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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If they can't use test scores and they can't use achievements to determine the top kids in the county, exactly what should they use?  [/quote]

they can use class rank to ensure that all schools in the district have representation and know that everyone who wants to be there can't be there (not much different that today).  If the ranking drops, I doubt many people really care [/quote]

Class rank using what?  Grades are already watered down in FCPS, so getting straight As in middle school doesn't mean much of anything.  This also would disadvantage kids who are brilliant at math and science but maybe weak enough at English to only get an A- or B+ in a class.  Also, if kids in Honors Geometry aren't given a bump over kids in Honors Algebra in 8th, then the system isn't picking the best kids.

On top of that, there are still some affluent kids in the poorest of FCPS middle schools.  They'll just use their resources to ensure that their kids get straight As.  So, TJ will still be filled with affluent Asian and White kids, and this will solve nothing other than [b]decreasing the quality of the kids at the school[/b].  [/quote]

you sound delightful [/quote]

Right? It's amazing the kind of garbage people will spew now that we're saying the quiet parts out loud.

Yes, test scores will probably decrease somewhat - because [i]we're no longer overselecting for testing ability[/i]. But to suggest that somehow that equates to the quality of the kids declining - that just tells me that your identity is wrapped up in your kids' ability as test takers. And that's really sad, and helps explain why TJ has had the problems that it's had in recent years.[/quote]

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