How does TJ admissions figure out the top 1.5 percent?

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Anonymous wrote:Let's vote off these liberals in the upcoming election.

You may have forgotten to post this in one of the threads. Only mentioning it because it seems like they pay you by the post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here the term "equity kids" is used to describe students of "all" racial backgrounds who are under-qualified, meaning they lack the middle school preparation typically required for admission but are still admitted to fulfill the predetermined needs of an equity pie chart.

Useful idiots have been told not to deny the existence of equity pie chart, and to refrain from using the word equity and the dreaded word merit.

But the point is that you don't know who they are. You're just casting a big net out there and assuming that these kids somehow exist just because you don't like the new admissions process.

And you're using the term as a pejorative even though you don't know who they are.

I can distill your point as follows: "There are kids who don't belong at TJ because of the new admissions process! I don't know who they are, but I know they're out there and I'm against them! And I'm going to assume that any kid who struggles is doing so because they're equity kids!!!"

Equity is not a pejorative term to be assigned to an individual. It is a goal to be achieved through working to ensure that equal opportunities are available for deserving students regardless of their background, race, socioeconomic status, or the hopes, dreams, and motivations of their parents.

There are plenty of kids out there who are undeserving - who have not made the most of the opportunities afforded to them. Those kids don't belong at TJ, and quite honestly there are fewer of them at TJ now than there used to be. TJ used to be populated - especially when it was mostly white kids, if I'm honest - with a ton of kids who had every opportunity to be successful and just rode their privilege to a mediocre academic career. And they existed in recent years, too, with students who believed that they had a birthright to go to TJ because they came from Carson or Longfellow or Rocky Run or Nysmith.

The biggest difference I see with the kids getting admitted nowadays is that they're genuinely appreciative of the experience. And my guess is that part of that comes from the students earning their opportunity through their own efforts and not through the efforts of their parents.

As an Equity warrior, what real contributions have you made towards the betterment students from schools like Whitman middle school?

If TJ was predominantly white in the past, how is it that a minority like Asian Americans were able to achieve majority TJ representation without the need of phony equity initiatives, but instead relied on merit to secure their positions?

On one hand the disingenuous FCPS board fails to address poor enrollment in math & science honors classes, while on the other hand equity warriors like you discourage Whitman parents from diverting their money from Air Jordans & sports to Kumon, RSM, AoPs, Curie, etc. How and where would these kids prepare themselves for the rigorous demands of TJ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here the term "equity kids" is used to describe students of "all" racial backgrounds who are under-qualified, meaning they lack the middle school preparation typically required for admission but are still admitted to fulfill the predetermined needs of an equity pie chart.

Useful idiots have been told not to deny the existence of equity pie chart, and to refrain from using the word equity and the dreaded word merit.

But the point is that you don't know who they are. You're just casting a big net out there and assuming that these kids somehow exist just because you don't like the new admissions process.

And you're using the term as a pejorative even though you don't know who they are.

I can distill your point as follows: "There are kids who don't belong at TJ because of the new admissions process! I don't know who they are, but I know they're out there and I'm against them! And I'm going to assume that any kid who struggles is doing so because they're equity kids!!!"

Equity is not a pejorative term to be assigned to an individual. It is a goal to be achieved through working to ensure that equal opportunities are available for deserving students regardless of their background, race, socioeconomic status, or the hopes, dreams, and motivations of their parents.

There are plenty of kids out there who are undeserving - who have not made the most of the opportunities afforded to them. Those kids don't belong at TJ, and quite honestly there are fewer of them at TJ now than there used to be. TJ used to be populated - especially when it was mostly white kids, if I'm honest - with a ton of kids who had every opportunity to be successful and just rode their privilege to a mediocre academic career. And they existed in recent years, too, with students who believed that they had a birthright to go to TJ because they came from Carson or Longfellow or Rocky Run or Nysmith.

The biggest difference I see with the kids getting admitted nowadays is that they're genuinely appreciative of the experience. And my guess is that part of that comes from the students earning their opportunity through their own efforts and not through the efforts of their parents.

As an Equity warrior, what real contributions have you made towards the betterment students from schools like Whitman middle school?

If TJ was predominantly white in the past, how is it that a minority like Asian Americans were able to achieve majority TJ representation without the need of phony equity initiatives, but instead relied on merit to secure their positions?

On one hand the disingenuous FCPS board fails to address poor enrollment in math & science honors classes, while on the other hand equity warriors like you discourage Whitman parents from diverting their money from Air Jordans & sports to Kumon, RSM, AoPs, Curie, etc. How and where would these kids prepare themselves for the rigorous demands of TJ?

Don't know the answers but most of those admitted in recent years prior to the fixes to the selection process had been buying access to the entrance exam at these expensive prep centers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here the term "equity kids" is used to describe students of "all" racial backgrounds who are under-qualified, meaning they lack the middle school preparation typically required for admission but are still admitted to fulfill the predetermined needs of an equity pie chart.

Useful idiots have been told not to deny the existence of equity pie chart, and to refrain from using the word equity and the dreaded word merit.

But the point is that you don't know who they are. You're just casting a big net out there and assuming that these kids somehow exist just because you don't like the new admissions process.

And you're using the term as a pejorative even though you don't know who they are.

I can distill your point as follows: "There are kids who don't belong at TJ because of the new admissions process! I don't know who they are, but I know they're out there and I'm against them! And I'm going to assume that any kid who struggles is doing so because they're equity kids!!!"

Equity is not a pejorative term to be assigned to an individual. It is a goal to be achieved through working to ensure that equal opportunities are available for deserving students regardless of their background, race, socioeconomic status, or the hopes, dreams, and motivations of their parents.

There are plenty of kids out there who are undeserving - who have not made the most of the opportunities afforded to them. Those kids don't belong at TJ, and quite honestly there are fewer of them at TJ now than there used to be. TJ used to be populated - especially when it was mostly white kids, if I'm honest - with a ton of kids who had every opportunity to be successful and just rode their privilege to a mediocre academic career. And they existed in recent years, too, with students who believed that they had a birthright to go to TJ because they came from Carson or Longfellow or Rocky Run or Nysmith.

The biggest difference I see with the kids getting admitted nowadays is that they're genuinely appreciative of the experience. And my guess is that part of that comes from the students earning their opportunity through their own efforts and not through the efforts of their parents.

As an Equity warrior, what real contributions have you made towards the betterment students from schools like Whitman middle school?

If TJ was predominantly white in the past, how is it that a minority like Asian Americans were able to achieve majority TJ representation without the need of phony equity initiatives, but instead relied on merit to secure their positions?

On one hand the disingenuous FCPS board fails to address poor enrollment in math & science honors classes, while on the other hand equity warriors like you discourage Whitman parents from diverting their money from Air Jordans & sports to Kumon, RSM, AoPs, Curie, etc. How and where would these kids prepare themselves for the rigorous demands of TJ?

Don't know the answers but most of those admitted in recent years prior to the fixes to the selection process had been buying access to the entrance exam at these expensive prep centers.

Er. Here comes the #TBK