Lowell High School admissions will return to merit-based system after S.F. school board vote

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The admissions process at TJ may not have been fool proof in the past but it functioned reasonably well. Now it’s just a hash. Imagine a process whose goal isn’t to admit the best qualified kids but just to keep low-brow politicians like Karen Keys Gamarra and Karen Corbett Sanders off your backs.

Sure, if you are okay with allowing the wealthy to game admission and excluding the poor.

There aren't many wealthy students at TJ - most are middle class except some wealthy white students.

Most have families who shell out $20k for prep classes so by my definition they're wealthy.

TJ classes do not cost $20k. You must be thinking of your wealthy white friends who provide one on one and secretive preps that cost $20k.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The admissions process at TJ may not have been fool proof in the past but it functioned reasonably well. Now it’s just a hash. Imagine a process whose goal isn’t to admit the best qualified kids but just to keep low-brow politicians like Karen Keys Gamarra and Karen Corbett Sanders off your backs.

Sure, if you are okay with allowing the wealthy to game admission and excluding the poor.

There aren't many wealthy students at TJ - most are middle class except some wealthy white students.

Most have families who shell out $20k for prep classes so by my definition they're wealthy.

TJ classes do not cost $20k. You must be thinking of your wealthy white friends who provide one on one and secretive preps that cost $20k.

PP has no qualms about lying to perpetuate the narrative that only kids whose families paid $20K for test prep got into TJ under the prior, merit-based system.

Make no mistake about it - PP is a shill for the Fairfax County Democratic Committee, which has doubled down on defending the School Board members (all Ds) who foisted this change on families.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The admissions process at TJ may not have been fool proof in the past but it functioned reasonably well. Now it’s just a hash. Imagine a process whose goal isn’t to admit the best qualified kids but just to keep low-brow politicians like Karen Keys Gamarra and Karen Corbett Sanders off your backs.

Sure, if you are okay with allowing the wealthy to game admission and excluding the poor.

There aren't many wealthy students at TJ - most are middle class except some wealthy white students.

Most have families who shell out $20k for prep classes so by my definition they're wealthy.

TJ classes do not cost $20k. You must be thinking of your wealthy white friends who provide one on one and secretive preps that cost $20k.

If you didn't get the platinum prep package, it's no wonder your kid was rejected.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The admissions process at TJ may not have been fool proof in the past but it functioned reasonably well. Now it’s just a hash. Imagine a process whose goal isn’t to admit the best qualified kids but just to keep low-brow politicians like Karen Keys Gamarra and Karen Corbett Sanders off your backs.

Sure, if you are okay with allowing the wealthy to game admission and excluding the poor.

There aren't many wealthy students at TJ - most are middle class except some wealthy white students.

Most have families who shell out $20k for prep classes so by my definition they're wealthy.

TJ classes do not cost $20k. You must be thinking of your wealthy white friends who provide one on one and secretive preps that cost $20k.

If you didn't get the platinum prep package, it's no wonder your kid was rejected.

My kid didn't need any TJ prep and he already graduated from TJ. I guess you are very familiar with TJ prep programs including one that costs 20K!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It will be a wonderful year next year - incompetent racist fairfax school board members will be thrown out on their asses and the SCOTUS will rule and announce to end affirmative action case soon after that

Right - the Supreme Court do not need Robert's vote to end AA with Harvard case.

You got that right.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The admissions process at TJ may not have been fool proof in the past but it functioned reasonably well. Now it’s just a hash. Imagine a process whose goal isn’t to admit the best qualified kids but just to keep low-brow politicians like Karen Keys Gamarra and Karen Corbett Sanders off your backs.

Sure, if you are okay with allowing the wealthy to game admission and excluding the poor.

There aren't many wealthy students at TJ - most are middle class except some wealthy white students.

Most have families who shell out $20k for prep classes so by my definition they're wealthy.

TJ classes do not cost $20k. You must be thinking of your wealthy white friends who provide one on one and secretive preps that cost $20k.

