Minimum math at TJ

[Anonymous]

And the insane racists are back, advocating for reducing education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Chinese and Indian weekend school entrepreneurs sold immigrant families on the idea of TJ for social mobility. The way to do that was offer more advanced math classes to only those communities which would give them a leg up in admissions. Hence the math jump came from those Asian students. And it worked, they got in. It is deeply unhealthy for most of those students.

You are a racist who hates his own race? that issue aside ...
The black families invested all their kids times into sports and went onto dominate not just high school/college basketball and eventually the NBA multibillion dollar business. Is that deeply unhealthy too? The white families invested all their kids times into ice hockey and baseball and went onto dominate in those sports in not just high school/college but also the NHL and MLB trillion dollar industry. Is that deeply unhealthy too? Fake equity warriors too afraid to call out lack of diversity here?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And the insane racists are back, advocating for reducing education.

Someone needs to advocate for the kids. Good for FCPS to do so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Chinese and Indian weekend school entrepreneurs sold immigrant families on the idea of TJ for social mobility. The way to do that was offer more advanced math classes to only those communities which would give them a leg up in admissions. Hence the math jump came from those Asian students. And it worked, they got in. It is deeply unhealthy for most of those students.

You are a racist who hates his own race? that issue aside ...
The black families invested all their kids times into sports and went onto dominate not just high school/college basketball and eventually the NBA multibillion dollar business. Is that deeply unhealthy too? The white families invested all their kids times into ice hockey and baseball and went onto dominate in those sports in not just high school/college but also the NHL and MLB trillion dollar industry. Is that deeply unhealthy too? Fake equity warriors too afraid to call out lack of diversity here?

DP. Are you being ironic? Yes, that's unhealthy. Kids are getting and injured and don't take school seriously. Making it big in the NBA or NFL is like winning the lottery. That's not a plan and focusing on it is a misallocation or resources. As is cramming for TJ admissions, whether a kid gets in or does not.

[Anonymous]

A good number of the Black kids who do well in basketball are noticed playing street ball at a young age and are brought onto AAU teams and the like. Strong basketball players are recruited for college prep teams, to include providing housing or kids, so that they can help a school win a championship or two. The families of the kids see it as an opportunity to get a better education but mainly to be scouted for a college program.

The parents of underprivileged kids who end up playing college sports or professional sports are not paying for their kids to play basketball. They might pay for a basketball for the kid to use on the courts but they are not paying for clinics and travel teams and AAU. The parents who are paying for all of that are middle to high income families.

[Anonymous]

The sports “analogy” is so racist for every race that I can only assume that the person who posted it is just really stupid or really hates themselves.

It assumes that Asians cannot play sports. And I assure you, looking at what is going on in the MLB that is not the case. And looking at the girls basketball team at TJ- there are Asians on that team!!!!!

And you know what also bothers me about that analogy? That athletic people can’t be smart. It’s like saying smart people can’t be beautiful. Or that beautiful people can’t be good at math.

TJ kids can be both smart and athletic. Blacks can be good at math and Asians can be good at sports. There are also Asians that are stupid jocks too. Or actors. Or artists.

It’s so freaking racist- and if that poster is Asian- dude. Do yourself a favor and maybe not think every Asian can’t be good at sports. People can be both.

And for the record: Asian here. People assumed I was smart and gifted because I was Asian but were always surprised at how funny or caring I am. And it is that same implicit racism that I am trying to point out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Chinese and Indian weekend school entrepreneurs sold immigrant families on the idea of TJ for social mobility. The way to do that was offer more advanced math classes to only those communities which would give them a leg up in admissions. Hence the math jump came from those Asian students. And it worked, they got in. It is deeply unhealthy for most of those students.

Stop spreading the BS. Tutoring centers will happily take your kids and your money. But, it's not their responsibility that your kids can't keep up with the class. There is no advanced math courses offered only to Chinese and Indian students. More like your kids are not ready for those courses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The sports “analogy” is so racist for every race that I can only assume that the person who posted it is just really stupid or really hates themselves.

It assumes that Asians cannot play sports. And I assure you, looking at what is going on in the MLB that is not the case. And looking at the girls basketball team at TJ- there are Asians on that team!!!!!

And you know what also bothers me about that analogy? That athletic people can’t be smart. It’s like saying smart people can’t be beautiful. Or that beautiful people can’t be good at math.

TJ kids can be both smart and athletic. Blacks can be good at math and Asians can be good at sports. There are also Asians that are stupid jocks too. Or actors. Or artists.

It’s so freaking racist- and if that poster is Asian- dude. Do yourself a favor and maybe not think every Asian can’t be good at sports. People can be both.

And for the record: Asian here. People assumed I was smart and gifted because I was Asian but were always surprised at how funny or caring I am. And it is that same implicit racism that I am trying to point out.

The argument isn't "Asians aren't good at sports", it's "even though Asians are good at sports, they're extremely, ridiculously underrepresented in certain sports, yet none of the people who claim to care about racial equity ever complain about it"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Chinese and Indian weekend school entrepreneurs sold immigrant families on the idea of TJ for social mobility. The way to do that was offer more advanced math classes to only those communities which would give them a leg up in admissions. Hence the math jump came from those Asian students. And it worked, they got in. It is deeply unhealthy for most of those students.

You are a racist who hates his own race? that issue aside ...
The black families invested all their kids times into sports and went onto dominate not just high school/college basketball and eventually the NBA multibillion dollar business. Is that deeply unhealthy too? The white families invested all their kids times into ice hockey and baseball and went onto dominate in those sports in not just high school/college but also the NHL and MLB trillion dollar industry. Is that deeply unhealthy too? Fake equity warriors too afraid to call out lack of diversity here?

Sports/basketball

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Chinese and Indian weekend school entrepreneurs sold immigrant families on the idea of TJ for social mobility. The way to do that was offer more advanced math classes to only those communities which would give them a leg up in admissions. Hence the math jump came from those Asian students. And it worked, they got in. It is deeply unhealthy for most of those students.

You are a racist who hates his own race? that issue aside ...
The black families invested all their kids times into sports and went onto dominate not just high school/college basketball and eventually the NBA multibillion dollar business. Is that deeply unhealthy too? The white families invested all their kids times into ice hockey and baseball and went onto dominate in those sports in not just high school/college but also the NHL and MLB trillion dollar industry. Is that deeply unhealthy too? Fake equity warriors too afraid to call out lack of diversity here?

Sports/basketball

I'm african american and I invest my money into my child’s basketball activities. Why should I care what others think?

[Anonymous]

I am Asian and I play piano so my kid also play piano. His teacher is East European, and when we go to festivals, 90% of the kids are East Asian. I don't know why it is, but other ethnic groups are free to join us in piano!

Nobody sold me on any enrichment programs, I can think for myself, thank you very much.