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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the teachers above- how does putting these students in an hgc help the situation? I just am struggling with the logic of putting more and more students in an advanced track when they are not ready.[/quote]

I'm not one of the teacher PPs, but I don't think they're saying that putting these students on an advanced track will help the situation. I think they're trying to respond to a few PPs' claims that all kids need to be HGC material is free pre-K and enriched/accelerated education from the start. There are other factors at play. And I hadn't thought about the idea that some qualified students have to turn down HGC spots because they don't have access to transportation besides the school bus and it's too much of a logistical hassle that the parents decide it's easier to keep them where they are.  The playing field doesn't seem very level at all when you think about it from that perspective, especially if there is not a peer group for those students in their home school. It will be interesting to see how the pilot schools work. I don't think you can knock it until we see how it actually goes. [/quote]

Unfortunately the pilot will not address busing. Instead, it reduces testing time as far as we know and may or may not change admission standard based on race.[/quote]

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