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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes but these kinds of kids all across the SS area as well. So why shouldn’t the rest of DCC be given access to compete for those seats? Perhaps your kid #1 became a compelling candidate for all the magnets because he got a stellar education through the TPMS reservation, which he may not have had he competed across the county, or even DCC[/quote]

Because there are so many qualified kids, it's a bit of a lottery, so they want to make sure there is cross-over between local and magnet. it's good for the student body. Frankly, I think all magnets should do this. I also think we should have more magnet seats. So many bright kids able to flourish in these programs. Truly. I teach in TP and know several super bright in boundary kids who did not make the program. [/quote]

But that isn’t why they did it, TP was under represented due to inability to make the cut[/quote]

What if this [b]is[/b] true? There's no evidence that TP kids do worse in the magnet than kinds admitted as part of the 100-student cohort. So...maybe our kids get a boost coming in. Maybe they wouldn't have made the cut without the in-bounds preference. Maybe that in-bounds preference was the factor that let a 98% kid from PBES get in whereas the same kid would have been waitlisted coming from Cold Spring. That doesn't make the benefit any less, or the quality of education that they receive any lower.

My (TPMS in-bounds) kids will also get legacy preference at some pretty amazing US colleges. Is that any more deserved than in-bounds preference at TPMS? I would argue not.

If people think the benefit is so keen, they will move in-bounds. The TPMS zone includes lots of affordable apartments (remember that both PBES and ESS feed to TPMS) and affordable single family homes. So, if folks believe it confers such a benefit, they are welcome to join us on the east side. People are nice. Transportation is close, and apparently this is where you live if you really care about your child's education, right?

:D [/quote]

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