TJ entrance test answers were never for sale

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Anonymous wrote:We have Trump because Americans are dumb AF and believed the RWNJ propaganda.

Like all of the BS around education.

Either the majority of voters are RWNJ or you lost a lot of moderate voters with your left wing orthodoxy. Pretending that the change in the TJ test wasn't about race is so blatantly dishonest that you will lose some voters forever.

I get that math is hard for MAGA but Trump didn’t win a majority.

The admissions process was changed for a variety of reasons.

Trump won, that's what matters and people like you handed him the voters he needed.

The change to the admissions process was primarily about race. Every hearing, every board meeting, every report are primarily focused on racial diversity.

Again, you should sue.. you will get what you want and bonus you will rich!

Who got rich when Harvard lost SFFA?

That was a very different case. Harvard was not race blind.

Right, they were deliberately discriminating on the basis of race. Who got rich when Harvard lost that lawsuit to SFFA?

No one cares because it's irrelevant to TJ.

Re: TJ, the courts have already settled it. It's not discrimination.
https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/221280.P.pdf
Pg 7
“we are satisfied that the challenged admissions policy does not disparately impact Asian American students”

And the (corrupt) SCOTUS left the ruling in place:
https://virginiamercury.com/2024/02/20/supreme-court-wont-hear-thomas-jefferson-admissions-case/

Some idiot keeps saying we should sure and get rich if it's really discrimination. I'm pointing out how stupid they are.

I am the idiot you referred to. The phrase clearly meant to be sarcastic (duh), because some poster here keep repeating about the new admission process is racist and discriminative while the Supreme Court already toss the case. What else should I suggest? Sue again! (This is also a sarcastic).

Are we going to ignore the racist intent?

We're literacy tests and poll taxes not racist despite being facially neutral?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have Trump because Americans are dumb AF and believed the RWNJ propaganda.

Like all of the BS around education.

Either the majority of voters are RWNJ or you lost a lot of moderate voters with your left wing orthodoxy. Pretending that the change in the TJ test wasn't about race is so blatantly dishonest that you will lose some voters forever.

I get that math is hard for MAGA but Trump didn’t win a majority.

The admissions process was changed for a variety of reasons.

Trump won, that's what matters and people like you handed him the voters he needed.

The change to the admissions process was primarily about race. Every hearing, every board meeting, every report are primarily focused on racial diversity.

Again, you should sue.. you will get what you want and bonus you will rich!

Who got rich when Harvard lost SFFA?

That was a very different case. Harvard was not race blind.

Right, they were deliberately discriminating on the basis of race. Who got rich when Harvard lost that lawsuit to SFFA?

No one cares because it's irrelevant to TJ.

Re: TJ, the courts have already settled it. It's not discrimination.
https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/221280.P.pdf
Pg 7
“we are satisfied that the challenged admissions policy does not disparately impact Asian American students”

And the (corrupt) SCOTUS left the ruling in place:
https://virginiamercury.com/2024/02/20/supreme-court-wont-hear-thomas-jefferson-admissions-case/

Some idiot keeps saying we should sure and get rich if it's really discrimination. I'm pointing out how stupid they are.

I am the idiot you referred to. The phrase clearly meant to be sarcastic (duh), because some poster here keep repeating about the new admission process is racist and discriminative while the Supreme Court already toss the case. What else should I suggest? Sue again! (This is also a sarcastic).

Are we going to ignore the racist intent?

We're literacy tests and poll taxes not racist despite being facially neutral?

TJ selection is race blind. The school is majority Asain. Asian enrollment is at a historic high. The group who benefited most from the selection changes were Asians. To say this change was racist seems dishonest.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have Trump because Americans are dumb AF and believed the RWNJ propaganda.

Like all of the BS around education.

Either the majority of voters are RWNJ or you lost a lot of moderate voters with your left wing orthodoxy. Pretending that the change in the TJ test wasn't about race is so blatantly dishonest that you will lose some voters forever.

