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In the later posts there were a couple of things mentioned that I would 
like to comment on.

It is true that Magnet Schools do recieve some extra public funding, but
that is not always the case.  I am a part of Gompers Secondary 
High-school, center for math, science and computers.  This school is 
located in San Diego CA.  Here are some facts about the school:

1: The High-School recieves $3,821 per pupil.  Normal schools average
   around $3,647
2: The school does not require any "IQ" tests. Rather, Anyone who has 
   expresses an interest and is recommended can go to the school. The
   transportation is provided via school buses to anyone in the city.
3: The school is created with this intent: To attract and provide smart
   kids with a program attractive enough to make them attend a school
   (excuse this next expression) in the crudiest neighborhood in S.D.
   Thus, the smart kids are to "rub" off on the local and presumably
   less interested group whichi would then become more interested.
4: The racial make-up of the school is extremly interesting:
   41.2% African American
   26.9% Hispanic
   13.6% White
   13.5% IndoChinese
   (These are the major ethnic groups)

Gompers, for me has been a wonderfull exprience. When I first attended it 
I must admit I was racially disturbed. Now, My views have changed 
completely. I have learned much about education in whole.

Gompers, used to be the best in Computer Science. Although we offer 
classes like C programming and such, things are going downhill for us.
Gompers went through a massive change. A new administration allowed the 
local kids to take "seminar" (Seminar kids are IQ tested.. Seminar is a 
special program completely unrelated to Magnet) without IQ tests on base 
of their racial confilts. This forced an exodus of over 1/4 of the staff!
The school was torn apart, and was broken up.


Which brings me to this controversy: Is a program like this right? So far 
we have discussed magnet programs created for smart kids. But we had a 
program that benefited both. Unfortunatly socio-economical problems 
teachers had with the set-up caused us to loose much of the "accredited" 
teachers. 

Can we mix Magnet programs with racial integration? Must American kids 
travel miles and put up with unnecessary problems to get an education 
they deserve? Must the poor and less fortunate not have a chance to learn 
because they live in bad neighborhood? Who wins?

All comments will be appreciated!


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