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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The magnet programs at Blair are considered very successful at bringing more diversity and strong academic students to Blair.  That was the initial goal.  The current goal is to make the magnets themselves more diverse which is entirely different. If the magnets are forced to mirror MCPS as a whole in acceptances, Blair will likely be more heavily minority by reducing the white/Asian populations which currently dominate the magnets...    [/quote]

[b]Are you suggesting that the program without as many whits/Asian won't do as well?[/b] Where did you get that idea from?[/quote]

But it's fair to say MCPS magnets are mostly whites/Asians. Lowing admission standards to have more PC mix of kids will lower the quality of magnet programs. [/quote]

Will the quality of the program suffer? I am a professor at a tier 1 university. We admit students under affirmative action. Has the quality of the academic programs changed? I would argue no, most professors teach the same content and grade accordingly. Unfortunately, a few students fail or receive D's because they are not prepared. Most earn B's and C's because the work is difficult.

How would this be different in high school? Any teachers want to weigh in? I believe the biggest factors would be pressure to pass students or performance on standardized tests. [/quote]

HS programs are much smaller than college incoming class size. Each program is only about 100 kids. Including kids who are not ready, prepared, or cannot keep up will definitely negatively affect the programs.  It sounds bad but it is what it is. [/quote]

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