I get that math is hard for MAGA but Trump didn’t win a majority.

The admissions process was changed for a variety of reasons.

Trump won, that's what matters and people like you handed him the voters he needed.

The change to the admissions process was primarily about race. Every hearing, every board meeting, every report are primarily focused on racial diversity.

Again, you should sue.. you will get what you want and bonus you will rich!

Who got rich when Harvard lost SFFA?

That was a very different case. Harvard was not race blind.

Right, they were deliberately discriminating on the basis of race. Who got rich when Harvard lost that lawsuit to SFFA?

No one cares because it's irrelevant to TJ.

Re: TJ, the courts have already settled it. It's not discrimination.
https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/221280.P.pdf
Pg 7
“we are satisfied that the challenged admissions policy does not disparately impact Asian American students”

And the (corrupt) SCOTUS left the ruling in place:
https://virginiamercury.com/2024/02/20/supreme-court-wont-hear-thomas-jefferson-admissions-case/

Some idiot keeps saying we should sure and get rich if it's really discrimination. I'm pointing out how stupid they are.

I am the idiot you referred to. The phrase clearly meant to be sarcastic (duh), because some poster here keep repeating about the new admission process is racist and discriminative while the Supreme Court already toss the case. What else should I suggest? Sue again! (This is also a sarcastic).

Are we going to ignore the racist intent?

We're literacy tests and poll taxes not racist despite being facially neutral?

The intent was to make TJ more accessible to kids across the county.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have Trump because Americans are dumb AF and believed the RWNJ propaganda.

Like all of the BS around education.

Either the majority of voters are RWNJ or you lost a lot of moderate voters with your left wing orthodoxy. Pretending that the change in the TJ test wasn't about race is so blatantly dishonest that you will lose some voters forever.

I get that math is hard for MAGA but Trump didn’t win a majority.

The admissions process was changed for a variety of reasons.

Trump won, that's what matters and people like you handed him the voters he needed.

The change to the admissions process was primarily about race. Every hearing, every board meeting, every report are primarily focused on racial diversity.

Again, you should sue.. you will get what you want and bonus you will rich!

Who got rich when Harvard lost SFFA?

That was a very different case. Harvard was not race blind.

Right, they were deliberately discriminating on the basis of race. Who got rich when Harvard lost that lawsuit to SFFA?

No one cares because it's irrelevant to TJ.

Re: TJ, the courts have already settled it. It's not discrimination.
https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/221280.P.pdf
Pg 7
“we are satisfied that the challenged admissions policy does not disparately impact Asian American students”

And the (corrupt) SCOTUS left the ruling in place:
https://virginiamercury.com/2024/02/20/supreme-court-wont-hear-thomas-jefferson-admissions-case/

Some idiot keeps saying we should sure and get rich if it's really discrimination. I'm pointing out how stupid they are.

I am the idiot you referred to. The phrase clearly meant to be sarcastic (duh), because some poster here keep repeating about the new admission process is racist and discriminative while the Supreme Court already toss the case. What else should I suggest? Sue again! (This is also a sarcastic).

Are we going to ignore the racist intent?

We're literacy tests and poll taxes not racist despite being facially neutral?

TJ selection is race blind. The school is majority Asain. Asian enrollment is at a historic high. The group who benefited most from the selection changes were Asians. To say this change was racist seems dishonest.

NONE of what you said negates the racist intent or the racist effect.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have Trump because Americans are dumb AF and believed the RWNJ propaganda.

Like all of the BS around education.

Either the majority of voters are RWNJ or you lost a lot of moderate voters with your left wing orthodoxy. Pretending that the change in the TJ test wasn't about race is so blatantly dishonest that you will lose some voters forever.

I get that math is hard for MAGA but Trump didn’t win a majority.

The admissions process was changed for a variety of reasons.

Trump won, that's what matters and people like you handed him the voters he needed.

The change to the admissions process was primarily about race. Every hearing, every board meeting, every report are primarily focused on racial diversity.

