This Virginia high school led the nation with six perfect AP test scores

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Siphoning off the best students from schools and aggregating them in a "selective public school" is just another form of segregation and damages the students "left behind" both psychologically and academically. Let's commit to raising the quality of all our public schools and students not just the privileged at TJ.

? They're not privileged. Just smarter. And they're specifically interested in STEM (or are supposed to be).

bwhahahahaha have you checked in on TJ lately. Its been overrun by the spawn of Asian tiger moms with kids who test prep from as early as age 5 or 6. Many of these children have no interest in STEM.

TJ is strongly Asian. But it also appears to be very STEM. Check out the list of where kids are applying to college. Very high numbers for the Top STEM and Engineering schools. Very few kids attending SLACs. At the very least, kids are graduating and staying on a high level STEM path.

https://fcps.tjhsst.edu/coursemgmt/media/300/resource/TJ%20Profile%202016-17%20online.pdf

Take a survey of the class and see who actually likes the subject vs being pressured by tiger moms... it's real very real.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Siphoning off the best students from schools and aggregating them in a "selective public school" is just another form of segregation and damages the students "left behind" both psychologically and academically. Let's commit to raising the quality of all our public schools and students not just the privileged at TJ.

? They're not privileged. Just smarter. And they're specifically interested in STEM (or are supposed to be).

bwhahahahaha have you checked in on TJ lately. Its been overrun by the spawn of Asian tiger moms with kids who test prep from as early as age 5 or 6. Many of these children have no interest in STEM.

Wow, way to take some good news from a bunch of talented kids and add your own racist bile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Siphoning off the best students from schools and aggregating them in a "selective public school" is just another form of segregation and damages the students "left behind" both psychologically and academically. Let's commit to raising the quality of all our public schools and students not just the privileged at TJ.

? They're not privileged. Just smarter. And they're specifically interested in STEM (or are supposed to be).

bwhahahahaha have you checked in on TJ lately. Its been overrun by the spawn of Asian tiger moms with kids who test prep from as early as age 5 or 6. Many of these children have no interest in STEM.

TJ is strongly Asian. But it also appears to be very STEM. Check out the list of where kids are applying to college. Very high numbers for the Top STEM and Engineering schools. Very few kids attending SLACs. At the very least, kids are graduating and staying on a high level STEM path.

https://fcps.tjhsst.edu/coursemgmt/media/300/resource/TJ%20Profile%202016-17%20online.pdf

Take a survey of the class and see who actually likes the subject vs being pressured by tiger moms... it's real very real.

So have you taken a survey of the class? If not, you don't know what you're talking about.
And every student there had to convince the admissions committee they had an interest in STEM or they wouldn't have been admitted.
Maybe a few liars in the bunch, wouldn't be surprised since some parents are drawn to the prestige and will say anything to get in.

[Anonymous]

talk to alumni look at the class makeup now vs 15 10 even 5 years ago

look at the stories on the need for more remedial math classes etc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:talk to alumni look at the class makeup now vs 15 10 even 5 years ago

look at the stories on the need for more remedial math classes etc

1. Yes, the school is more Asian. Argue about what that mean, but it is a fact.

2. TJ has redone the math currriculm and rejiggered admissions criteria in the last couple of years. Remedial math is no longer a thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Siphoning off the best students from schools and aggregating them in a "selective public school" is just another form of segregation and damages the students "left behind" both psychologically and academically. Let's commit to raising the quality of all our public schools and students not just the privileged at TJ.

The secretary of education, Ms. DeVoss, would certainly not agree. Segregation is the purpose of school choice! Go TJ!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Siphoning off the best students from schools and aggregating them in a "selective public school" is just another form of segregation and damages the students "left behind" both psychologically and academically. Let's commit to raising the quality of all our public schools and students not just the privileged at TJ.

The secretary of education, Ms. DeVoss, would certainly not agree. Segregation is the purpose of school choice! Go TJ!!

? You can't get into TJ by "choice." Many are called but few are chosen. Refreshing how one place in academia can still select solely on merit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Siphoning off the best students from schools and aggregating them in a "selective public school" is just another form of segregation and damages the students "left behind" both psychologically and academically. Let's commit to raising the quality of all our public schools and students not just the privileged at TJ.

The secretary of education, Ms. DeVoss, would certainly not agree. Segregation is the purpose of school choice! Go TJ!!

? You can't get into TJ by "choice." Many are called but few are chosen. Refreshing how one place in academia can still select solely on merit.

Some people join a country clubs. The fact that not everyone gets admitted doesn't imply that a club isn't segregated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Siphoning off the best students from schools and aggregating them in a "selective public school" is just another form of segregation and damages the students "left behind" both psychologically and academically. Let's commit to raising the quality of all our public schools and students not just the privileged at TJ.

