TJ admissions now verifying free and reduced price meal status for successful 2026 applicants

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Anonymous wrote:Most want to see admissions based on STEM interest and aptitude, not demographics.

Sure, but STEM interest and aptitude across the county. Not just a few affluent middle schools.

What if the kids with the most interest and aptitude aren't evenly distributed across the county? Why are you so obsessed with whether certain middle schools are "affluent" and less interested in whether TJ is actually fulfilling the obligations of a Governor's School?

When your privileged kid is in a rich school, they have many opportunities that kids in crappy poor schools don’t. So what looks like “interest and aptitude” in your rich kids is actually a significant function of their privilege. So no, you don’t get to take all or most of the spots. Sorry.

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Anonymous wrote:Most want to see admissions based on STEM interest and aptitude, not demographics.

Sure, but STEM interest and aptitude across the county. Not just a few affluent middle schools.

What if the kids with the most interest and aptitude aren't evenly distributed across the county? Why are you so obsessed with whether certain middle schools are "affluent" and less interested in whether TJ is actually fulfilling the obligations of a Governor's School?

T It makes sense that dropping 20k on prep classes buys an advantage.

It's also no accident that the schools with the highest HHI were also sending the most students because they can afford to invest in these classes which gain their children and advantage over others who cannot afford it, but I'm guessing you already knew that and just don't care.

DP. IQ is largely hereditary, and there is a high correlation between parents' IQ and income levels. It's not at all shocking that upper middle class families where both parents have advanced degrees are generally going to have smarter children than lower class families. Reality is unfortunately politically inconvenient.

So you think Donald Trump is a genius? Keep telling yourself this nonsense.

And his imbecile sons?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most want to see admissions based on STEM interest and aptitude, not demographics.

Sure, but STEM interest and aptitude across the county. Not just a few affluent middle schools.

What if the kids with the most interest and aptitude aren't evenly distributed across the county? Why are you so obsessed with whether certain middle schools are "affluent" and less interested in whether TJ is actually fulfilling the obligations of a Governor's School?

When your privileged kid is in a rich school, they have many opportunities that kids in crappy poor schools don’t. So what looks like “interest and aptitude” in your rich kids is actually a significant function of their privilege. So no, you don’t get to take all or most of the spots. Sorry.

So your argument is that kids in “crappy poor” schools need TJ more because their base schools are so bad, regardless of whether they are the best qualified?

Got it. Sounds like quite an indictment of FCPS.

[Anonymous]

It's a shame of TJ, FCPS Board, and Dem. Let's go back to the traditional valuation to focus on education instead of on politics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a shame of TJ, FCPS Board, and Dem. Let's go back to the traditional valuation to focus on education instead of on politics.

Good luck with that, as long as the current School Board is around. This crew is all about pork barrel politics, not education, and the members with the sharpest shoulders are not representing the families who value education the most.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's a shame of TJ, FCPS Board, and Dem. Let's go back to the traditional valuation to focus on education instead of on politics.

Good luck with that, as long as the current School Board is around. This crew is all about pork barrel politics, not education, and the members with the sharpest shoulders are not representing the families who value education the most.

I feel so sad about it. This country is no longer as respected as before, little by little, starting from Obama period, due to the wrong valuation. Seriously, Obama brought changes to this country as he promised. But it is not a good change. It is a bad change. The history will tell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a shame of TJ, FCPS Board, and Dem. Let's go back to the traditional valuation to focus on education instead of on politics.

Rs have decided to make “education” a wedge issue. They DGAF about kids. They will say whatever they think will get them elected. And some idiots believed them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's a shame of TJ, FCPS Board, and Dem. Let's go back to the traditional valuation to focus on education instead of on politics.

Rs have decided to make “education” a wedge issue. They DGAF about kids. They will say whatever they think will get them elected. And some idiots believed them.

Time to start a third party, a more reasonable party.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's a shame of TJ, FCPS Board, and Dem. Let's go back to the traditional valuation to focus on education instead of on politics.

Rs have decided to make “education” a wedge issue. They DGAF about kids. They will say whatever they think will get them elected. And some idiots believed them.

Time to start a third party, a more reasonable party.

That doesn’t work in two-party system.

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Anonymous wrote:My issue is TJ already delayed the final decision till late May and they didn’t bother to verify the free meal status all this time.

All those embarrassed cheaters who tried to lie their way into TJ and then bragged about admission? Are we supposed to feel bad for them?

Not really, but neither should one necessarily feel special respect for kids whose families rely on state or federal assistance for food and shelter.

I have a lot more respect for kids who manage to do well in school despite poverty than strivers who try to cheat

+100 A child who manages to qualify for TJ despite experiencing poverty and/or food insecurity, and certainly without discretionary income for enrichment/tutoring, is by definition going to have the grit to do more with the opportunity than a child who has been groomed for this application since 3rd grade.

+1000

I love how the FCDC party loyalists keep using the somewhat salacious term “grooming” to describe parents who take an interest in their kids’ education. I’m sure that will work out well for you come election time next year.

I’m not running for office so why would my comments affect your vote. Or anyone else’s vote.

You vote based off of anonymous comments from the interwebs?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Most want to see admissions based on STEM interest and aptitude, not demographics.

Sure, but STEM interest and aptitude across the county. Not just a few affluent middle schools.

Of course it isn’t evenly spread across the county. The immigrants who come to this country for professional jobs are going to have higher educational background and skills than the average person in their home country. It’s not surprising their children would be over represented at TJ.

The ne admissions policy fiddled with the numbers to get a desired outcome. It didn’t try to admit the most interested and ready kids.

Ok. They still are overrepresented at TJ. What’s the problem?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's a shame of TJ, FCPS Board, and Dem. Let's go back to the traditional valuation to focus on education instead of on politics.

Rs have decided to make “education” a wedge issue. They DGAF about kids. They will say whatever they think will get them elected. And some idiots believed them.

Only an idiot will believe that republicans have anything to do with the sad state of affairs at FCPS. But try to keep deflecting. Voters are not fools as was apparent in the last gubernatorial election.

[Anonymous]

I was hoping my daughter could be pulled off from the waitlist before today. Now I feel that it’s probably better to peacefully study in the base school. The board made too much drama in TJ admission.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was hoping my daughter could be pulled off from the waitlist before today. Now I feel that it’s probably better to peacefully study in the base school. The board made too much drama in TJ admission.

+100

I wish they would just shut it down. It’s become a train wreak of parents stabbing each other. Why don’t we just grow the pie instead of fighting over the crumbs of TJ?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was hoping my daughter could be pulled off from the waitlist before today. Now I feel that it’s probably better to peacefully study in the base school. The board made too much drama in TJ admission.

+100

I wish they would just shut it down. It’s become a train wreak of parents stabbing each other. Why don’t we just grow the pie instead of fighting over the crumbs of TJ?

The Left always prioritizes equality if division over growth. Eventually there is no motivation to grow and there is nothing left to divide.

If this approach had worked the Cold War would have ended differently and we would be living in the Utopia that was promised.

There are already many voices in favor of shutting down TJ. Those voices will only multiply over time.