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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, those programs (RM/Blair), while definitely rigorous, create a sense of entitlement, arrogance, and obnoxiousness for some of those students who participate (as well as their parents). No doubt many of the kids are lovely, but not sure I love some of the parents asking me if my kid was in Gen Pop.

Spread out the resources these program take so more kids can get access to them.[/quote]

But this plan is not spreading resources. Have you seen in their presentation any resources being spread? No new teachers, no new investments, nothing. Just creating 30 new magnets out of thin air.[/quote]

If your kid is such a high flyer take some math classes at MC or Maryland. Every school will have AP Calculus BC and probably local options to take the more rigorous math and science classes. And guess what, if your kid is crazy talented and at Northwood (a lower performing school) they could be #1 at Northwood! That actually means something in the college process and could get them into a better school. The idea that you cannot succeed outside the magnet is a fallacy. Further, at Blair, if you are an average magnet kid your profile actually doesn’t look so great when compared to the really high flyers in the program. Average Blair magnet kids are not getting into Ivy’s and some are not even getting into UMD for those precious engineering and computer science slots. The program is not overrated, [b]it just does not need to be as consolidated and exclusive as currently constructed[/b].[/quote]

I can accept this. I just don't see how the proposed plan provides value to anybody. Why even bother with magnets. We have regular programs at all schools. They are neither consolidated nor exclusive. MCPS can simply add a couple of courses in low performing schools and achieve the same effect as this 30 magnets charade.[/quote]
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Why do they want to bus 200 kids to Whitman to take AP social studies classes? That commute will be prohibitive for so many. Use those resources to build up courses at the home schools. Don't siphon off half the interested kids to a school that doesn't need them just to tell the ones left behind that "sorry, not enough interest!" when they ask for the same classes Whitman has just because they are rich.
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This. (And I’m not against making changes to the status quo, but that nails how poorly thought out this plan is.)[/quote]

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