Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hspanic / Latino 33.4%
White 25.3%
African American 21.9%
Asian 14.1%
MCPS Student Demographics
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/annualreport/2021/#StudentDemoModal

I'm a little fuzzy on the definitions of who is considered a "minority" race / ethnic group at MCPS now?

Most Latinos are (and see themselves as) fully or partially white, so that anglo-racial way to look at trends is quite misleading.

You can certainly say that WASPs are a minority, but not Whites.

You can’t really generalize Latinos. Mexican families that immigrated to the US Southwest as well as many Cubans may consider themselves “white” but newer Central American Latinos in the DC area are more mestizo (native Indian) and basically consider being Hispanic a race separate from white.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hspanic / Latino 33.4%
White 25.3%
African American 21.9%
Asian 14.1%
MCPS Student Demographics
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/annualreport/2021/#StudentDemoModal

I'm a little fuzzy on the definitions of who is considered a "minority" race / ethnic group at MCPS now?

Most Latinos are (and see themselves as) fully or partially white, so that anglo-racial way to look at trends is quite misleading.

You can certainly say that WASPs are a minority, but not Whites.

Anonymous wrote:Hspanic / Latino 33.4%
White 25.3%
African American 21.9%
Asian 14.1%
MCPS Student Demographics
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/annualreport/2021/#StudentDemoModal

I'm a little fuzzy on the definitions of who is considered a "minority" race / ethnic group at MCPS now?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, whites are a minority. But that doesn't really impact anything.

Asian Americans are the true minorities. And the highest achievers as well. So what does that make them? Whites get preference over Asian Americans. We are the step children at a will reading

They why is MCPS denying opportunities for high performers and use a non-transparent lottery to pick kids for magnet programs? Why don't they provide opportunities for all children who qualify?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, whites are a minority. But that doesn't really impact anything.

Asian Americans are the true minorities. And the highest achievers as well. So what does that make them? Whites get preference over Asian Americans. We are the step children at a will reading

Anonymous wrote:Yes, whites are a minority. But that doesn't really impact anything.

Anonymous wrote:so that makes Whitman a minority, minority majority school and it just goes to show parents willing to send their kids they are better people than all the parents clamoring for those cushy majority diverse schools. It's time we start thinking on ways to help the few remaining rich white people strive for success.

Anonymous wrote:Whites have not been the top race at MCPS for a couple years now.

Of course, MCPS ignores this, and still ignores them. Here's the 5 groups they focus on for the Equity Accountability Model:
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/evidence-of-learning-framework/equity-accountability-model.aspx

1. Black, not low-income
2. Latino, not low-income
3. White/Asian, low-income
4. Black, low-income
5. Latino, low-income

In other words, they focus on every group except whites and asians who are not low-income. If you're Latino, which is the largest group at MCPS, you're a focus regardless of income.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think all sports programs should pick players by "lottery". Set the bar at the top 85% of the sports team, then randomly pick the starting lineups.

Such a poor analogy. So many great players don't "make the team" every year because of so many reasons.

poor sportsmanship,
not gelling with the coach's program,
stalled development (the kid who was a big star in middle school who hasn't gotten any better)
chronic injury

Maybe use a "starting lineup" analogy instead?

Oh, but then you would have to acknowledge that the starting lineup is chosen based on who the opposing team has playing. And then you might have to acknowledge that team's are not built solely on individual player statistics.

Coaches work to build teams that are best able to meet a challenge - And public school systems work to build graduates that can meet the challenges of their communities.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think all sports programs should pick players by "lottery". Set the bar at the top 85% of the sports team, then randomly pick the starting lineups.

Such a poor analogy. So many great players don't "make the team" every year because of so many reasons.

poor sportsmanship,
not gelling with the coach's program,
stalled development (the kid who was a big star in middle school who hasn't gotten any better)
chronic injury

Maybe use a "starting lineup" analogy instead?

Oh, but then you would have to acknowledge that the starting lineup is chosen based on who the opposing team has playing. And then you might have to acknowledge that team's are not built solely on individual player statistics.

Coaches work to build teams that are best able to meet a challenge - And public school systems work to build graduates that can meet the challenges of their communities.

A better sports analogy would be group projects, where the star has to carry all the weight, and the bench warmers are just along for the ride. But they all share the same grade.