Why is there such a racial/ethnic disconnect with TJ Admissions?

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Anonymous wrote:I don't have time to read such a long thread, but can someone succinctly state why there really is any need for a school like TJ in a prosperous suburb like Fairfax County. I associate magnet schools with city school systems that are desperately trying to retain middle class students.

I see a lot of racial invective from skimming these posts but no one really has made a case that the advantages of this school outweigh the disadvantages. It seems like a magnet - but a magnet for resentment and taking resources away from others to benefit the few. At some point do local politicians and School Board members just pull the plug on TJ and focus on the needs of all the students?

there is no valid reason. the competition for admissions is out of control. Closely related to the immigration of asians and indians that is out of control. 800,000 H1Bs , not to mention the huge amounts of F1 student visas. Americans are taking work and school from their own children and giving it to asian immigrants.

But people don't respond unless it directly affects them. That is why we have allowed 10s of millions of illegal immigration for unskilled labor for all these years. Never affected us, now it is working up the chain. someday when doctors are outsourced to india for radiology, oncology and other specialties then medical doctors will care. Someday when lawyers are outsourced to india for shitlaw and other types of menial work, then lawyers will care.

Is it really better to allow hundreds of thousands of smart, hard working, asians immigrate and take our children's jobs, rather than have smart locals but not as hard working, get the opportunity.

I would rather we give these opportunities to us citizens and not the asian immigrants.

just how I feel, I would rather support other citizens first.

competition doesn't stop at borders. I don't think people should be shielded in the marketplace or harmed due to where they were born.

People do not have that choice - I support your claim if one could choose where to be born/get work permits for.

I am sure you 'compete' in the marketplace everyday by going to big box stores, grocery stores, amazon, i.e. any business that competes for you on price.

why do you support artificial barriers in order to protect as you say 'not as hard working' people? that is odd. The only people who can not be a hypocrite are those that truly live 'hyper local' - i.e. buy local, produce local, consume local.

I don't see what this has to do with the question. A magnet school that is publicly funded by taxpayers, but restricts access, is not an example of the free market in operation. You seem to confuse statism and elitism with a market economy - a very un-American attitude. I hope the people demand this school serve the community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't have time to read such a long thread, but can someone succinctly state why there really is any need for a school like TJ in a prosperous suburb like Fairfax County. I associate magnet schools with city school systems that are desperately trying to retain middle class students.

I see a lot of racial invective from skimming these posts but no one really has made a case that the advantages of this school outweigh the disadvantages. It seems like a magnet - but a magnet for resentment and taking resources away from others to benefit the few. At some point do local politicians and School Board members just pull the plug on TJ and focus on the needs of all the students?

there is no valid reason. the competition for admissions is out of control. Closely related to the immigration of asians and indians that is out of control. 800,000 H1Bs , not to mention the huge amounts of F1 student visas. Americans are taking work and school from their own children and giving it to asian immigrants.

But people don't respond unless it directly affects them. That is why we have allowed 10s of millions of illegal immigration for unskilled labor for all these years. Never affected us, now it is working up the chain. someday when doctors are outsourced to india for radiology, oncology and other specialties then medical doctors will care. Someday when lawyers are outsourced to india for shitlaw and other types of menial work, then lawyers will care.

Is it really better to allow hundreds of thousands of smart, hard working, asians immigrate and take our children's jobs, rather than have smart locals but not as hard working, get the opportunity.

I would rather we give these opportunities to us citizens and not the asian immigrants.

just how I feel, I would rather support other citizens first.

competition doesn't stop at borders. I don't think people should be shielded in the marketplace or harmed due to where they were born.

People do not have that choice - I support your claim if one could choose where to be born/get work permits for.

I am sure you 'compete' in the marketplace everyday by going to big box stores, grocery stores, amazon, i.e. any business that competes for you on price.

why do you support artificial barriers in order to protect as you say 'not as hard working' people? that is odd. The only people who can not be a hypocrite are those that truly live 'hyper local' - i.e. buy local, produce local, consume local.

