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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The advocating for Einstein should solely focus on MVC.  This makes the most sense and should balance all needs.[/quote]

Seeing as the vast majority of students will never take MVC, um no :roll:[/quote]

So, then why have it at any school?  We should equalize all the schools and cut out everything that isn't offered at all schools.  Why should your kids get access to advanced classes and others should not?  Our tax dollars fund your schools.[/quote]

Look I'm not against having MVC at Einstein. I'm for investing more resources to have more classes at Einstein. However, the notion that adding MVC to Einstein is a way to "balance all needs" is preposterous. The overall academic outcomes at Einstein are awful. Only 30% of students are proficient in math! MVC is not the answer to that problem.[/quote]

Are you paying attention or just arguing to argue?  With the DCC, you can apply to magnets and lottery into other schools.  The bulk of the smarter kids who don't care about the arts go to Blair or Wheaton, hence why you have lower scores, as those kids are not there to balance the test scores.  If they don't have the course offerings, families will not choose Einstein, especially if there is no arts program and will either try to cosa, move or go private.  If you don't offer it to those 30%, then there is no way to increase scores and improve how the students perform.

Fixing Einstein means looking at what's going on at the ES and MS levels and strengthening them to get these kids reading, writing, and on grade level math at each grade, and especially when they leave ES, then MS. Many HS kids went through multiple bad curriculum that did not teach the foundation, and they fell through the cracks.  Einstein cannot fix this as these kids missed out on many years of remediation and education.  The kids doing well are either very bright or have parents who supplemented or got tutors to fill in the gaps.[/quote]

I'm not arguing to argue. I fundamentally disagree that offering one course that a tiny percentage of students will ever take is the main solution that Einstein parents should be advocating for.

I frankly think it's a pretty offensive and tone deaf ask to make for that to be the focus of advocacy.[/quote]

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