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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let me clear up misconceptions about the Blair magnet program.

1. Magnet students take a separate sequence of courses from the rest of the school except in English, Social Studies, Art, PE, ...

2. For English, Social Studies, Art, PE, ... the magnet students join the rest of the school

3. Magnet courses are open to anyone who wants the challenge

4. Most of the educational success at Blair comes from the achievements of magnet students

5. Magnet students come from almost all over the county

6. Magnet students do not reflect the Blair demographics[/quote]

1. Magnet students[b] indeed[/b] take a separate sequence of courses from the rest of the school except in English, Social Studies, Art, PE, ...

2. For English, Social Studies, Art, PE, ... the magnet students join the rest of the school - [b]yes[/b]

3. Magnet courses are open to anyone who wants the challenge [b]and who qualifies for those classes.  In reality there are very few non-magnet students in magnet classes for this reason.[/b]

4. Most of the educational success at Blair comes from the achievements of magnet students - Define [b]"educational success"[/b]

5. Magnet students come from almost all over the county - [b]actually, up-county students do not attend the Blair magnet[/b]

6. Magnet students do not reflect the Blair demographics - [b]Do you mean academic demographics, or racial?  If you mean academic, then you are probably correct, but if you put the Blair magnet in say, the Whitman or Churchill building, this would also be true.  Magnet students stand head and shoulders above other students of all kinds with regard to math/science/computer science.  RE racial demographics, sure, you are correct there - but what is your point?[/b][/quote]

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