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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think the list is malicious. But I do think that it makes kids feel bad if they didn't get in and are watching many of their friends get in. It's kind of overwhelming. My kid wasn't even waitlisted and they are a straight A 99%ile TPMS magnet kid. They are not sad/lacking confidence, but they are definitely in their feelings about it (mostly anger and frustration). [/quote]

So did kids with lower scores that your child get in? Is that the cause of anger/frustration?[/quote]

I don't know and they didn't say that. I think they are just frustrated that they are part of a "group" now that they now know they won't be part of anymore and that is kind of confusing to kids who feel like they are hanging just fine with their peers academically. My kid got into three other magnets so it's not a confidence issue or an "am I good enough" issue, and they will likely remain in the same school as their friends, but they are just kind of bummed about breaking up the band, you know? It's not the end of the world. Builds resilience. [/quote]

It’s seems there are a number of kids in this position from the magnet middle schools. In my opinion (not an original opinion certainly) it’s a pretty broken process. The way selections are made is not transparent and there is absolutely an element of luck involved when it’s a poor process. It’s not kind to kids to invite them to a magnet middle school where they excel and then disinvite them from the programs all of their friends are going on to. I’m speaking from a social development perspective. I get that parents are going to come at me and say that’s just life, the kids need to learn to handle it, but my point is that the process could and should be much better designed. Even just look at the way notifications went out, so unkind to those kids who are now left with no invitations. And these kids would have had even stronger applications if they hadn’t gone to a magnet middle school. I’ve learned that magnet programs might be good for academics, but this process is absolutely not good for our children’s social development.[/quote]

It is certainly a bummer for TPMS kids when they don't get into the hs program of choice, but this has been the case for years and years. It is not related to the current system. I have kids who went through TPMS in the CogAT and magnet specific test days. About 1/2 the magnet TPMS kids got into Blair. 1/4 - 1/3 didn't get into any programs. The same could said for CES to MS. It's tough, but there should be opportunities for kids who didn't get into a CES, no? There was a nonmag kid at TPMS who really worked to develop math depth on her own. She got into Blair and is likely premed now. Super smart. Should the doors be closed to her? I know it's easy for me to say as my kids got into the programs they had hoped for. But, we know a few TPMS kids at regular Blair who are doing fine. I think it's a shame that there is chatter or lists, even if it is all friendly, for the kids who didn't get great news. But, things well settle down. There will be interesting electives and good APs at whatever hs kids attend. There's always DE too. You will just have to help them find the enrichment. Hang in there.[/quote]

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