I don't see what this has to do with the question. A magnet school that is publicly funded by taxpayers, but restricts access, is not an example of the free market in operation. You seem to confuse statism and elitism with a market economy - a very un-American attitude. I hope the people demand this school serve the community.

The school does not restrict access. Any 8th grader in participating counties/city in the N. Virginia is free to apply and be evaluated "holistically" by the admission committee including 3 subjective components in addition to grades and test scores. According to your logic, UVA and W&M should be open to anyone in the area or Virginia. Free market means free to compete on merit and ability.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't have time to read such a long thread, but can someone succinctly state why there really is any need for a school like TJ in a prosperous suburb like Fairfax County. I associate magnet schools with city school systems that are desperately trying to retain middle class students.

I see a lot of racial invective from skimming these posts but no one really has made a case that the advantages of this school outweigh the disadvantages. It seems like a magnet - but a magnet for resentment and taking resources away from others to benefit the few. At some point do local politicians and School Board members just pull the plug on TJ and focus on the needs of all the students?

there is no valid reason. the competition for admissions is out of control. Closely related to the immigration of asians and indians that is out of control. 800,000 H1Bs , not to mention the huge amounts of F1 student visas. Americans are taking work and school from their own children and giving it to asian immigrants.

But people don't respond unless it directly affects them. That is why we have allowed 10s of millions of illegal immigration for unskilled labor for all these years. Never affected us, now it is working up the chain. someday when doctors are outsourced to india for radiology, oncology and other specialties then medical doctors will care. Someday when lawyers are outsourced to india for shitlaw and other types of menial work, then lawyers will care.

Is it really better to allow hundreds of thousands of smart, hard working, asians immigrate and take our children's jobs, rather than have smart locals but not as hard working, get the opportunity.

I would rather we give these opportunities to us citizens and not the asian immigrants.

just how I feel, I would rather support other citizens first.

competition doesn't stop at borders. I don't think people should be shielded in the marketplace or harmed due to where they were born.

People do not have that choice - I support your claim if one could choose where to be born/get work permits for.

I am sure you 'compete' in the marketplace everyday by going to big box stores, grocery stores, amazon, i.e. any business that competes for you on price.

why do you support artificial barriers in order to protect as you say 'not as hard working' people? that is odd. The only people who can not be a hypocrite are those that truly live 'hyper local' - i.e. buy local, produce local, consume local.

I don't see what this has to do with the question. A magnet school that is publicly funded by taxpayers, but restricts access, is not an example of the free market in operation. You seem to confuse statism and elitism with a market economy - a very un-American attitude. I hope the people demand this school serve the community.

The school does not restrict access. Any 8th grader in participating counties/city in the N. Virginia is free to apply and be evaluated "holistically" by the admission committee including 3 subjective components in addition to grades and test scores. According to your logic, UVA and W&M should be open to anyone in the area or Virginia. Free market means free to compete on merit and ability.

You seem to have confused the idea of a free market with your own view as to how a meritocracy operates. They are not remotely the same thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't have time to read such a long thread, but can someone succinctly state why there really is any need for a school like TJ in a prosperous suburb like Fairfax County. I associate magnet schools with city school systems that are desperately trying to retain middle class students.

I see a lot of racial invective from skimming these posts but no one really has made a case that the advantages of this school outweigh the disadvantages. It seems like a magnet - but a magnet for resentment and taking resources away from others to benefit the few. At some point do local politicians and School Board members just pull the plug on TJ and focus on the needs of all the students?

there is no valid reason. the competition for admissions is out of control. Closely related to the immigration of asians and indians that is out of control. 800,000 H1Bs , not to mention the huge amounts of F1 student visas. Americans are taking work and school from their own children and giving it to asian immigrants.

But people don't respond unless it directly affects them. That is why we have allowed 10s of millions of illegal immigration for unskilled labor for all these years. Never affected us, now it is working up the chain. someday when doctors are outsourced to india for radiology, oncology and other specialties then medical doctors will care. Someday when lawyers are outsourced to india for shitlaw and other types of menial work, then lawyers will care.

Is it really better to allow hundreds of thousands of smart, hard working, asians immigrate and take our children's jobs, rather than have smart locals but not as hard working, get the opportunity.

