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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agreed.  The reason that MCPS has embraced the below average as the new on grade is because it make a large chunk of parents in the wealthier areas happy.  Why? Because they can claim their kids are above grade level!! Seriously, if parents were reasonable MCPS would be too.  Since we have more than 40% above average what we have to realize is that it is the baseline for average.  We have to ask for the regular classroom instruction to be pitched at that level.  The GTA wont accept that because it wont support their Lake Wobegon outlook.  So, we as parents must rise up and self advocate by asking MCPS pitch the curriculum higher.

That is my thinking about a reasonable strategy.   More about GT later.  [/quote]

Are you really up-to-date with county education policy changes? I am asking since you do not understand why the level of GT identification has gone down. It is not really wealthier parents asking that has resulted in degrading the standard. It is actually political groups questioning why %ge of kids of color is so low for above grade levl group. In the process to be more PC MCPS has lowered the standard. Sometime solution to hard questions are not easy. School is not the primary place for social engineering. But the political group is strong enough to influence and the regular parents expecting better education for kids are still not one group. We are still bickering whether the other person's kid is GT or not! How does it matter? What matters is every kid must get a days worth of education in school, everyday.

Get engaged with GTA and see for yourself what GTA will accept. It is a volunteer organization. You can make it happen. Do not assume what GTA will accept until you personally get engaged.[/quote]

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