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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Throwing resources at low performers absolutely will lift them up. And if your kid is really a high performers, they will be a high performer with or without resources. [/quote]
We don't have an infinite amount of resources though.    And why should high performers be ignored? Making the magnets all regional is ignoring the very high performers.

FWIW, I grew up lower income and went to an awful school. [/quote]

+100

The state should really invest the most in the top quartile in order promote excellence and achievement to benefit our society overall.

Any [b]honest teacher will tell you that the differences intellectual capacity are significant and important. Some kids work hard and have good personalities but are never going to be acing organic chemistry or advanced calculus. And that is OK[/b]. There are many low-skilled jobs that  are essential to our society and confer value and dignity to those who perform them. [/quote]

This is the part that mcps and equity yellers ignore. And is so very true and important in this conversation but is conveniently not discussed because eugenics. But there is a thin but distinct line between this biological reality (and no one in this post here is correlating that with race) and eugenics.

And ofc also ignored is the copious amount of other elements that go into having higher cognitive capabilities - starting in utero. And schools coming in at 5 ain't gonna do shit. Ofc I think the solution is free high quality preK for all as that would help level the playing field. But I digress. [/quote]

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