I would rather we give these opportunities to us citizens and not the asian immigrants.

just how I feel, I would rather support other citizens first.

competition doesn't stop at borders. I don't think people should be shielded in the marketplace or harmed due to where they were born.

People do not have that choice - I support your claim if one could choose where to be born/get work permits for.

I am sure you 'compete' in the marketplace everyday by going to big box stores, grocery stores, amazon, i.e. any business that competes for you on price.

why do you support artificial barriers in order to protect as you say 'not as hard working' people? that is odd. The only people who can not be a hypocrite are those that truly live 'hyper local' - i.e. buy local, produce local, consume local.

I don't see what this has to do with the question. A magnet school that is publicly funded by taxpayers, but restricts access, is not an example of the free market in operation. You seem to confuse statism and elitism with a market economy - a very un-American attitude. I hope the people demand this school serve the community.

Sports teams? All-state band? School play?

Tons of stuff that schools do depends on talent/merit--why should ACADEMIC ability be different?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't have time to read such a long thread, but can someone succinctly state why there really is any need for a school like TJ in a prosperous suburb like Fairfax County. I associate magnet schools with city school systems that are desperately trying to retain middle class students.

I see a lot of racial invective from skimming these posts but no one really has made a case that the advantages of this school outweigh the disadvantages. It seems like a magnet - but a magnet for resentment and taking resources away from others to benefit the few. At some point do local politicians and School Board members just pull the plug on TJ and focus on the needs of all the students?

there is no valid reason. the competition for admissions is out of control. Closely related to the immigration of asians and indians that is out of control. 800,000 H1Bs , not to mention the huge amounts of F1 student visas. Americans are taking work and school from their own children and giving it to asian immigrants.

But people don't respond unless it directly affects them. That is why we have allowed 10s of millions of illegal immigration for unskilled labor for all these years. Never affected us, now it is working up the chain. someday when doctors are outsourced to india for radiology, oncology and other specialties then medical doctors will care. Someday when lawyers are outsourced to india for shitlaw and other types of menial work, then lawyers will care.

Is it really better to allow hundreds of thousands of smart, hard working, asians immigrate and take our children's jobs, rather than have smart locals but not as hard working, get the opportunity.

I would rather we give these opportunities to us citizens and not the asian immigrants.

just how I feel, I would rather support other citizens first.

competition doesn't stop at borders. I don't think people should be shielded in the marketplace or harmed due to where they were born.

People do not have that choice - I support your claim if one could choose where to be born/get work permits for.

I am sure you 'compete' in the marketplace everyday by going to big box stores, grocery stores, amazon, i.e. any business that competes for you on price.

why do you support artificial barriers in order to protect as you say 'not as hard working' people? that is odd. The only people who can not be a hypocrite are those that truly live 'hyper local' - i.e. buy local, produce local, consume local.

I don't see what this has to do with the question. A magnet school that is publicly funded by taxpayers, but restricts access, is not an example of the free market in operation. You seem to confuse statism and elitism with a market economy - a very un-American attitude. I hope the people demand this school serve the community.

Sports teams? All-state band? School play?

Tons of stuff that schools do depends on talent/merit--why should ACADEMIC ability be different?

Your analogies suck. Four full years at a taxpayer-supported public high school is a bit different in scope and impact than getting a part in a school play.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't have time to read such a long thread, but can someone succinctly state why there really is any need for a school like TJ in a prosperous suburb like Fairfax County. I associate magnet schools with city school systems that are desperately trying to retain middle class students.

I see a lot of racial invective from skimming these posts but no one really has made a case that the advantages of this school outweigh the disadvantages. It seems like a magnet - but a magnet for resentment and taking resources away from others to benefit the few. At some point do local politicians and School Board members just pull the plug on TJ and focus on the needs of all the students?

there is no valid reason. the competition for admissions is out of control. Closely related to the immigration of asians and indians that is out of control. 800,000 H1Bs , not to mention the huge amounts of F1 student visas. Americans are taking work and school from their own children and giving it to asian immigrants.

