That would be so wonderful.  Mr. Li and Mr. Yeh would get Nobel prize in the field of education.

Cannot make a silk purse out of sow's ear, my dear! [/quote]

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