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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"No, it would not be bad for MCPS if the "take my ball and go home" PP took their child out of the magnet program and put the child back into the home school. Why would it be? Everybody agrees that there are far more qualified applicants for the spots than there are spots. The magnet program will get along just fine without the PP's child. "

7:09 again, LOL.  Okay, I don't find this argument convincing in terms of my question.  Yes, the magnet will be just fine without PP's child.  Agreed.  Let's stipulate that even if all those families left the magnets, the magnets would be fine.  But that to me isn't the issue here and that wasn't really my question.  [b]The issue is that MCPS wanted to end income-segregated schools.  And by that measure, it would be bad for MCPS *by MCPS' own admission[/b]!*  I don't see how that can be in dispute at all since it was explicit on the part of MCPS.  Anyway, we can just agree to disagree.  [/quote]

No, it wouldn't. You are assuming that

1. the application-only magnets are an effective way to end income-segregated schools (which they're not)
2. there are no other ways to achieve that goal

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I think you are the same poster who deliberately tries to make it a race question vs. ability question. Seriously, if you think that your community is not applying to the program then get the word out to your community. You obviously have the time to troll here, maybe you can use that energy to actually be useful.  Otherwise all I have heard is that URMs need a lot of handholding, and want to get into rigorous magnet programs based on their "non-academic" talents.

If there were unlimited seats available (like it is to go to a regular schools) in the magnet programs - the most underperforming groups would still be AA and HI.  If you want to prove people wrong then ask these students to work hard, not fight for freebies.  This is a political stunt.

Why not talk about sports?  Lets raise the bar of who can play sports in our schools.  Anyone with less than 3.5 GPA should not be allowed to participate in sports in school.   My kid is not allowed to play in sports because he does not have the physical advantages other kids have.  Does that mean he will not grow as an athlete if he is on the school basketball team? He needs to be picked up for his non-athletic talents like participating in hackathons!

The attempt to scuttle the whole magnet program is amazing.  Its just reeks of jealousy and desperation. People want to finish this program because their kid cannot compete and get in.  If it costs MCPS an additional $40 dollars per child for these programs, let the parents pay the county this amount.

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