Why don't people want to go to tj just because there are "too many" asians?

[Anonymous]

" TJ’s culture killed my daughter's interest in math and science by turning education into a blood sport. "

Johns Hopkins University did the same to my daughter's enthusiasms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It hurts my feelings. We're human just like everyone else. It makes me sad how racist people still are in America, despite how people like to think they're not. It shows that people are just being politically correct, but behind closed doors they are really racist and see asians as undesirable for whatever preconceived notions they might have. I wish we could just see people for who they are and not their race.

Join the club.

How do you think people at other schools feel when they hear their schools described as “lily white,” “too Hispanic,” etc?

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Anonymous wrote:what percent of TJ students are Asian? just curious.

Most.

70% +

So Equity and Diversity (so important they each get capitalized) apply only then to all other FCPS? Is TJHSST somehow an exception?

Don’t tell me that certainly, any FCPS student may apply, take the test(s), have grades and achievement reports submitted, etc. All of this requires active engagement of a parent and at least two schools and affiliated staff at current school and TJSST. This is not happening - not without significant parent involvement and interest. If you are a single parent trying to pay the rent who doesn’t speak English...getting your kid into TJ is impossible and I’d say not even on your list of priorities.

[Anonymous]

FCPS and TJ do a ton of outreach. You have no idea, it is clear.

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS and TJ do a ton of outreach. You have no idea, it is clear.

Come on. Anyone knows it is lip service. It’s like the colleges that spam students with emails urging them to apply so they can turn them down and appear more selective.

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Anonymous wrote:Would love to see the break down of FARMs and most especially AA and Latinx.

And, I live in one of the almighty AAP >TJHSST feeder school neighborhoods; heard all about striving for AAP as a springboard to TJ from parents of k -1.

I know all about the study groups, the test prepping, the hand-selected specialists, all of the intel gathering and gaming that begins just to get the kindergarten student into AAP.

I think most people don't like or agree with what those families are doing, but not all TJ families do that. Your perception is skewed because of your neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It hurts my feelings. We're human just like everyone else. It makes me sad how racist people still are in America, despite how people like to think they're not. It shows that people are just being politically correct, but behind closed doors they are really racist and see asians as undesirable for whatever preconceived notions they might have. I wish we could just see people for who they are and not their race.

Are you 16? Whites don't see us as undesirable (well, maybe some whites do), they see us as a threat. Look back at US history going waaaayyy back... and think about all the bad things in US history... who had done the killings, fighting, slavery...etc. Yup, you guessed it. Present time is no different. Deep inside you already knew this.

+ 1. OP needs to get your a** out of your head and stop wallowing in self-pity.

As an Indian in America, I can tell you this. I'm a US citizen and think of myself a American. A lot of people of other color, whatever work for me so I DO NOT think of myself as inferior or undesirable. I'm clearly not inferior given by financial and work success. I'm clearly not undesirable given the extent of my past relationships, family and friends. Start thinking that way..focus on your strength. "I am the best because I am smarter than the rest". Contrary to what anyone might say, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. Just make sure you don't turn into a "intellectual supremacist".. that's all.

Immigrants to the US typically come in at the bottom of the food chain to do the work no one else wants to do.. Their offspring climb the ladder over 1-3 generations before they get fully assimilated and be about good as the average ethnic group they can identify with. This includes the Jews who are arguably one of the most hard working, intelligent, accomplished groups anywhere in the world. Exceptions to that rule? The very first group aka European colonizers and the latest Asian wave that typically takes high paying white collar jobs. As a child of such immigrants you should consider yourself lucky! Not only are your parents, wealthier than the average white family but are also aware of the importance of education and provided you the opportunities that enabled you to go to a top school.

As an Indian Parent of a kid at TJ, I'm not sure I personally would have liked that experience for myself. Too much rigor and not reflective of the ethnic mix of white-collar employment (which is what I'm hoping for my children). I'd have preferred for the school to be more relaxed and not as work intensive as it turned out to be.. Absolutely no reason to make kids work as hard in Language and History for example. Certainly not recommending TJ for my other kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It hurts my feelings. We're human just like everyone else. It makes me sad how racist people still are in America, despite how people like to think they're not. It shows that people are just being politically correct, but behind closed doors they are really racist and see asians as undesirable for whatever preconceived notions they might have. I wish we could just see people for who they are and not their race.

OP -- these people are doing you a favor by not going to TJ. Do you really want your kids around people like this?

OP here. I'm actually a student, not parent. It's not that I want to go to school with racists, it's just that I know of people who aren't applying or maybe not accepting an offer because of racist reasons, and it just makes me so sad that they're thinking that way and that their families probably think that way, and probably a lot of other people too. I like this blog because it's anonymous so people can say what they really feel without being PC, but it hurts nevertheless. I just hope I can get people to see things from another perspective.

This forum has tons of racists commenting. They attack everyone who isn’t a WASP. But they pretend to be woke liberals.

[Anonymous]

Omg I thought u were talking about Trader Joe’s and got super confused by your post title.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Omg I thought u were talking about Trader Joe’s and got super confused by your post title.

LOL!!

[Anonymous]

Welcome to the real world, OP. I’m AA; how do you think we feel?

[Anonymous]

Who cares you do or don’t want to come to TJ? Who do you think you are?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, if our kid were such an extreme outliner that they couldn't receive an appropriate education at our neighborhood high school, we would seriously consider Tj. That would be the only reason. There is only a downside to separating siblings. That's a mistake with life long consequences.

Very very true.

[Anonymous]

What I see is families sending the oldest to TJ. The younger one sees what it’s like and says no way. So the subs are separated.

[Anonymous]

White parent here. The racial make up of the school was never a factor in the decision of whether my kid went to TJ. Then again, my kid did minimal test prep and was already a nerd so the academics were the draw.

I know (bc we've had many chats) that my kid loved his experience at TJ. Maybe not everything about it, but definitely more +s than -s. He's well prepared for college, and surprise - his STEM major college experience has a very similar racial make up to TJ. I can't say for a fact that my kid never said/did a racist thing at TJ, but pretty sure he really didn't care about his friends ethnic background but rather they were into the same weird shit he was. Do what you love and stop worrying about what others are doing.