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

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm Asian and I consider my children would have no problem getting into TJ.
However, I wish that TJ as it currently stands would no longer exist. Right now, the top Asian kids are actually competing against each other (to a very large extent). If they're all assigned to their base schools, we as Asians would have a lot better chance to beat those white racist assholes.

beat? In what way?

in beat your racist ass kind of way

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm Asian and I consider my children would have no problem getting into TJ.
However, I wish that TJ as it currently stands would no longer exist. Right now, the top Asian kids are actually competing against each other (to a very large extent). If they're all assigned to their base schools, we as Asians would have a lot better chance to beat those white racist assholes.

beat? In what way?

in beat your racist ass kind of way

sound like someone from Fairfax Underground trying to stir something up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:THe school's future will be determined by Fairfax voters and politicians, not the Supreme Court. Asians may dominate at TJ but they do not call the shots politically. If voters at large do not want a magnet that serves primarily Asian kids and deprives other students of what previously had been a perfectly fine neighborhood school, TJHSST will become TJ once again.

I hope they speak up. Most Asian's don't vote and don't play political games. So, if someone can gain enough momentum on this, it may work.

I have a bit of a bad news for you. TJ is one of the Virginia Governor's Regional Schools and while fcps may operate it, fcps cannot unilaterally eliminate it even if it wanted to. You should try to find out little bit more about TJ before getting too excited.

Wrong. FCPS decides on an annual basis whether to continue operating TJ, which it owns and operates, as a Governor's School. If it wishes to do, it must coordinate with the Commonwealth and other participating school districts. However, it can decide unilaterally that it wishes to return TJ to use as a community school.

+1

Thank you for the factual and well-informed response.

Wrong. FCPS has asked participating jurisdictions to pay a corresponding share of the renovation costs over 30 years and the surrounding jurisdictions all agreed to pay this over this period. Therefore, fcps has committed to operating TJ as a regional governor's school for at least next 30 years and it is collecting these costs each year. Therefore, no, fcps cannot unilaterally terminate TJ as a regional governor's school. Sorry to bust your bubble.

In addition, TJ's renovation plan was specifically designed by architects as a science and technology governor's school with special facilities, features and equipments for regional students with STEM aptitude and base school kids will not even know what these equipments are used for anyway let alone actually use them. Furthermore, fcps will never let go of their crown jewel and lose all of their top students to another jurisdiction many of which are eager to develop full time STEM magnet school and they would love to take over TJ in the highly unlikely event fcps decided not to operate TJ. FCPS in general will certainly go down in stature, test scores etc. in addition to losing the best high school in the country so that ain't happening. Above posting is not very factual and not very well-informed response.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:THe school's future will be determined by Fairfax voters and politicians, not the Supreme Court. Asians may dominate at TJ but they do not call the shots politically. If voters at large do not want a magnet that serves primarily Asian kids and deprives other students of what previously had been a perfectly fine neighborhood school, TJHSST will become TJ once again.

I hope they speak up. Most Asian's don't vote and don't play political games. So, if someone can gain enough momentum on this, it may work.

I have a bit of a bad news for you. TJ is one of the Virginia Governor's Regional Schools and while fcps may operate it, fcps cannot unilaterally eliminate it even if it wanted to. You should try to find out little bit more about TJ before getting too excited.

Wrong. FCPS decides on an annual basis whether to continue operating TJ, which it owns and operates, as a Governor's School. If it wishes to do, it must coordinate with the Commonwealth and other participating school districts. However, it can decide unilaterally that it wishes to return TJ to use as a community school.

+1

Thank you for the factual and well-informed response.

Wrong. FCPS has asked participating jurisdictions to pay a corresponding share of the renovation costs over 30 years and the surrounding jurisdictions all agreed to pay this over this period. Therefore, fcps has committed to operating TJ as a regional governor's school for at least next 30 years and it is collecting these costs each year. Therefore, no, fcps cannot unilaterally terminate TJ as a regional governor's school. Sorry to bust your bubble.

In addition, TJ's renovation plan was specifically designed by architects as a science and technology governor's school with special facilities, features and equipments for regional students with STEM aptitude and base school kids will not even know what these equipments are used for anyway let alone actually use them. Furthermore, fcps will never let go of their crown jewel and lose all of their top students to another jurisdiction many of which are eager to develop full time STEM magnet school and they would love to take over TJ in the highly unlikely event fcps decided not to operate TJ. FCPS in general will certainly go down in stature, test scores etc. in addition to losing the best high school in the country so that ain't happening. Above posting is not very factual and not very well-informed response.