But people don't respond unless it directly affects them. That is why we have allowed 10s of millions of illegal immigration for unskilled labor for all these years. Never affected us, now it is working up the chain. someday when doctors are outsourced to india for radiology, oncology and other specialties then medical doctors will care. Someday when lawyers are outsourced to india for shitlaw and other types of menial work, then lawyers will care.

Is it really better to allow hundreds of thousands of smart, hard working, asians immigrate and take our children's jobs, rather than have smart locals but not as hard working, get the opportunity.

I would rather we give these opportunities to us citizens and not the asian immigrants.

just how I feel, I would rather support other citizens first.

competition doesn't stop at borders. I don't think people should be shielded in the marketplace or harmed due to where they were born.

People do not have that choice - I support your claim if one could choose where to be born/get work permits for.

I am sure you 'compete' in the marketplace everyday by going to big box stores, grocery stores, amazon, i.e. any business that competes for you on price.

why do you support artificial barriers in order to protect as you say 'not as hard working' people? that is odd. The only people who can not be a hypocrite are those that truly live 'hyper local' - i.e. buy local, produce local, consume local.

I don't see what this has to do with the question. A magnet school that is publicly funded by taxpayers, but restricts access, is not an example of the free market in operation. You seem to confuse statism and elitism with a market economy - a very un-American attitude. I hope the people demand this school serve the community.

Sports teams? All-state band? School play?

Tons of stuff that schools do depends on talent/merit--why should ACADEMIC ability be different?

Your analogies suck. Four full years at a taxpayer-supported public high school is a bit different in scope and impact than getting a part in a school play.

Your response sucks. The point is they are all publicly funded school or school related programs. You react as if TJ doesn't provide any service. It educates 1,800+ students each year just like any other public high school and it does a good job. You think other high schools are not funded publicly? Get real.

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Asians are not the only group to prep for TJ. Whites prep as much if not more than Asians and it's just that their mentality is to conceal this fact if that is what it takes to achieve one's goal of appearing as if they do not prep. Whites have individual tutors come to their houses for each subject such as writing, math, science etc. even if that cost lot of money. Most Asians that prep go to classes for group instructions that are not as effective but cheaper since mot of them cannot afford such individualized tutoring by subject specialized tutors. Which case is prepping more?

Generalization, much?

Only to the extent to show generalization against Asians.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So, if colleges will discriminate in favor of blacks and Hispanics and against Asians, doesn't that even things out anyway? Asians are screwed anyway. Maybe it's better for blacks and Hispanics and worse for Asians since Asians have to study like crazy and still get discriminated in college admissions while URMs don't have to study as much. In fact, attending TJ would probably lower GPA for most students so, why bother. Just have decent scores and the URMs are in. No need to study 5 hours a day trying to survive TJ. Isn't it better to attend top colleges than attend TJ and mess up the chances?

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, if colleges will discriminate in favor of blacks and Hispanics and against Asians, doesn't that even things out anyway? Asians are screwed anyway. Maybe it's better for blacks and Hispanics and worse for Asians since Asians have to study like crazy and still get discriminated in college admissions while URMs don't have to study as much. In fact, attending TJ would probably lower GPA for most students so, why bother. Just have decent scores and the URMs are in. No need to study 5 hours a day trying to survive TJ. Isn't it better to attend top colleges than attend TJ and mess up the chances?

+1

Asians should receive the benefits of Affirmative Action since they are a racial minority and they suffer racial discrimination. It's hypocritical to treat them as if they are the majority.

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Anonymous wrote:Asians should receive the benefits of Affirmative Action since they are a racial minority and they suffer racial discrimination. It's hypocritical to treat them as if they are the majority.

OH PUH-LEAZE.

Is there an emoticon for the "tiny little violin" finger and thumb motion?

[Anonymous]

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Asians should receive the benefits of Affirmative Action since they are a racial minority and they suffer racial discrimination. It's hypocritical to treat them as if they are the majority.

