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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would doubt that it is...  If that quotas were used the population of the programs would not look like they do.[/quote]

Wrong. Quotas are being used however the population of the programs look the way it is because there are not enough candidates from some communities to fill the slots.  The majority of applicants are Whites and Asians and among them the competition is stiff.

I have seen  less than average performing Hispanic and African American kids taken in from schools where higher performing Whites and Asians have been denied. However, this is a disservice to both the kids who have been accepted  and kids who have not been accepted .  I have seen "quota" kids struggling in HGC and GT programs and becoming discouraged.

The reason for this (some communities not doing well in these programs), is that to do well in the HGC and GT programs the kids need parents/tutors to help them at home. Asians and Whites have this "parallel system of education" in place at home. Most of the HGC parents are highly educated themselves and very involved with the education of their kids, intervening when required. So to expect that the kid will do well without a support system at home is unreal.

Other communities not being proportionately represented is a function of lack of support at home rather than intelligence of the kids.

MCPS will take any "C" student from these low performing communities if they only apply. Whatever seats are then left are thrown in the pool for the Whites and Asians, and there the competition is fierce.

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This entire post is BS!  And this "I have seen, etc...." is insulting. Whenever you use that as your standard of proof, you lose credibility. [/quote]

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