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Oh, and for the orchestra piece - It's not like picking kids for an orchestra or a sports team or whatever. If anything, it's like picking kids for a FRESHMEN sports team, where your program is going to develop the kids to eventually play for the varsity. And the kid who has maxed out their talent because of overprep might help you win freshmen games, but that kid's ceiling might be a lot lower than another kid who has less experience but a ton of potential. They're probably both making the team, but if you take too many of the former, your varsity will be hurting years down the road.[/quote]

Sure, but how do you decide how much potential someone has?  GPA + taking Algebra I by 8th is a very low ceiling, and there's almost no way to distinguish between kids with a ton of potential over kids who are somewhat above average.  Also, at some point, there needs to be some real indication that a kid has immense potential and not just handwaving to justify why some kid might have unrealized potential.  How many years does a kid need to be able to ride on potential before some level of talent needs to be demonstrated?  In FCPS, many kids have 5-6 years of AAP before applying for TJ.  Isn't that enough time for the kid to have something other than just high grades to show for it?

If you're selecting for 2nd or 3rd grade programs, the selection should be weighted toward potential rather than accomplishment.  At some point, the balance should shift toward accomplishment over potential.  It's definitely true by college or grad school applications that the kid should have something impressive to show if the kid wants to be accepted at an elite school.  For high school, I'm not sure what the answer is.  I still prefer a system that rewards kids who've had impressive accomplishments over very nebulously looking for "potential" without any real standards.    [/quote]

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