Again, you should sue.. you will get what you want and bonus you will rich!

Who got rich when Harvard lost SFFA?

That was a very different case. Harvard was not race blind.

Right, they were deliberately discriminating on the basis of race. Who got rich when Harvard lost that lawsuit to SFFA?

No one cares because it's irrelevant to TJ.

Re: TJ, the courts have already settled it. It's not discrimination.
https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/221280.P.pdf
Pg 7
“we are satisfied that the challenged admissions policy does not disparately impact Asian American students”

And the (corrupt) SCOTUS left the ruling in place:
https://virginiamercury.com/2024/02/20/supreme-court-wont-hear-thomas-jefferson-admissions-case/

Some idiot keeps saying we should sure and get rich if it's really discrimination. I'm pointing out how stupid they are.

I am the idiot you referred to. The phrase clearly meant to be sarcastic (duh), because some poster here keep repeating about the new admission process is racist and discriminative while the Supreme Court already toss the case. What else should I suggest? Sue again! (This is also a sarcastic).

Are we going to ignore the racist intent?

We're literacy tests and poll taxes not racist despite being facially neutral?

The intent was to make TJ more accessible to kids across the county.

The primary intent was racial in nature.
This is the sort of bullshit attempts at gaslighting that is losing elections.
You think the asians were pissed off about it for no reason?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have Trump because Americans are dumb AF and believed the RWNJ propaganda.

Like all of the BS around education.

Either the majority of voters are RWNJ or you lost a lot of moderate voters with your left wing orthodoxy. Pretending that the change in the TJ test wasn't about race is so blatantly dishonest that you will lose some voters forever.

I get that math is hard for MAGA but Trump didn’t win a majority.

The admissions process was changed for a variety of reasons.

Trump won, that's what matters and people like you handed him the voters he needed.

The change to the admissions process was primarily about race. Every hearing, every board meeting, every report are primarily focused on racial diversity.

Again, you should sue.. you will get what you want and bonus you will rich!

Who got rich when Harvard lost SFFA?

That was a very different case. Harvard was not race blind.

Right, they were deliberately discriminating on the basis of race. Who got rich when Harvard lost that lawsuit to SFFA?

No one cares because it's irrelevant to TJ.

Re: TJ, the courts have already settled it. It's not discrimination.
https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/221280.P.pdf
Pg 7
“we are satisfied that the challenged admissions policy does not disparately impact Asian American students”

And the (corrupt) SCOTUS left the ruling in place:
https://virginiamercury.com/2024/02/20/supreme-court-wont-hear-thomas-jefferson-admissions-case/

Some idiot keeps saying we should sure and get rich if it's really discrimination. I'm pointing out how stupid they are.

I am the idiot you referred to. The phrase clearly meant to be sarcastic (duh), because some poster here keep repeating about the new admission process is racist and discriminative while the Supreme Court already toss the case. What else should I suggest? Sue again! (This is also a sarcastic).

Are we going to ignore the racist intent?

We're literacy tests and poll taxes not racist despite being facially neutral?

TJ selection is race blind. The school is majority Asain. Asian enrollment is at a historic high. The group who benefited most from the selection changes were Asians. To say this change was racist seems dishonest.

NONE of what you said negates the racist intent or the racist effect.

The intent was adding additional seats to give access to more kids from across the county.

The effect was that more low-income Asian students were admitted. From 1 to 52 IIRC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have Trump because Americans are dumb AF and believed the RWNJ propaganda.

Like all of the BS around education.

Either the majority of voters are RWNJ or you lost a lot of moderate voters with your left wing orthodoxy. Pretending that the change in the TJ test wasn't about race is so blatantly dishonest that you will lose some voters forever.

I get that math is hard for MAGA but Trump didn’t win a majority.

The admissions process was changed for a variety of reasons.

Trump won, that's what matters and people like you handed him the voters he needed.

