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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your kids don't like to be in 99% group and want to be in that 1% group, have them work harder instead of demanding changing 1% to 10%. We all lose that way. [/quote]

Okay, you are illustrating so many of the problems of this way of thinking and operating.  If there really is only a top 1% with the brilliance and creativity to change the world who need special programs to nurture that talent further, then "working hard" isn't what gets you into that group.  People's kids shouldn't just be "working harder" to bump up their MAP scores to get into countywide programs and then claiming they are better than everyone else and expansion would water things down, while taking the spaces from actually brilliant and creative kids from poorer backgrounds who don't have the time, resources, strong feeder schools, and sophistication to juice their scores enough to beat out the richer "hard workers."

If you want a program for the top 1% you need to figure out how to actually select the best kids with the most natural talent and potential across the county regardless of background.  If you can't do then and those smarter poorer kids keep getting beaten out by bright hardworking richer kids, then you should cast a wider net.[/quote]

You are talking about the selection caveats, which used to be better at selecting high-adaptive students before CoGAT was eliminated. I'm worried how the expansion will not only completely discontinue the excellence of this program, but also create more inequality in the future. For example, there is a high likelyhood that the region includes Wootton, RM and Churchill will have enough students and highly qualified teachers to replicate a not-so-watered-down STEM program, while the regions in Eastern County will have a lame STEM program with only offering a minimal entry-level STEM courses. Those students with high aptitude in the Eastern county will be the ultimate victims of the expansion.[/quote]

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