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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have they ever defined what "experience" means?

I have a first grader starting in FCPS this fall, and we've checked ESL and "multiracial" on her paperwork just because we could.  Our older child was listed as white and a native English speaker simply because we didn't think it'd matter.[/quote]

This is what will happen more and more.

People respond to incentives and “just because we could”.  This is why CRT falls apart incredibly quickly.

If you can pick what gender you are, why can’t you pick what race you are?  Or if you are ESL?  It’s ridiculous and I don’t agree with it, but people will always respond to incentives and policy makers are short sighted to think they can slice and dice without people changing how they classify their children.  [/quote]

policy makers took into account unethical practices by families gaming admission, but didn't realize just how low they will sink? [/quote]

It's not really unethical as much as it is a response to external stimuli.  We are a trilingual household.  FCPS says (in a completely ridiculous move) that a child is ESL if ANYONE in the household speaks a language other than English.  Ergo, I break no rules in ticking an ESL box for my child, and now that there are potential benefits attached to this class, I'll make sure it's ticked.

Same with the multiracial class - my DH is brown as could be and therefore DD is obviously multiracial.  I mean you aren't dealing with a family of two Finns here.[/quote]

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