So true. It's internationally renown. Kids come all the way from China and Korea to get in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:THe school's future will be determined by Fairfax voters and politicians, not the Supreme Court. Asians may dominate at TJ but they do not call the shots politically. If voters at large do not want a magnet that serves primarily Asian kids and deprives other students of what previously had been a perfectly fine neighborhood school, TJHSST will become TJ once again.

I hope they speak up. Most Asian's don't vote and don't play political games. So, if someone can gain enough momentum on this, it may work.

I have a bit of a bad news for you. TJ is one of the Virginia Governor's Regional Schools and while fcps may operate it, fcps cannot unilaterally eliminate it even if it wanted to. You should try to find out little bit more about TJ before getting too excited.

Wrong. FCPS decides on an annual basis whether to continue operating TJ, which it owns and operates, as a Governor's School. If it wishes to do, it must coordinate with the Commonwealth and other participating school districts. However, it can decide unilaterally that it wishes to return TJ to use as a community school.

+1

Thank you for the factual and well-informed response.

Wrong. FCPS has asked participating jurisdictions to pay a corresponding share of the renovation costs over 30 years and the surrounding jurisdictions all agreed to pay this over this period. Therefore, fcps has committed to operating TJ as a regional governor's school for at least next 30 years and it is collecting these costs each year. Therefore, no, fcps cannot unilaterally terminate TJ as a regional governor's school. Sorry to bust your bubble.

In addition, TJ's renovation plan was specifically designed by architects as a science and technology governor's school with special facilities, features and equipments for regional students with STEM aptitude and base school kids will not even know what these equipments are used for anyway let alone actually use them. Furthermore, fcps will never let go of their crown jewel and lose all of their top students to another jurisdiction many of which are eager to develop full time STEM magnet school and they would love to take over TJ in the highly unlikely event fcps decided not to operate TJ. FCPS in general will certainly go down in stature, test scores etc. in addition to losing the best high school in the country so that ain't happening. Above posting is not very factual and not very well-informed response.

So true. It's internationally renown. Kids come all the way from China and Korea to get in.

I think you meant to say internationally "renowned."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:in order to balance the race, TJ will have to lower the standard for certain segments significantly. I don't know which is more fair.

Affirmative action does not lower standards.

You're right that AA doesn't lower standards for whites and asians. It actually even raises the bars for asians.
But you'll be an asshole to deny it doesn't lower standards for blacks and hispanics. These two groups students in ivy leagues couldn't even get into state schools if they didn't put their races on their application forms.
Enjoy it while it lasts, parasites. Whining about not getting enough freebies won't make your race look better.

What of you mean, while it lasts? It's not going anywhere--ever.

Nothing lasts forever. People will eventually get enough about this bullshit put on their children.

Opponents have been saying that for decades. True, MI and CA changed, but only because of ballot initiatives. The political elite will never change it. And the Supremes have gone as far as they will go--tightened things up somewhat, but elite schools have more than enough to work with on terms of using AA still.

The AA will be abolished in the next five years by the Supreme Court.

Absolutely not w/Kennedy on the bench. And with a neverending succession of D presidents, no way. This is a center left country.

You asserted three facts in that statement and everyone of them are wrong, IMHO. Of course I don't have a crystal ball. BTW, no way is Justice Kennedy center left. Yes, he's become the key swing vote, but he is conservative.

Nope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:THe school's future will be determined by Fairfax voters and politicians, not the Supreme Court. Asians may dominate at TJ but they do not call the shots politically. If voters at large do not want a magnet that serves primarily Asian kids and deprives other students of what previously had been a perfectly fine neighborhood school, TJHSST will become TJ once again.

I hope they speak up. Most Asian's don't vote and don't play political games. So, if someone can gain enough momentum on this, it may work.

I have a bit of a bad news for you. TJ is one of the Virginia Governor's Regional Schools and while fcps may operate it, fcps cannot unilaterally eliminate it even if it wanted to. You should try to find out little bit more about TJ before getting too excited.

