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

[Anonymous]

The canary in this coal mine was when Ilryong Moon was denied an endorsement for another term on the School Board and had to step aside.

Throughout his tenure, he was known primarily for protecting TJ at all costs.

Other candidates who supported an equity-based approach to education won instead. There is a lesson in that for the current School Board: treat TJ as a sacred cow and you will lose your position. With not enough seats even before Covid-19, protecting TJ when it could be used to benefit more county students in the future is outrageous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The canary in this coal mine was when Ilryong Moon was denied an endorsement for another term on the School Board and had to step aside.

Throughout his tenure, he was known primarily for protecting TJ at all costs.

Other candidates who supported an equity-based approach to education won instead. There is a lesson in that for the current School Board: treat TJ as a sacred cow and you will lose your position. With not enough seats even before Covid-19, protecting TJ when it could be used to benefit more county students in the future is outrageous.

As others said, seating is a not a problem, just remove the Loudon spots and restrict everything to FCPS. Loudon has growing magnet programs as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The canary in this coal mine was when Ilryong Moon was denied an endorsement for another term on the School Board and had to step aside.

Throughout his tenure, he was known primarily for protecting TJ at all costs.

Other candidates who supported an equity-based approach to education won instead. There is a lesson in that for the current School Board: treat TJ as a sacred cow and you will lose your position. With not enough seats even before Covid-19, protecting TJ when it could be used to benefit more county students in the future is outrageous.

As others said, seating is a not a problem, just remove the Loudon spots and restrict everything to FCPS. Loudon has growing magnet programs as well.

Loudoun County pays over $17K per seat (as do Arlington, Falls Church City, and Prince William) for the privilege of sending their kids to TJ. With nearly 400 students from Loudoun alone, even after you remove the additional expenses to FCPS, that's a huge chunk of money. While it might be the ethical thing to do, the financials of it won't fly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: We interviewed at TJ and the racist things they said were outrageous.

Not sure what this means. There is no interview component of the TJ admissions process.

Yes there is. We had information sessions both at the school and with the guidance counselor. She told us (without bothering to know my DCs name) that DC wasn’t smart enough because this was a white school. Yeah thanks. BTW DC at Ivy now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:TJ is a public school with students carefully picked for admission. Therefore it should be more representative of Fairfax county demographics. It’s not that white kids don’t apply and are not qualified. It’s that the selection committee has a social engineering goal. It’s not like they hide this attitude. We interviewed at TJ and the racist things they said were outrageous.

PP here after listening to a bunch of ridiculous racist remarks about “white people” DC applied was accepted and attended. Not a very welcoming place for white kids. YMMV.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: We interviewed at TJ and the racist things they said were outrageous.

Not sure what this means. There is no interview component of the TJ admissions process.

Yes there is. We had information sessions both at the school and with the guidance counselor. She told us (without bothering to know my DCs name) that DC wasn’t smart enough because this was a white school. Yeah thanks. BTW DC at Ivy now.

This doesn't make sense since it's not. Also highly doubt a counselor would ever say that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: We interviewed at TJ and the racist things they said were outrageous.

Not sure what this means. There is no interview component of the TJ admissions process.

Yes there is. We had information sessions both at the school and with the guidance counselor. She told us (without bothering to know my DCs name) that DC wasn’t smart enough because this was a white school. Yeah thanks. BTW DC at Ivy now.

This doesn't make sense since it's not. Also highly doubt a counselor would ever say that.

I wonder if that PP is even talking about the same TJ? Obviously it's not a "white school" as evidenced by this entire thread and anyone who knows anything about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: We interviewed at TJ and the racist things they said were outrageous.

Not sure what this means. There is no interview component of the TJ admissions process.

Yes there is. We had information sessions both at the school and with the guidance counselor. She told us (without bothering to know my DCs name) that DC wasn’t smart enough because this was a white school. Yeah thanks. BTW DC at Ivy now.

This is complete nonsense. No individual at TJ interacts with prospective families - everything is done through the admissions office which is located at Gatehouse and there is no interview process like the one that is described here (although I certainly wish there were).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: We interviewed at TJ and the racist things they said were outrageous.

Not sure what this means. There is no interview component of the TJ admissions process.

Yes there is. We had information sessions both at the school and with the guidance counselor. She told us (without bothering to know my DCs name) that DC wasn’t smart enough because this was a white school. Yeah thanks. BTW DC at Ivy now.

This is complete nonsense. No individual at TJ interacts with prospective families - everything is done through the admissions office which is located at Gatehouse and there is no interview process like the one that is described here (although I certainly wish there were).

Haha that is not true. There are plenty of TJ fairs, sporting events, plays, and all sorts where students interact with prospective families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: We interviewed at TJ and the racist things they said were outrageous.

Not sure what this means. There is no interview component of the TJ admissions process.

Yes there is. We had information sessions both at the school and with the guidance counselor. She told us (without bothering to know my DCs name) that DC wasn’t smart enough because this was a white school. Yeah thanks. BTW DC at Ivy now.

This is complete nonsense. No individual at TJ interacts with prospective families - everything is done through the admissions office which is located at Gatehouse and there is no interview process like the one that is described here (although I certainly wish there were).

Haha that is not true. There are plenty of TJ fairs, sporting events, plays, and all sorts where students interact with prospective families.

My apologies - no TJ staff member interacts with prospective families in any official capacity related to the admissions process. I'd have thought it was obvious that's what I meant, but evidently it wasn't. There was a TJ staff member who did interact with prospective families for a brief period recently, but no longer and not as a representative of the Admissions Office.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: We interviewed at TJ and the racist things they said were outrageous.

Not sure what this means. There is no interview component of the TJ admissions process.

Yes there is. We had information sessions both at the school and with the guidance counselor. She told us (without bothering to know my DCs name) that DC wasn’t smart enough because this was a white school. Yeah thanks. BTW DC at Ivy now.

I doubt this happened because TJ is an Asian school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: We interviewed at TJ and the racist things they said were outrageous.

Not sure what this means. There is no interview component of the TJ admissions process.

Yes there is. We had information sessions both at the school and with the guidance counselor. She told us (without bothering to know my DCs name) that DC wasn’t smart enough because this was a white school. Yeah thanks. BTW DC at Ivy now.

I doubt this happened because TJ is an Asian school.

Yep. Made in China

[Anonymous]

At this point, the anti TJ crowd is just making up fake stories left and right. They’re really insulting people’s intelligence here. I’m not gonna waste my time read their BS again.

[Anonymous]

The hostility of TJ parents on this thread provides a good answer to OP’s question. It’s too exhausting to be around people who put themselves or their kids on a pedestal and look down on others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are definitely racist Asian families in NoVa. We had Indian neighbors who told us point blank they wouldn't send their kids to our neighborhood high school, which our kids were attending at the time, because they didn't like "the look" of the kids (who happened to be mostly black and Hispanic) walking to the school in the morning. Their son got into TJ; when their daughter didn't get in, they sent her to private instead.

I have no idea why a county that supposedly cares about equity and "One Fairfax" would cater to such people. It is simply appalling.

That's ONE FAMILY. Your argument is based on the racist attitudes of ONE FAMILY. I could give you an anecdote about one racist white family or one racist black family, etc., but what would be the point? This discussion is pointless.

There are hardly any Asians in schools with high farms/ESOL populations.
And hardly any whites!