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Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 10:31AM On Monday, the Gwinnett County Public Schools held its annual lottery for admission to the Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology. As I wrote last year, GSMST should be able to screen its applicants rather than having an admissions lottery. One parent, Royston Hodge, commented Monday, "Everybody has an equal chance. It is fair. That's all you can say about it." Mr. Hodge is right about one thing - everyone who applies has an equal chance. However, he is terribly mistaken that it is a fair process. Why should a student who is more qualified than another based on objective criteria be denied admittance while the lesser qualified student is allowed to enroll simply because of a lucky number? That is highly unfair and it results from a state law that should be changed. Our nation needs to stop being afraid of promoting our best and brightest under the inaccurate concept of "fairness." Failing to do so in the case education will only allow America to fall further behind other countries, especially in terms of science and math competence and the subsequent innovation that flows from that.
Reader Comments (1)
Praying I win the lottery is no way to live. I make my own success and send my children to private schools.