The change to the admissions process was primarily about race. Every hearing, every board meeting, every report are primarily focused on racial diversity.

Again, you should sue.. you will get what you want and bonus you will rich!

Who got rich when Harvard lost SFFA?

That was a very different case. Harvard was not race blind.

Right, they were deliberately discriminating on the basis of race. Who got rich when Harvard lost that lawsuit to SFFA?

No one cares because it's irrelevant to TJ.

Re: TJ, the courts have already settled it. It's not discrimination.
https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/221280.P.pdf
Pg 7
“we are satisfied that the challenged admissions policy does not disparately impact Asian American students”

And the (corrupt) SCOTUS left the ruling in place:
https://virginiamercury.com/2024/02/20/supreme-court-wont-hear-thomas-jefferson-admissions-case/

Some idiot keeps saying we should sure and get rich if it's really discrimination. I'm pointing out how stupid they are.

I am the idiot you referred to. The phrase clearly meant to be sarcastic (duh), because some poster here keep repeating about the new admission process is racist and discriminative while the Supreme Court already toss the case. What else should I suggest? Sue again! (This is also a sarcastic).

Are we going to ignore the racist intent?

We're literacy tests and poll taxes not racist despite being facially neutral?

TJ selection is race blind. The school is majority Asain. Asian enrollment is at a historic high. The group who benefited most from the selection changes were Asians. To say this change was racist seems dishonest.

NONE of what you said negates the racist intent or the racist effect.

The intent was adding additional seats to give access to more kids from across the county.

The effect was that more low-income Asian students were admitted. From 1 to 52 IIRC.

Either you weren't here when they were making the change, you weren't paying attention when they were making the change or you are simply lying.

The driving rationale for the change weas racial diversity
The primary effect was a less qualified student body but the most readily observable effects was a reduction of asian students and an increase of students of all other races.

[Anonymous]

Buying the admission test would be the worst thing imo. My kid went to a similar school and the competition and rigour are extreme, even for those who are well prepared for this type of academic environment. Why would you want your child to be miserable, skip nights, and finish at the bottom of the class?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Assuming these behaviors are affecting "fairness," why didn't the TJ test administrators just change the test questions every year? You can assess readiness for the rigor of TJ without repeating the questions each year.

Because creating a high-stakes test is an expensive, time-consuming process. You can’t just formulate some questions like a high school teacher does. It has to be validated.

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Anonymous wrote:We have Trump because Americans are dumb AF and believed the RWNJ propaganda.

Like all of the BS around education.

Either the majority of voters are RWNJ or you lost a lot of moderate voters with your left wing orthodoxy. Pretending that the change in the TJ test wasn't about race is so blatantly dishonest that you will lose some voters forever.

I get that math is hard for MAGA but Trump didn’t win a majority.

The admissions process was changed for a variety of reasons.

Trump won, that's what matters and people like you handed him the voters he needed.

The change to the admissions process was primarily about race. Every hearing, every board meeting, every report are primarily focused on racial diversity.

Again, you should sue.. you will get what you want and bonus you will rich!

Who got rich when Harvard lost SFFA?

That was a very different case. Harvard was not race blind.

Right, they were deliberately discriminating on the basis of race. Who got rich when Harvard lost that lawsuit to SFFA?

No one cares because it's irrelevant to TJ.

Re: TJ, the courts have already settled it. It's not discrimination.
https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/221280.P.pdf
Pg 7
“we are satisfied that the challenged admissions policy does not disparately impact Asian American students”

And the (corrupt) SCOTUS left the ruling in place:
https://virginiamercury.com/2024/02/20/supreme-court-wont-hear-thomas-jefferson-admissions-case/

Some idiot keeps saying we should sure and get rich if it's really discrimination. I'm pointing out how stupid they are.

I am the idiot you referred to. The phrase clearly meant to be sarcastic (duh), because some poster here keep repeating about the new admission process is racist and discriminative while the Supreme Court already toss the case. What else should I suggest? Sue again! (This is also a sarcastic).