If you only paid $20k, you didn't get the packet with the test answers. This was really helpful with the privilege based admission system designed to keep out poors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It will be a wonderful year next year - incompetent racist fairfax school board members will be thrown out on their asses and the SCOTUS will rule and announce to end affirmative action case soon after that

Right - the Supreme Court do not need Robert's vote to end AA with Harvard case.

You got that right.

Don't think they will try to tell a private University who they should admit. It's perfectly reasonable that they value diversity. I know I do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It will be a wonderful year next year - incompetent racist fairfax school board members will be thrown out on their asses and the SCOTUS will rule and announce to end affirmative action case soon after that

Right - the Supreme Court do not need Robert's vote to end AA with Harvard case.

You got that right.

Don't think they will try to tell a private University who they should admit. It's perfectly reasonable that they value diversity. I know I do.

You are misinformed and should brush up on Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which conditions federal assistance to private universities on their non-discrimination. Harvard gets lots of federal research grants.

There's really no doubt on that point; the issue is what constitutes discrimination on the basis of "race, color, or national origin."

The current Supreme Court isn't going to put up with Ibram Kendi-style "the only remedy to past discrimination is future discrimination" justifications for discrimination against Asian and White students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It will be a wonderful year next year - incompetent racist fairfax school board members will be thrown out on their asses and the SCOTUS will rule and announce to end affirmative action case soon after that

Right - the Supreme Court do not need Robert's vote to end AA with Harvard case.

You got that right.

Don't think they will try to tell a private University who they should admit. It's perfectly reasonable that they value diversity. I know I do.

You are misinformed and should brush up on Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which conditions federal assistance to private universities on their non-discrimination. Harvard gets lots of federal research grants.

There's really no doubt on that point; the issue is what constitutes discrimination on the basis of "race, color, or national origin."

The current Supreme Court isn't going to put up with Ibram Kendi-style "the only remedy to past discrimination is future discrimination" justifications for discrimination against Asian and White students.

Trying to label diversity as discrimination is like calling up down or left right . Your purposefully misleading people with this juvenile sophistry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It will be a wonderful year next year - incompetent racist fairfax school board members will be thrown out on their asses and the SCOTUS will rule and announce to end affirmative action case soon after that

Right - the Supreme Court do not need Robert's vote to end AA with Harvard case.

You got that right.

Don't think they will try to tell a private University who they should admit. It's perfectly reasonable that they value diversity. I know I do.

You are misinformed and should brush up on Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which conditions federal assistance to private universities on their non-discrimination. Harvard gets lots of federal research grants.

There's really no doubt on that point; the issue is what constitutes discrimination on the basis of "race, color, or national origin."

The current Supreme Court isn't going to put up with Ibram Kendi-style "the only remedy to past discrimination is future discrimination" justifications for discrimination against Asian and White students.

Trying to label diversity as discrimination is like calling up down or left right . Your purposefully misleading people with this juvenile sophistry.

Asians are discriminated in the college admissions process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The admissions process at TJ may not have been fool proof in the past but it functioned reasonably well. Now it’s just a hash. Imagine a process whose goal isn’t to admit the best qualified kids but just to keep low-brow politicians like Karen Keys Gamarra and Karen Corbett Sanders off your backs.

Sure, if you are okay with allowing the wealthy to game admission and excluding the poor.

There aren't many wealthy students at TJ - most are middle class except some wealthy white students.

Most have families who shell out $20k for prep classes so by my definition they're wealthy.

TJ classes do not cost $20k. You must be thinking of your wealthy white friends who provide one on one and secretive preps that cost $20k.

If you didn't get the platinum prep package, it's no wonder your kid was rejected.

My kid didn't need any TJ prep and he already graduated from TJ. I guess you are very familiar with TJ prep programs including one that costs 20K!

I'm glad your kid was one of the few that didn't need prep but over 30% of the entering class had gone to one prep center alone the year they published their names. Considering there are many prep centers it's easy to imagine that the vast majority of students do take these expensive prep classes The evidence supports this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It will be a wonderful year next year - incompetent racist fairfax school board members will be thrown out on their asses and the SCOTUS will rule and announce to end affirmative action case soon after that

Right - the Supreme Court do not need Robert's vote to end AA with Harvard case.

You got that right.

