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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MCPS is far from perfect, but as the recipient of much of their money, in the form of special needs educational support for my oldest child, I understand that their many special programs (Autism, Asperger's, GT/LD, magnets, etc) are expensive. And yet they are what makes MCPS great - it's one of the few school systems in the world that tries to support ALL students, not just the ones in the range of normal. So I applaud some of the principles and values behind the spending.[/quote]

Aside from the issue of the chosen few getting proper treatment in this regard (there [i]are[/i] great special education services available, but not enough, and not equitably spread), the support for advanced student needs is not nearly on par with that you describe, and not only are there many more of them in the system, but the cost of addressing associated need would be quite a bit lower on a per-student basis, if not overall.

Today's letter from Dr. McKnight touts an operating budget with a "focus on [b]strengthening Academic Excellence[/b]" (their bold, not mine).  What a bold mischaracterization, there![/quote]

students only get out of MCPS what they're willing to put into it and therein lies the problem. Nothing the county does will ever change that. People need to stop expecting mcknight to solve their problems and take some personal responsibility.[/quote]

Students can't get out of MCPS what MCPS won't offer.  Whether they legally are bound to do so or not.

When it's both cheaper and more in alignment with management philosophy towards political aims, it's no surprise that MCPS pays mostly lip service to broadly available and regionally consistent enrichment.  But that doesn't mean we shouldn't call out their hypocrisy.[/quote]
Sorry but that's BS and you know it.[/quote]
Nice rhetorical bit of fluff, there, calling something BS with nothing to back that up.[/quote]

Maybe it was because they never backed up their point just spewed gibberish.[/quote]

OK.  I'll bite.  Lottery.  Plenty qualify for programs.  Few are afforded seats.

Your turn. [/quote]

Not a true lottery, parents who want the county to raise their kids, and complain about nonsense like bocce
Your turn.[/quote]

Bocce is irrelevant to consideration for GT education.  Red herring.

Whether it's a true lottery or not is irrelevant to there not being enough seats to match the qualified need.

Parents want GT instruction to match GT ability, and that's codified in MD law.  "Want county to raise their kids" -- straw man.

Next.[/quote]

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