Are we going to ignore the racist intent?

We're literacy tests and poll taxes not racist despite being facially neutral?

TJ selection is race blind. The school is majority Asain. Asian enrollment is at a historic high. The group who benefited most from the selection changes were Asians. To say this change was racist seems dishonest.

NONE of what you said negates the racist intent or the racist effect.

The intent was adding additional seats to give access to more kids from across the county.

The effect was that more low-income Asian students were admitted. From 1 to 52 IIRC.

Either you weren't here when they were making the change, you weren't paying attention when they were making the change or you are simply lying.

The driving rationale for the change weas racial diversity
The primary effect was a less qualified student body but the most readily observable effects was a reduction of asian students and an increase of students of all other races.

So your position is that only Asian students are qualified to attend TJ? Sounds pretty racist to me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have Trump because Americans are dumb AF and believed the RWNJ propaganda.

Like all of the BS around education.

Either the majority of voters are RWNJ or you lost a lot of moderate voters with your left wing orthodoxy. Pretending that the change in the TJ test wasn't about race is so blatantly dishonest that you will lose some voters forever.

I get that math is hard for MAGA but Trump didn’t win a majority.

The admissions process was changed for a variety of reasons.

Trump won, that's what matters and people like you handed him the voters he needed.

The change to the admissions process was primarily about race. Every hearing, every board meeting, every report are primarily focused on racial diversity.

Again, you should sue.. you will get what you want and bonus you will rich!

Who got rich when Harvard lost SFFA?

That was a very different case. Harvard was not race blind.

Right, they were deliberately discriminating on the basis of race. Who got rich when Harvard lost that lawsuit to SFFA?

No one cares because it's irrelevant to TJ.

Re: TJ, the courts have already settled it. It's not discrimination.
https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/221280.P.pdf
Pg 7
“we are satisfied that the challenged admissions policy does not disparately impact Asian American students”

And the (corrupt) SCOTUS left the ruling in place:
https://virginiamercury.com/2024/02/20/supreme-court-wont-hear-thomas-jefferson-admissions-case/

Some idiot keeps saying we should sure and get rich if it's really discrimination. I'm pointing out how stupid they are.

I am the idiot you referred to. The phrase clearly meant to be sarcastic (duh), because some poster here keep repeating about the new admission process is racist and discriminative while the Supreme Court already toss the case. What else should I suggest? Sue again! (This is also a sarcastic).

Are we going to ignore the racist intent?

We're literacy tests and poll taxes not racist despite being facially neutral?

TJ selection is race blind. The school is majority Asain. Asian enrollment is at a historic high. The group who benefited most from the selection changes were Asians. To say this change was racist seems dishonest.

NONE of what you said negates the racist intent or the racist effect.

The intent was adding additional seats to give access to more kids from across the county.

The effect was that more low-income Asian students were admitted. From 1 to 52 IIRC.

Either you weren't here when they were making the change, you weren't paying attention when they were making the change or you are simply lying.

The driving rationale for the change weas racial diversity
The primary effect was a less qualified student body but the most readily observable effects was a reduction of asian students and an increase of students of all other races.

So your position is that only Asian students are qualified to attend TJ? Sounds pretty racist to me.

That tracks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Assuming these behaviors are affecting "fairness," why didn't the TJ test administrators just change the test questions every year? You can assess readiness for the rigor of TJ without repeating the questions each year.

Because creating a high-stakes test is an expensive, time-consuming process. You can’t just formulate some questions like a high school teacher does. It has to be validated.

Honest question. Why can't they do exactly that? Why can't the TJ math teachers basically write a TJ-esque Algebra I midterm exam and have all of the kids take it. It would separate the kids who have the math foundation to succeed at TJ from those who don't. If the kids currently taking Algebra II don't earn high scores on a TJ style Algebra I test, that would also let admissions know that the kids are overaccelerated, but have no real depth of knowledge.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have Trump because Americans are dumb AF and believed the RWNJ propaganda.