Wrong. FCPS decides on an annual basis whether to continue operating TJ, which it owns and operates, as a Governor's School. If it wishes to do, it must coordinate with the Commonwealth and other participating school districts. However, it can decide unilaterally that it wishes to return TJ to use as a community school.

+1

Thank you for the factual and well-informed response.

Wrong. FCPS has asked participating jurisdictions to pay a corresponding share of the renovation costs over 30 years and the surrounding jurisdictions all agreed to pay this over this period. Therefore, fcps has committed to operating TJ as a regional governor's school for at least next 30 years and it is collecting these costs each year. Therefore, no, fcps cannot unilaterally terminate TJ as a regional governor's school. Sorry to bust your bubble.

In addition, TJ's renovation plan was specifically designed by architects as a science and technology governor's school with special facilities, features and equipments for regional students with STEM aptitude and base school kids will not even know what these equipments are used for anyway let alone actually use them. Furthermore, fcps will never let go of their crown jewel and lose all of their top students to another jurisdiction many of which are eager to develop full time STEM magnet school and they would love to take over TJ in the highly unlikely event fcps decided not to operate TJ. FCPS in general will certainly go down in stature, test scores etc. in addition to losing the best high school in the country so that ain't happening. Above posting is not very factual and not very well-informed response.

So true. It's internationally renown. Kids come all the way from China and Korea to get in.

I think you meant to say internationally "renowned."

Hey, I never claimed I went to TJ.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Wrong. FCPS has asked participating jurisdictions to pay a corresponding share of the renovation costs over 30 years and the surrounding jurisdictions all agreed to pay this over this period. Therefore, fcps has committed to operating TJ as a regional governor's school for at least next 30 years and it is collecting these costs each year. Therefore, no, fcps cannot unilaterally terminate TJ as a regional governor's school. Sorry to bust your bubble.

In addition, TJ's renovation plan was specifically designed by architects as a science and technology governor's school with special facilities, features and equipments for regional students with STEM aptitude and base school kids will not even know what these equipments are used for anyway let alone actually use them. Furthermore, fcps will never let go of their crown jewel and lose all of their top students to another jurisdiction many of which are eager to develop full time STEM magnet school and they would love to take over TJ in the highly unlikely event fcps decided not to operate TJ. FCPS in general will certainly go down in stature, test scores etc. in addition to losing the best high school in the country so that ain't happening. Above posting is not very factual and not very well-informed response.

FCPS wanted other jurisdictions to pay more money, and sooner, too. The other jurisdictions refused because they know TJ is ultimately Fairfax's school and they want to preserve the ability to pull out of TJ without having tied their own hands through capital commitments. Staggering support payments over a 30-year period is more of a "pay as you go" model that preserves everyone's options, including those of FCPS.

Your suggestion that base school kids could never know how to use equipment that was specially designed for TJ is precisely the type of tone-deaf arrogance that may seal TJ's fate. The current TJ crowd is arrogant, unabashedly elitist, and increasingly despised by others in the county. Calling TJ the "crown jewel" in FCPS is similarly tone-deaf. FCPS is not a state-wide university system, and TJ is not Berkeley. Other secondary school systems do fine treating all their schools as important and not singling out one school as their "crown jewels."

Similarly, the claim that FCPS would lose "all of their top students" without TJ is ridiculous on its face. TJ doesn't have all of FCPS's top students today, so the county certainly wouldn't lose those students if TJ ceased to be a magnet. Of course, without TJ as a magnet, some of educational carpetbaggers might return to other jurisdictions or go back to their home countries, but most of TJ's students would return to their base schools. There are plenty of high achievers at schools in MCPS like Whitman and Wootton.

As to whether returning TJ to neighborhood status would reduce FCPS's "stature," perhaps in the eyes of some, but not others. Some families might move to other jurisdictions. Others might be more likely to move to, or remain in, Fairfax if they saw that FCPS was moving away from a model where there is a huge emphasis on AAP programs starting early in elementary school, progressing to middle-school students anxiously worrying about getting into TJ and arrogant TJ families claiming that students at other schools don't function on anything approaching the same level as TJ kids. They might also conclude that, without a "crown jewel" to serve as a PR crutch, FCPS would be forced to address the needs of all its students.

