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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Remarkably, everyone who responds to this has a straight A student with a natural work ethic who gets straight A's at a magnet program, and it's nothing they did, their children are just superior. Don't believe me? You don't have to ask them, they will tell you again.

I have a bright, lazy kid who squeaked into a magnet program off the wait list and has straight... B's. With the occasional A and C. You probably think my kid is just there to make yours look good. I don't care, I just want them to have classes that are hard and engaging. It has occurred to me more than once, watching my kid and others like them, that engaging underachievers is not easy. I wonder how many other kids didn't make the cut but would enjoy the challenge.

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Well, they are responding to posters stereotyping the kids who get admitted to this program. And, I don't see anyone claiming that every student who gets admitted will get all As, etc. If these posts touched a raw nerve, that is on you.

For what it is worth, I have a DC in a magnet; doing pretty OK, but not all straight As, but wouldn't dream of leaving the magnet. In his circle, most kids seem to be doing fine, but only a couple get straight As. (The problem in this case seems to be not taking humanities seriously and they end up with Bs.) But they definitely enjoy the program ...[/quote]

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