Like all of the BS around education.

Either the majority of voters are RWNJ or you lost a lot of moderate voters with your left wing orthodoxy. Pretending that the change in the TJ test wasn't about race is so blatantly dishonest that you will lose some voters forever.

I get that math is hard for MAGA but Trump didn’t win a majority.

The admissions process was changed for a variety of reasons.

Trump won, that's what matters and people like you handed him the voters he needed.

The change to the admissions process was primarily about race. Every hearing, every board meeting, every report are primarily focused on racial diversity.

Again, you should sue.. you will get what you want and bonus you will rich!

Who got rich when Harvard lost SFFA?

That was a very different case. Harvard was not race blind.

Right, they were deliberately discriminating on the basis of race. Who got rich when Harvard lost that lawsuit to SFFA?

No one cares because it's irrelevant to TJ.

Re: TJ, the courts have already settled it. It's not discrimination.
https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/221280.P.pdf
Pg 7
“we are satisfied that the challenged admissions policy does not disparately impact Asian American students”

And the (corrupt) SCOTUS left the ruling in place:
https://virginiamercury.com/2024/02/20/supreme-court-wont-hear-thomas-jefferson-admissions-case/

Some idiot keeps saying we should sure and get rich if it's really discrimination. I'm pointing out how stupid they are.

I am the idiot you referred to. The phrase clearly meant to be sarcastic (duh), because some poster here keep repeating about the new admission process is racist and discriminative while the Supreme Court already toss the case. What else should I suggest? Sue again! (This is also a sarcastic).

Are we going to ignore the racist intent?

We're literacy tests and poll taxes not racist despite being facially neutral?

TJ selection is race blind. The school is majority Asain. Asian enrollment is at a historic high. The group who benefited most from the selection changes were Asians. To say this change was racist seems dishonest.

NONE of what you said negates the racist intent or the racist effect.

The intent was adding additional seats to give access to more kids from across the county.

The effect was that more low-income Asian students were admitted. From 1 to 52 IIRC.

Either you weren't here when they were making the change, you weren't paying attention when they were making the change or you are simply lying.

The driving rationale for the change weas racial diversity
The primary effect was a less qualified student body but the most readily observable effects was a reduction of asian students and an increase of students of all other races.

So your position is that only Asian students are qualified to attend TJ? Sounds pretty racist to me.

replace Only with Majority. Nothing racist about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Assuming these behaviors are affecting "fairness," why didn't the TJ test administrators just change the test questions every year? You can assess readiness for the rigor of TJ without repeating the questions each year.

Because creating a high-stakes test is an expensive, time-consuming process. You can’t just formulate some questions like a high school teacher does. It has to be validated.

Honest question. Why can't they do exactly that? Why can't the TJ math teachers basically write a TJ-esque Algebra I midterm exam and have all of the kids take it. It would separate the kids who have the math foundation to succeed at TJ from those who don't. If the kids currently taking Algebra II don't earn high scores on a TJ style Algebra I test, that would also let admissions know that the kids are overaccelerated, but have no real depth of knowledge.

Other than essay, any kind of math test would be considered an obstacle to achieve desired diversity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Assuming these behaviors are affecting "fairness," why didn't the TJ test administrators just change the test questions every year? You can assess readiness for the rigor of TJ without repeating the questions each year.

Because creating a high-stakes test is an expensive, time-consuming process. You can’t just formulate some questions like a high school teacher does. It has to be validated.

Honest question. Why can't they do exactly that? Why can't the TJ math teachers basically write a TJ-esque Algebra I midterm exam and have all of the kids take it. It would separate the kids who have the math foundation to succeed at TJ from those who don't. If the kids currently taking Algebra II don't earn high scores on a TJ style Algebra I test, that would also let admissions know that the kids are overaccelerated, but have no real depth of knowledge.

Algebra 1 SOL could work. All kids are already “prepped” for it.