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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know we've moved on, but I wanted to talk about the sports vs. academics question.

The difference between the two comes down to why sports teams exist vs. why magnet programs exist.

Sports teams exist to win games. For that reason, it makes sense to assemble a team made up of the best prepared players, regardless of whether they are relying on natural talent, or expensive private coaching, or both.

The point of a public school magnet program is not to "win games." It is to nurture talent. That's actually a fundamentally different goal. If you are looking for raw talent, particularly raw talent that might otherwise be missed, then extensive coaching not only undermines the endeavor, but is something the district should rigorously try to guard against. The point is the uncover kids who might otherwise not see their talent realized, and to help them grow into their potential. [/quote]
what's to say that kids who get tutored aren't having their "natural" talent cultivated, but just outside of school?

My kid has natural musical talent. Should I only just rely on the school to cultivate the kid's musical ability? [b]Is it unfair that the 1st chair in the school orchestra also gets a lot of outside private music instruction?  [/b]How will a kid who has natural talent but doesn't get outside tutoring ever be 1st chair with this unfair competition?[/quote]

Yes, of course it is. Public school systems used to provide music instruction beyond just the rudiments in elementary school. In fact, public school systems used to provide the area youth orchestras, whereas now you have to pay MCYO lots of money for them to tell you how selective and elite they are.[/quote]

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