? They're not privileged. Just smarter. And they're specifically interested in STEM (or are supposed to be).

bwhahahahaha have you checked in on TJ lately. Its been overrun by the spawn of Asian tiger moms with kids who test prep from as early as age 5 or 6. Many of these children have no interest in STEM.

Wow, way to take some good news from a bunch of talented kids and add your own racist bile.

I agree.
Good for TJ! These kids deserve it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Siphoning off the best students from schools and aggregating them in a "selective public school" is just another form of segregation and damages the students "left behind" both psychologically and academically. Let's commit to raising the quality of all our public schools and students not just the privileged at TJ.

The secretary of education, Ms. DeVoss, would certainly not agree. Segregation is the purpose of school choice! Go TJ!!

? You can't get into TJ by "choice." Many are called but few are chosen. Refreshing how one place in academia can still select solely on merit.

Some people join a country clubs. The fact that not everyone gets admitted doesn't imply that a club isn't segregated.

segregated - based on merit. Perfectly lawful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Siphoning off the best students from schools and aggregating them in a "selective public school" is just another form of segregation and damages the students "left behind" both psychologically and academically. Let's commit to raising the quality of all our public schools and students not just the privileged at TJ.

The secretary of education, Ms. DeVoss, would certainly not agree. Segregation is the purpose of school choice! Go TJ!!

? You can't get into TJ by "choice." Many are called but few are chosen. Refreshing how one place in academia can still select solely on merit.

Some people join a country clubs. The fact that not everyone gets admitted doesn't imply that a club isn't segregated.

segregated - based on merit. Perfectly lawful.

So how does TJ's Hispanic and black student populations compare to that of Fairfax county?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Siphoning off the best students from schools and aggregating them in a "selective public school" is just another form of segregation and damages the students "left behind" both psychologically and academically. Let's commit to raising the quality of all our public schools and students not just the privileged at TJ.

The secretary of education, Ms. DeVoss, would certainly not agree. Segregation is the purpose of school choice! Go TJ!!

? You can't get into TJ by "choice." Many are called but few are chosen. Refreshing how one place in academia can still select solely on merit.

Some people join a country clubs. The fact that not everyone gets admitted doesn't imply that a club isn't segregated.

segregated - based on merit. Perfectly lawful.

So how does TJ's Hispanic and black student populations compare to that of Fairfax county?

What difference does that make? To get in you have to apply.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Siphoning off the best students from schools and aggregating them in a "selective public school" is just another form of segregation and damages the students "left behind" both psychologically and academically. Let's commit to raising the quality of all our public schools and students not just the privileged at TJ.

The secretary of education, Ms. DeVoss, would certainly not agree. Segregation is the purpose of school choice! Go TJ!!

? You can't get into TJ by "choice." Many are called but few are chosen. Refreshing how one place in academia can still select solely on merit.

Some people join a country clubs. The fact that not everyone gets admitted doesn't imply that a club isn't segregated.

segregated - based on merit. Perfectly lawful.

So how does TJ's Hispanic and black student populations compare to that of Fairfax county?

How does TJ's white student population compare to that of Fairfax County?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Siphoning off the best students from schools and aggregating them in a "selective public school" is just another form of segregation and damages the students "left behind" both psychologically and academically. Let's commit to raising the quality of all our public schools and students not just the privileged at TJ.

The secretary of education, Ms. DeVoss, would certainly not agree. Segregation is the purpose of school choice! Go TJ!!

? You can't get into TJ by "choice." Many are called but few are chosen. Refreshing how one place in academia can still select solely on merit.

Some people join a country clubs. The fact that not everyone gets admitted doesn't imply that a club isn't segregated.

segregated - based on merit. Perfectly lawful.

So how does TJ's Hispanic and black student populations compare to that of Fairfax county?

What difference does that make? To get in you have to apply.

One could argue that the test has a racial bias and the effect is the exclusion of some groups.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Siphoning off the best students from schools and aggregating them in a "selective public school" is just another form of segregation and damages the students "left behind" both psychologically and academically. Let's commit to raising the quality of all our public schools and students not just the privileged at TJ.

The secretary of education, Ms. DeVoss, would certainly not agree. Segregation is the purpose of school choice! Go TJ!!

? You can't get into TJ by "choice." Many are called but few are chosen. Refreshing how one place in academia can still select solely on merit.

Some people join a country clubs. The fact that not everyone gets admitted doesn't imply that a club isn't segregated.

segregated - based on merit. Perfectly lawful.

So how does TJ's Hispanic and black student populations compare to that of Fairfax county?

What difference does that make? To get in you have to apply.

One could argue that the test has a racial bias and the effect is the exclusion of some groups.

what percent of blacks and Hispanics even bother to apply to take the test though?