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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with 8:55 and 9:01 both, even though they might seem to be saying different things. I think the two groups are different and the issues are accordingly different.

1st Type of Issue. 8:55 posted about the 90th pctile child who doesn't get into the magnet and doesn't get acceleration in the home school. I don't think the solution is to call this kid GT. This just buys into MCPS' flawed baseline, which is that "below average" is the new "on grade." Instead of buying into this and trying to slot kids into it with odd labels, we need to start at the problem's base:
1. Average is on-grade. Below average is below grade.
2. Montessori-type identification would be fantastic although for money and bureaucratic/accountability reasons I can't see MCPS adopting this sensible idea.
3. More "boutique" schools to challenge 90th pctile kids in their strengths, like the arts and literature.

2nd Type of Issue. Then there are the GT kids in magnets. I see these issues as distinct. I think the magnets generally do a great job - from my kids' experience in 4 magnets so far. The problem here is different - there aren't enough magnets. We know qualified kids who didn't get in.

And yes, can we try to act in a way that doesn't make people hate us more? When I posted about an arts magnet earlier s/o slammed me for questioning her magnet kid's intelligence, which was a complete misreading.[/quote]

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