TJ Failure to Notify Letter of Commendation Winners

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Anonymous wrote:The principal is bigoted in not wanting to recognize the achievements of the mostly Asian kids and racist in thinking she has to protect the feelings of the TJ kids who aren’t recognized as either Semifinalists or Commended Students.

This doesn’t even make sense. By that logic, anything the principal does that warrants criticism makes her a bigot because she is a principal at a school that happens to have mostly Asian kids.

The things the principal does that warrant criticism stem from her being anti-Asian and feeling the need to play white savior when it comes to other students.

I do not understand the dislike some people have for this principal. And it is frankly ridiculous to assert she is anti-Asian when 2/3 of the school is Asian. We’re at TJ and I like her. I also like her push to try to make TJ less of a grind and hyper competitive landscape. Kids should do what they want and be challenged but feeling like they have to constantly run faster to keep up with the person next to them is not the feeling to be encouraged. The principal seems to understand that and to realize that toning down the crazy a bit at TJ will make it a better experience for the kids there.

Parents in the real world are not going to tolerate a principal pushing progressive social justice educational initiatives on their kids. No one is willing to sacrifice their child's educational success for any reason.

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Anonymous wrote:The principal is bigoted in not wanting to recognize the achievements of the mostly Asian kids and racist in thinking she has to protect the feelings of the TJ kids who aren’t recognized as either Semifinalists or Commended Students.

This doesn’t even make sense. By that logic, anything the principal does that warrants criticism makes her a bigot because she is a principal at a school that happens to have mostly Asian kids.

The things the principal does that warrant criticism stem from her being anti-Asian and feeling the need to play white savior when it comes to other students.

I do not understand the dislike some people have for this principal. And it is frankly ridiculous to assert she is anti-Asian when 2/3 of the school is Asian. We’re at TJ and I like her. I also like her push to try to make TJ less of a grind and hyper competitive landscape. Kids should do what they want and be challenged but feeling like they have to constantly run faster to keep up with the person next to them is not the feeling to be encouraged. The principal seems to understand that and to realize that toning down the crazy a bit at TJ will make it a better experience for the kids there.

Exactly.

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Anonymous wrote:Honest question...how can a student find out if they are on the commended list? My junior DD recently took the PSAT and knows her score and her index score, but what exactly is the cutoff for this year's test? (the cutoff referenced in a previous post was from a previous year) She hasn't heard anything from her high school yet. (TJ)

Are you talking about my post (at 11:58?)
https://www.compassprep.com/national-merit-semifinalist-cutoffs/

That is for the class of 2024--so if your student is a current high school junior, that is her class.

The asterisk says 207 is just an estimate

Ok, yeah. But if you want to get an idea if your student will qualify, that's a good indicator. If you want to know exact--then you've got to wait till September. But unless your student is between 206-208...You should know.

Ouch. That’s what pandemic learning gets you. My kids were Commended 2020 and 2022. Cutoff for the 2020 kid was 212

The test is slightly different each year, some years more or less difficult. The different cutoff scores reflect that. We can’t really compare the cutoff scores of different years.

[Anonymous]

I'd be even more concerned about any school administrator that says they don't care about achievement:

Kosatka admitted that the decision to withhold the information from parents and inform the students in a low-key way was intentional. “We want to recognize students for who they are as individuals, not focus on their achievements,” he told her...

Schools exist to educate and recognize growth and achievement. Any admin who says otherwise is a moron. Fire both immediately.

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They want to make TJ into a mini-Harvard, where the main accomplishment of students is just getting into the school. It's every bit as much of an elitist view of TJ as ever existed since the school became a magnet, and perhaps more so.

Since this is still high school, and not the Ivy League, I don't think they're going to be able to pull that off. Either they will return to earth, and recognize that student achievements continue to vary even in high school, or TJ's reputation will plummet.

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The author of that article is a right wing nut. I have read some other crap she has written, she has no credibility. The article is so full of lies it's fiction for bitter tiger moms

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The principal is bigoted in not wanting to recognize the achievements of the mostly Asian kids and racist in thinking she has to protect the feelings of the TJ kids who aren’t recognized as either Semifinalists or Commended Students.

This doesn’t even make sense. By that logic, anything the principal does that warrants criticism makes her a bigot because she is a principal at a school that happens to have mostly Asian kids.

The things the principal does that warrant criticism stem from her being anti-Asian and feeling the need to play white savior when it comes to other students.

I do not understand the dislike some people have for this principal. And it is frankly ridiculous to assert she is anti-Asian when 2/3 of the school is Asian. We’re at TJ and I like her. I also like her push to try to make TJ less of a grind and hyper competitive landscape. Kids should do what they want and be challenged but feeling like they have to constantly run faster to keep up with the person next to them is not the feeling to be encouraged. The principal seems to understand that and to realize that toning down the crazy a bit at TJ will make it a better experience for the kids there.