All the options should be on the table when it comes to TJ's future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Wrong. FCPS has asked participating jurisdictions to pay a corresponding share of the renovation costs over 30 years and the surrounding jurisdictions all agreed to pay this over this period. Therefore, fcps has committed to operating TJ as a regional governor's school for at least next 30 years and it is collecting these costs each year. Therefore, no, fcps cannot unilaterally terminate TJ as a regional governor's school. Sorry to bust your bubble.

In addition, TJ's renovation plan was specifically designed by architects as a science and technology governor's school with special facilities, features and equipments for regional students with STEM aptitude and base school kids will not even know what these equipments are used for anyway let alone actually use them. Furthermore, fcps will never let go of their crown jewel and lose all of their top students to another jurisdiction many of which are eager to develop full time STEM magnet school and they would love to take over TJ in the highly unlikely event fcps decided not to operate TJ. FCPS in general will certainly go down in stature, test scores etc. in addition to losing the best high school in the country so that ain't happening. Above posting is not very factual and not very well-informed response.

FCPS wanted other jurisdictions to pay more money, and sooner, too. The other jurisdictions refused because they know TJ is ultimately Fairfax's school and they want to preserve the ability to pull out of TJ without having tied their own hands through capital commitments. Staggering support payments over a 30-year period is more of a "pay as you go" model that preserves everyone's options, including those of FCPS.

Your suggestion that base school kids could never know how to use equipment that was specially designed for TJ is precisely the type of tone-deaf arrogance that may seal TJ's fate. The current TJ crowd is arrogant, unabashedly elitist, and increasingly despised by others in the county. Calling TJ the "crown jewel" in FCPS is similarly tone-deaf. FCPS is not a state-wide university system, and TJ is not Berkeley. Other secondary school systems do fine treating all their schools as important and not singling out one school as their "crown jewels."

Similarly, the claim that FCPS would lose "all of their top students" without TJ is ridiculous on its face. TJ doesn't have all of FCPS's top students today, so the county certainly wouldn't lose those students if TJ ceased to be a magnet. Of course, without TJ as a magnet, some of educational carpetbaggers might return to other jurisdictions or go back to their home countries, but most of TJ's students would return to their base schools. There are plenty of high achievers at schools in MCPS like Whitman and Wootton.

As to whether returning TJ to neighborhood status would reduce FCPS's "stature," perhaps in the eyes of some, but not others. Some families might move to other jurisdictions. Others might be more likely to move to, or remain in, Fairfax if they saw that FCPS was moving away from a model where there is a huge emphasis on AAP programs starting early in elementary school, progressing to middle-school students anxiously worrying about getting into TJ and arrogant TJ families claiming that students at other schools don't function on anything approaching the same level as TJ kids. They might also conclude that, without a "crown jewel" to serve as a PR crutch, FCPS would be forced to address the needs of all its students.

All the options should be on the table when it comes to TJ's future.

+1 well written!

[Anonymous]

I think you meant to say internationally "renowned."

Hey, I never claimed I went to TJ.

Actually, there are a lot of people who don't think it should matter if TJ kids can write well, since they would like to eliminate the essays from the application process. So according to some, only math ability should count and ability to write correctly is optional for the ideal TJ student.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Wrong. FCPS has asked participating jurisdictions to pay a corresponding share of the renovation costs over 30 years and the surrounding jurisdictions all agreed to pay this over this period. Therefore, fcps has committed to operating TJ as a regional governor's school for at least next 30 years and it is collecting these costs each year. Therefore, no, fcps cannot unilaterally terminate TJ as a regional governor's school. Sorry to bust your bubble.

In addition, TJ's renovation plan was specifically designed by architects as a science and technology governor's school with special facilities, features and equipments for regional students with STEM aptitude and base school kids will not even know what these equipments are used for anyway let alone actually use them. Furthermore, fcps will never let go of their crown jewel and lose all of their top students to another jurisdiction many of which are eager to develop full time STEM magnet school and they would love to take over TJ in the highly unlikely event fcps decided not to operate TJ. FCPS in general will certainly go down in stature, test scores etc. in addition to losing the best high school in the country so that ain't happening. Above posting is not very factual and not very well-informed response.

FCPS wanted other jurisdictions to pay more money, and sooner, too. The other jurisdictions refused because they know TJ is ultimately Fairfax's school and they want to preserve the ability to pull out of TJ without having tied their own hands through capital commitments. Staggering support payments over a 30-year period is more of a "pay as you go" model that preserves everyone's options, including those of FCPS.