Don't think they will try to tell a private University who they should admit. It's perfectly reasonable that they value diversity. I know I do.

You are misinformed and should brush up on Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which conditions federal assistance to private universities on their non-discrimination. Harvard gets lots of federal research grants.

There's really no doubt on that point; the issue is what constitutes discrimination on the basis of "race, color, or national origin."

The current Supreme Court isn't going to put up with Ibram Kendi-style "the only remedy to past discrimination is future discrimination" justifications for discrimination against Asian and White students.

Trying to label diversity as discrimination is like calling up down or left right . Your purposefully misleading people with this juvenile sophistry.

Asians are discriminated in the college admissions process.

I don't know about that but since we do know that the county is roughly 15% Asian and that Asians make up over 50% of TJ there is no discrimination going on there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It will be a wonderful year next year - incompetent racist fairfax school board members will be thrown out on their asses and the SCOTUS will rule and announce to end affirmative action case soon after that

Right - the Supreme Court do not need Robert's vote to end AA with Harvard case.

You got that right.

Don't think they will try to tell a private University who they should admit. It's perfectly reasonable that they value diversity. I know I do.

You are misinformed and should brush up on Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which conditions federal assistance to private universities on their non-discrimination. Harvard gets lots of federal research grants.

There's really no doubt on that point; the issue is what constitutes discrimination on the basis of "race, color, or national origin."

The current Supreme Court isn't going to put up with Ibram Kendi-style "the only remedy to past discrimination is future discrimination" justifications for discrimination against Asian and White students.

Trying to label diversity as discrimination is like calling up down or left right . Your purposefully misleading people with this juvenile sophistry.

Asians are discriminated in the college admissions process.

I don't know about that but since we do know that the county is roughly 15% Asian and that Asians make up over 50% of TJ there is no discrimination going on there.

US District Court Judge ruled otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It will be a wonderful year next year - incompetent racist fairfax school board members will be thrown out on their asses and the SCOTUS will rule and announce to end affirmative action case soon after that

Right - the Supreme Court do not need Robert's vote to end AA with Harvard case.

You got that right.

Don't think they will try to tell a private University who they should admit. It's perfectly reasonable that they value diversity. I know I do.

You are misinformed and should brush up on Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which conditions federal assistance to private universities on their non-discrimination. Harvard gets lots of federal research grants.

There's really no doubt on that point; the issue is what constitutes discrimination on the basis of "race, color, or national origin."

The current Supreme Court isn't going to put up with Ibram Kendi-style "the only remedy to past discrimination is future discrimination" justifications for discrimination against Asian and White students.

Trying to label diversity as discrimination is like calling up down or left right . Your purposefully misleading people with this juvenile sophistry.

Asians are discriminated in the college admissions process.

I don't know about that but since we do know that the county is roughly 15% Asian and that Asians make up over 50% of TJ there is no discrimination going on there.

US District Court Judge ruled otherwise.

And the SCOTUS will affirm district court ruling and reverse 4th Circuit ruling next term! Roberts will be a non-factor again!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It will be a wonderful year next year - incompetent racist fairfax school board members will be thrown out on their asses and the SCOTUS will rule and announce to end affirmative action case soon after that

Right - the Supreme Court do not need Robert's vote to end AA with Harvard case.

You got that right.

Don't think they will try to tell a private University who they should admit. It's perfectly reasonable that they value diversity. I know I do.

You are misinformed and should brush up on Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which conditions federal assistance to private universities on their non-discrimination. Harvard gets lots of federal research grants.

There's really no doubt on that point; the issue is what constitutes discrimination on the basis of "race, color, or national origin."

The current Supreme Court isn't going to put up with Ibram Kendi-style "the only remedy to past discrimination is future discrimination" justifications for discrimination against Asian and White students.

Trying to label diversity as discrimination is like calling up down or left right . Your purposefully misleading people with this juvenile sophistry.

Asians are discriminated in the college admissions process.

I don't know about that but since we do know that the county is roughly 15% Asian and that Asians make up over 50% of TJ there is no discrimination going on there.

That's a good point but also selections for public schools are race blind. It's not possible to discriminate when they don't know an applicant's race and only have their student ID.