I propose EQUAL TREATMENT FOR ALL -- namely, no racial discrimination in favor of ANY race whatsoever, no matter what their real or imagined grievances.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, if colleges will discriminate in favor of blacks and Hispanics and against Asians, doesn't that even things out anyway? Asians are screwed anyway. Maybe it's better for blacks and Hispanics and worse for Asians since Asians have to study like crazy and still get discriminated in college admissions while URMs don't have to study as much. In fact, attending TJ would probably lower GPA for most students so, why bother. Just have decent scores and the URMs are in. No need to study 5 hours a day trying to survive TJ. Isn't it better to attend top colleges than attend TJ and mess up the chances?

+1

Asians should receive the benefits of Affirmative Action since they are a racial minority and they suffer racial discrimination. It's hypocritical to treat them as if they are the majority.

Agreed. The Asians are the smallest racial minority of all the minority groups and least able to fight different types of discriminations compared to blacks and Hispanics and therefore most deserving of affirmative action.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't have time to read such a long thread, but can someone succinctly state why there really is any need for a school like TJ in a prosperous suburb like Fairfax County. I associate magnet schools with city school systems that are desperately trying to retain middle class students.

I see a lot of racial invective from skimming these posts but no one really has made a case that the advantages of this school outweigh the disadvantages. It seems like a magnet - but a magnet for resentment and taking resources away from others to benefit the few. At some point do local politicians and School Board members just pull the plug on TJ and focus on the needs of all the students?

there is no valid reason. the competition for admissions is out of control. Closely related to the immigration of asians and indians that is out of control. 800,000 H1Bs , not to mention the huge amounts of F1 student visas. Americans are taking work and school from their own children and giving it to asian immigrants.

But people don't respond unless it directly affects them. That is why we have allowed 10s of millions of illegal immigration for unskilled labor for all these years. Never affected us, now it is working up the chain. someday when doctors are outsourced to india for radiology, oncology and other specialties then medical doctors will care. Someday when lawyers are outsourced to india for shitlaw and other types of menial work, then lawyers will care.

Is it really better to allow hundreds of thousands of smart, hard working, asians immigrate and take our children's jobs, rather than have smart locals but not as hard working, get the opportunity.

I would rather we give these opportunities to us citizens and not the asian immigrants.

just how I feel, I would rather support other citizens first.

competition doesn't stop at borders. I don't think people should be shielded in the marketplace or harmed due to where they were born.

People do not have that choice - I support your claim if one could choose where to be born/get work permits for.

I am sure you 'compete' in the marketplace everyday by going to big box stores, grocery stores, amazon, i.e. any business that competes for you on price.

why do you support artificial barriers in order to protect as you say 'not as hard working' people? that is odd. The only people who can not be a hypocrite are those that truly live 'hyper local' - i.e. buy local, produce local, consume local.

I don't see what this has to do with the question. A magnet school that is publicly funded by taxpayers, but restricts access, is not an example of the free market in operation. You seem to confuse statism and elitism with a market economy - a very un-American attitude. I hope the people demand this school serve the community.

Sports teams? All-state band? School play?

Tons of stuff that schools do depends on talent/merit--why should ACADEMIC ability be different?

Your analogies suck. Four full years at a taxpayer-supported public high school is a bit different in scope and impact than getting a part in a school play.

Your response sucks. The point is they are all publicly funded school or school related programs. You react as if TJ doesn't provide any service. It educates 1,800+ students each year just like any other public high school and it does a good job. You think other high schools are not funded publicly? Get real.

You never provided any support for the silly argument that TJ was an example of a free market, so you lost the argument. You simply prefer that public resources be allocated in a way that you find meritorious.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't have time to read such a long thread, but can someone succinctly state why there really is any need for a school like TJ in a prosperous suburb like Fairfax County. I associate magnet schools with city school systems that are desperately trying to retain middle class students.

I see a lot of racial invective from skimming these posts but no one really has made a case that the advantages of this school outweigh the disadvantages. It seems like a magnet - but a magnet for resentment and taking resources away from others to benefit the few. At some point do local politicians and School Board members just pull the plug on TJ and focus on the needs of all the students?

there is no valid reason. the competition for admissions is out of control. Closely related to the immigration of asians and indians that is out of control. 800,000 H1Bs , not to mention the huge amounts of F1 student visas. Americans are taking work and school from their own children and giving it to asian immigrants.