Your suggestion that base school kids could never know how to use equipment that was specially designed for TJ is precisely the type of tone-deaf arrogance that may seal TJ's fate. The current TJ crowd is arrogant, unabashedly elitist, and increasingly despised by others in the county. Calling TJ the "crown jewel" in FCPS is similarly tone-deaf. FCPS is not a state-wide university system, and TJ is not Berkeley. Other secondary school systems do fine treating all their schools as important and not singling out one school as their "crown jewels."

Similarly, the claim that FCPS would lose "all of their top students" without TJ is ridiculous on its face. TJ doesn't have all of FCPS's top students today, so the county certainly wouldn't lose those students if TJ ceased to be a magnet. Of course, without TJ as a magnet, some of educational carpetbaggers might return to other jurisdictions or go back to their home countries, but most of TJ's students would return to their base schools. There are plenty of high achievers at schools in MCPS like Whitman and Wootton.

As to whether returning TJ to neighborhood status would reduce FCPS's "stature," perhaps in the eyes of some, but not others. Some families might move to other jurisdictions. Others might be more likely to move to, or remain in, Fairfax if they saw that FCPS was moving away from a model where there is a huge emphasis on AAP programs starting early in elementary school, progressing to middle-school students anxiously worrying about getting into TJ and arrogant TJ families claiming that students at other schools don't function on anything approaching the same level as TJ kids. They might also conclude that, without a "crown jewel" to serve as a PR crutch, FCPS would be forced to address the needs of all its students.

All the options should be on the table when it comes to TJ's future.

+1 well written!

+2

Any chance you could send this to the School Board or Facilities?

In the next few weeks, Facilities will be presenting draft CIP data by district to the School Board. One of the many issues Facilities plans to address in the next CIP are the overcrowded conditions in many schools in the county. Facilities is looking for creative ideas to maximize the use of existing space to meet the educational needs of students. Your ideas would be great to share for consideration by the School Board.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone else NOT feel comfortable with the racism and hatred by Asians on this thread?

Why come here if you hate the whites so much? I could not imagine moving someplace, using them for their schools and jobs, and hating them in return. Who do you think will employ us Asians?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Wrong. FCPS has asked participating jurisdictions to pay a corresponding share of the renovation costs over 30 years and the surrounding jurisdictions all agreed to pay this over this period. Therefore, fcps has committed to operating TJ as a regional governor's school for at least next 30 years and it is collecting these costs each year. Therefore, no, fcps cannot unilaterally terminate TJ as a regional governor's school. Sorry to bust your bubble.

In addition, TJ's renovation plan was specifically designed by architects as a science and technology governor's school with special facilities, features and equipments for regional students with STEM aptitude and base school kids will not even know what these equipments are used for anyway let alone actually use them. Furthermore, fcps will never let go of their crown jewel and lose all of their top students to another jurisdiction many of which are eager to develop full time STEM magnet school and they would love to take over TJ in the highly unlikely event fcps decided not to operate TJ. FCPS in general will certainly go down in stature, test scores etc. in addition to losing the best high school in the country so that ain't happening. Above posting is not very factual and not very well-informed response.

FCPS wanted other jurisdictions to pay more money, and sooner, too. The other jurisdictions refused because they know TJ is ultimately Fairfax's school and they want to preserve the ability to pull out of TJ without having tied their own hands through capital commitments. Staggering support payments over a 30-year period is more of a "pay as you go" model that preserves everyone's options, including those of FCPS.

Your suggestion that base school kids could never know how to use equipment that was specially designed for TJ is precisely the type of tone-deaf arrogance that may seal TJ's fate. The current TJ crowd is arrogant, unabashedly elitist, and increasingly despised by others in the county. Calling TJ the "crown jewel" in FCPS is similarly tone-deaf. FCPS is not a state-wide university system, and TJ is not Berkeley. Other secondary school systems do fine treating all their schools as important and not singling out one school as their "crown jewels."

Similarly, the claim that FCPS would lose "all of their top students" without TJ is ridiculous on its face. TJ doesn't have all of FCPS's top students today, so the county certainly wouldn't lose those students if TJ ceased to be a magnet. Of course, without TJ as a magnet, some of educational carpetbaggers might return to other jurisdictions or go back to their home countries, but most of TJ's students would return to their base schools. There are plenty of high achievers at schools in MCPS like Whitman and Wootton.

