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[quote=Anonymous]I think what people are alluding to is that this scientific work has not come out of the curriculum taught in Blair.

That is true.  These students work as interns with other scientists (sometimes their parents are working in NIH or other scientific research place), and they will publish a paper that is a part of what the main experiment or research is about.  Obviously, the scientists are the ones who are doing the main research.

So, yes, it is true that these kids are not taught these subjects at Blair.  However, Blair teachers are very aware of the many of these competitions and will guide these students in participating in them. They also are there for these children to support them.  The fact that these kids are doing all this work, on top of the SMACS program at Blair is commendable.

Besides, many students apply to intern with these scientists. Only the ones who have impressive academic credentials (and maybe sometimes some connections too) make the cut.

So, once they are in the labs with these real world scientists, they have to produce and assist. They cannot be dead weights.

These kids needs to thank their teachers in Blair because they are supportive of these kids and Blair has a system in place for these competitions. If it was so easy to replicate other schools would have done that.

- NOT Blair parent.[/quote]

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