Received email from AART that my 7 grader has been recommended for Young Scholars

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:it appears YS is a companion program for a subset of AAP students to make sure they continue with AAP and not drop out?

It's a way to help minority and poor students to get in TJ. As you know TJ is under-represented for white, and non-Asian students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry meant YS

Lol, no https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary/advanced-academic-programs/young-scholars

Why LOL?
The link says:

Designed to identify and nurture students with high academic potential who may face additional barriers to access and success in Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) and courses.

So doesn't this imply that a YS should be AAP in the first place?

If by aap you mean everything form level II up. AAP is not the same as level iv

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it appears YS is a companion program for a subset of AAP students to make sure they continue with AAP and not drop out?

It's a way to help minority and poor students to get in TJ. As you know TJ is under-represented for white, and non-Asian students.

Are poor asian students not allowed in YS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it appears YS is a companion program for a subset of AAP students to make sure they continue with AAP and not drop out?

It's a way to help minority and poor students to get in TJ. As you know TJ is under-represented for white, and non-Asian students.

Are poor asian students not allowed in YS?

If they qualify for farms or if their parents do not have college degrees, they should be in it

[Anonymous]

Is YS only at certain schools? Never heard of it at the schools my kids have attended in FCPS and we have lived in several pyramids

[Anonymous]

Young Scholars is meant to help kids from groups that are more likely to struggle academically stay on grade level and excel. There are field trips, summer camps, and programs that are meant to encourage their curiosity and help them develop/improve skills that other kids had help with developing at home. It has traditionally targeted Black and Hispanic families because those are groups that tend to be at the bottom end of the education gap. It has also targeted FARMs kid who are White and Asian, at least people on this board have mentioned being white and Asian and in Young Scholars. On top of that, parents can ask to have their kids join Young Scholars.

The program has been around for a while, I don’t have the exact years, but it is not new. It does target kids in early elementary hoping to help those kids get to a point where they could join AAP in third grade. It continues on through MS to provide a fun way of supporting kids academically.

The County is very aware of the education gaps that exist and is looking for ways to deal with it. The number of Black, Hispanic, and poor kids at TJ has not exactly skyrocketed so I think we can safely say that YS is not a program meant to get all the kids into TJ.

My god do you folks have a skewed view of the world. Everything is about TJ. Somethings are just about helping kids to learn and have a solid chance at succeeding in HS and college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is YS only at certain schools? Never heard of it at the schools my kids have attended in FCPS and we have lived in several pyramids

I think it is mainly at schools with high FARMS and ESOL kids. I have not heard of any YS activities at my kids school and we are low FARMs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary/advanced-academic-programs/young-scholars

Young Scholars is:

Designed to identify and nurture students with high academic potential who may face additional barriers to access and success in Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) and courses. This may include students who are the first in their family to attend college in the U.S., English language learners, students who are economically disadvantaged, and students who are twice exceptional.

Looks like it's mentoring and counseling since they suspect parents can't take care of the need of the child's advanced academy needs?

It's basically limited to blacks and Hispanics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary/advanced-academic-programs/young-scholars

Young Scholars is:

Designed to identify and nurture students with high academic potential who may face additional barriers to access and success in Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) and courses. This may include students who are the first in their family to attend college in the U.S., English language learners, students who are economically disadvantaged, and students who are twice exceptional.

Looks like it's mentoring and counseling since they suspect parents can't take care of the need of the child's advanced academy needs?

It's basically limited to blacks and Hispanics.

Wouldn't this be unconstitutional under the Harvard/UNC case?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary/advanced-academic-programs/young-scholars

Young Scholars is:

Designed to identify and nurture students with high academic potential who may face additional barriers to access and success in Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) and courses. This may include students who are the first in their family to attend college in the U.S., English language learners, students who are economically disadvantaged, and students who are twice exceptional.

Looks like it's mentoring and counseling since they suspect parents can't take care of the need of the child's advanced academy needs?

It's basically limited to blacks and Hispanics.

And the special ed kids.

[Anonymous]

You should hear YS in middle school talk about YS. Kids are hilarious

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary/advanced-academic-programs/young-scholars

Young Scholars is:

Designed to identify and nurture students with high academic potential who may face additional barriers to access and success in Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) and courses. This may include students who are the first in their family to attend college in the U.S., English language learners, students who are economically disadvantaged, and students who are twice exceptional.

Looks like it's mentoring and counseling since they suspect parents can't take care of the need of the child's advanced academy needs?

It's basically limited to blacks and Hispanics.

Wouldn't this be unconstitutional under the Harvard/UNC case?

Lot of what public schools are doing is unconstitutional, and each case is dealt separately. Harvard/UNC case outcome can be used as basis for making future case arguments. If there is enough public support to call it out, YS might end up in court. Separately, TJ admissions racial balancing case is currently on Supreme Court docket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary/advanced-academic-programs/young-scholars

Young Scholars is:

Designed to identify and nurture students with high academic potential who may face additional barriers to access and success in Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) and courses. This may include students who are the first in their family to attend college in the U.S., English language learners, students who are economically disadvantaged, and students who are twice exceptional.

Looks like it's mentoring and counseling since they suspect parents can't take care of the need of the child's advanced academy needs?

It's basically limited to blacks and Hispanics.

Wouldn't this be unconstitutional under the Harvard/UNC case?

Lot of what public schools are doing is unconstitutional, and each case is dealt separately. Harvard/UNC case outcome can be used as basis for making future case arguments. If there is enough public support to call it out, YS might end up in court. Separately, TJ admissions racial balancing case is currently on Supreme Court docket.

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