As to whether returning TJ to neighborhood status would reduce FCPS's "stature," perhaps in the eyes of some, but not others. Some families might move to other jurisdictions. Others might be more likely to move to, or remain in, Fairfax if they saw that FCPS was moving away from a model where there is a huge emphasis on AAP programs starting early in elementary school, progressing to middle-school students anxiously worrying about getting into TJ and arrogant TJ families claiming that students at other schools don't function on anything approaching the same level as TJ kids. They might also conclude that, without a "crown jewel" to serve as a PR crutch, FCPS would be forced to address the needs of all its students.

All the options should be on the table when it comes to TJ's future.

+3

What I find most shocking from TJ discussion is the level of arrogance from TJ students and the parents. It is undoubtedly off the chart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Does anyone else NOT feel comfortable with the racism and hatred by Asians on this thread?

Why come here if you hate the whites so much? I could not imagine moving someplace, using them for their schools and jobs, and hating them in return. Who do you think will employ us Asians?

Does anyone else NOT feel comfortable with the racism and hatred by whites on this thread?

Why come here if you hate the non-whites so much? I could not imagine moving someplace, taking their land, driving the people to reservations and desperation and hating them in return. Who do you think will employ us whites in the future?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Wrong. FCPS has asked participating jurisdictions to pay a corresponding share of the renovation costs over 30 years and the surrounding jurisdictions all agreed to pay this over this period. Therefore, fcps has committed to operating TJ as a regional governor's school for at least next 30 years and it is collecting these costs each year. Therefore, no, fcps cannot unilaterally terminate TJ as a regional governor's school. Sorry to bust your bubble.

In addition, TJ's renovation plan was specifically designed by architects as a science and technology governor's school with special facilities, features and equipments for regional students with STEM aptitude and base school kids will not even know what these equipments are used for anyway let alone actually use them. Furthermore, fcps will never let go of their crown jewel and lose all of their top students to another jurisdiction many of which are eager to develop full time STEM magnet school and they would love to take over TJ in the highly unlikely event fcps decided not to operate TJ. FCPS in general will certainly go down in stature, test scores etc. in addition to losing the best high school in the country so that ain't happening. Above posting is not very factual and not very well-informed response.

FCPS wanted other jurisdictions to pay more money, and sooner, too. The other jurisdictions refused because they know TJ is ultimately Fairfax's school and they want to preserve the ability to pull out of TJ without having tied their own hands through capital commitments. Staggering support payments over a 30-year period is more of a "pay as you go" model that preserves everyone's options, including those of FCPS.

Your suggestion that base school kids could never know how to use equipment that was specially designed for TJ is precisely the type of tone-deaf arrogance that may seal TJ's fate. The current TJ crowd is arrogant, unabashedly elitist, and increasingly despised by others in the county. Calling TJ the "crown jewel" in FCPS is similarly tone-deaf. FCPS is not a state-wide university system, and TJ is not Berkeley. Other secondary school systems do fine treating all their schools as important and not singling out one school as their "crown jewels."

Similarly, the claim that FCPS would lose "all of their top students" without TJ is ridiculous on its face. TJ doesn't have all of FCPS's top students today, so the county certainly wouldn't lose those students if TJ ceased to be a magnet. Of course, without TJ as a magnet, some of educational carpetbaggers might return to other jurisdictions or go back to their home countries, but most of TJ's students would return to their base schools. There are plenty of high achievers at schools in MCPS like Whitman and Wootton.

As to whether returning TJ to neighborhood status would reduce FCPS's "stature," perhaps in the eyes of some, but not others. Some families might move to other jurisdictions. Others might be more likely to move to, or remain in, Fairfax if they saw that FCPS was moving away from a model where there is a huge emphasis on AAP programs starting early in elementary school, progressing to middle-school students anxiously worrying about getting into TJ and arrogant TJ families claiming that students at other schools don't function on anything approaching the same level as TJ kids. They might also conclude that, without a "crown jewel" to serve as a PR crutch, FCPS would be forced to address the needs of all its students.

All the options should be on the table when it comes to TJ's future.

+3

What I find most shocking from TJ discussion is the level of arrogance from TJ students and the parents. It is undoubtedly off the chart.

How dare those Asians at TJ act like they are smarter than us whites. Only whites are entitled to act smart and entitled.