But people don't respond unless it directly affects them. That is why we have allowed 10s of millions of illegal immigration for unskilled labor for all these years. Never affected us, now it is working up the chain. someday when doctors are outsourced to india for radiology, oncology and other specialties then medical doctors will care. Someday when lawyers are outsourced to india for shitlaw and other types of menial work, then lawyers will care.

Is it really better to allow hundreds of thousands of smart, hard working, asians immigrate and take our children's jobs, rather than have smart locals but not as hard working, get the opportunity.

I would rather we give these opportunities to us citizens and not the asian immigrants.

just how I feel, I would rather support other citizens first.

I'm Asian-American. We are American too. My parents immigrated to the US legally. They are also American citizens. Your family also immigrated to the US at some point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't have time to read such a long thread, but can someone succinctly state why there really is any need for a school like TJ in a prosperous suburb like Fairfax County. I associate magnet schools with city school systems that are desperately trying to retain middle class students.

I see a lot of racial invective from skimming these posts but no one really has made a case that the advantages of this school outweigh the disadvantages. It seems like a magnet - but a magnet for resentment and taking resources away from others to benefit the few. At some point do local politicians and School Board members just pull the plug on TJ and focus on the needs of all the students?

there is no valid reason. the competition for admissions is out of control. Closely related to the immigration of asians and indians that is out of control. 800,000 H1Bs , not to mention the huge amounts of F1 student visas. Americans are taking work and school from their own children and giving it to asian immigrants.

But people don't respond unless it directly affects them. That is why we have allowed 10s of millions of illegal immigration for unskilled labor for all these years. Never affected us, now it is working up the chain. someday when doctors are outsourced to india for radiology, oncology and other specialties then medical doctors will care. Someday when lawyers are outsourced to india for shitlaw and other types of menial work, then lawyers will care.

Is it really better to allow hundreds of thousands of smart, hard working, asians immigrate and take our children's jobs, rather than have smart locals but not as hard working, get the opportunity.

I would rather we give these opportunities to us citizens and not the asian immigrants.

just how I feel, I would rather support other citizens first.

competition doesn't stop at borders. I don't think people should be shielded in the marketplace or harmed due to where they were born.

People do not have that choice - I support your claim if one could choose where to be born/get work permits for.

I am sure you 'compete' in the marketplace everyday by going to big box stores, grocery stores, amazon, i.e. any business that competes for you on price.

why do you support artificial barriers in order to protect as you say 'not as hard working' people? that is odd. The only people who can not be a hypocrite are those that truly live 'hyper local' - i.e. buy local, produce local, consume local.

I don't see what this has to do with the question. A magnet school that is publicly funded by taxpayers, but restricts access, is not an example of the free market in operation. You seem to confuse statism and elitism with a market economy - a very un-American attitude. I hope the people demand this school serve the community.

Sports teams? All-state band? School play?

Tons of stuff that schools do depends on talent/merit--why should ACADEMIC ability be different?

Your analogies suck. Four full years at a taxpayer-supported public high school is a bit different in scope and impact than getting a part in a school play.

Your response sucks. The point is they are all publicly funded school or school related programs. You react as if TJ doesn't provide any service. It educates 1,800+ students each year just like any other public high school and it does a good job. You think other high schools are not funded publicly? Get real.

You never provided any support for the silly argument that TJ was an example of a free market, so you lost the argument. You simply prefer that public resources be allocated in a way that you find meritorious.

Different poster. PP did not say TJ was an economic entity, the poster merely pointed out an example of you deriving a benefit from operation of a free market where free competition is allowed. It was illustrating the hypocrisy of deriving benefits from removal of artificial barriers (whether economic or educational) while complaining of similar condition for an educational institution. TJ does not restrict entry using artificial barriers except for applicants convincing the admissions committee using objective/subjective criteria that are applied to all applicants. There is a geographical restriction which is understandable since it is a N. VA regional public school. You are not advocating that we eliminate all public educational institutions that are deemed better than average are you? Make them all equal? That sounds more like communism. Very un-American attitude!