Parents in the real world are not going to tolerate a principal pushing progressive social justice educational initiatives on their kids. No one is willing to sacrifice their child's educational success for any reason.

The kids are at TJ. They are hardly suffering academically. I do understand why some people are mad at anyone that supports the new admission system (I happen to mostly support it) but that’s about who gets to go to TJ not what happens once there.

- Pp parent of a TJ kid.

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Anonymous wrote:What is "city journal. org?" Never heard of it.

She’s a legit author. Google her and TJ. The article is based on facts if she wrote it.

No, she's a Trumphumper who pushing RWNJ propaganda.

This is not how an intelligent person responds to facts.

The fact is she used to be a legit journalist. Now she’s a Trumphumper who pushes RWNJ propaganda.

I can't stand people who respond to issues with name calling. When you respond to issues with personal attacks like racist, sexist, transphobic, groomer, left-wing, right-wing, maga....it just means you don't have a valid argument to stand on, or you're just incapable of making a valid argument. If you don't agree that the TJ administration is wrong, why don't you explain why rather than tear down the messenger?

I was responding to the inaccurate comment above: “She’s a legit author.”

Whatever credibility she had is long gone. Total Trumphumper.

So...because she supports Trump...her story isn't credible? It seems the TJ administration's response implies the veracity of her reporting. If you disagree with an aspect of her story, you should articulate that. Otherwise, it's just noise. Defining her by the political candidate she supports only means something in your own mind, and not necessarily to others. (I didn't vote for Trump, btw) Imagine if I called you a Bidenhumper? How stupid would I be to say that? It would add nothing to this discussion, other than to show that I'm stupid and inarticulate.

She pushes RWNJ propaganda. Period. She has been pushing Trump and using dubious tactics for years. She abused her position in TJ PTA and has gone to great lengths to push her agenda. She is willing to harm kids for her political agenda. Those are just the facts.

Most intelligent people evaluate their news sources to understand the underlying bias. Her bias and her vulgar actions have destroyed her credibility.

Just because you’re ok with her being a Trumphumper doesn’t mean the rest of us don’t have standards.

I’ve evaluated other news sources and find that the coverage of FCPS by the Post and Hannah Natanson in particular is sporadic at best, and biased when visible. It’s a good thing there are alternative sources when the leading paper in the area has basically allowed itself to function as a PR wing for FCPS and makes little effort to dig deeper or verify the facts.

Doesn’t make Asra the Trumphumper any more credible.

She testified before Congress last week and has been published in the New York Times and the WSJ. She also now has almost 100K followers online.

You, on the other hand, are a one-trick pony who posts anonymously on a little-read forum for bored moms and somehow thinks you’re scoring wins when you call someone a silly name.

100k followers who saw her on Fox & Friends? Who happily eat up RWNJ propaganda?

She abused her position as a PTA officer to promote her politics. She has pushed right-wing policies that hurt children. She openly pushes propaganda. She is a Trumphumper with zero credibility.

The author has no credibility or talent whatsoever. But she has 100k blind followers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd be even more concerned about any school administrator that says they don't care about achievement:

Kosatka admitted that the decision to withhold the information from parents and inform the students in a low-key way was intentional. “We want to recognize students for who they are as individuals, not focus on their achievements,” he told her...

Schools exist to educate and recognize growth and achievement. Any admin who says otherwise is a moron. Fire both immediately.

Sigh.
The context that this is TJ vs another HS is essential. The entire student body is focused on academic achievement and engagement in school. The school is entirely right to try to keep the competitiveness on that front in check a bit more for the mental health of the kids attending. That does not mean that suddenly TJ is anti-achievement. It means the current admin realized the school’s atmosphere had become not very positive for a good chunk of the kids there and has worked to keep the rigor but tamp down the academic rat race feel more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The principal is bigoted in not wanting to recognize the achievements of the mostly Asian kids and racist in thinking she has to protect the feelings of the TJ kids who aren’t recognized as either Semifinalists or Commended Students.

This doesn’t even make sense. By that logic, anything the principal does that warrants criticism makes her a bigot because she is a principal at a school that happens to have mostly Asian kids.

The things the principal does that warrant criticism stem from her being anti-Asian and feeling the need to play white savior when it comes to other students.

I do not understand the dislike some people have for this principal. And it is frankly ridiculous to assert she is anti-Asian when 2/3 of the school is Asian. We’re at TJ and I like her. I also like her push to try to make TJ less of a grind and hyper competitive landscape. Kids should do what they want and be challenged but feeling like they have to constantly run faster to keep up with the person next to them is not the feeling to be encouraged. The principal seems to understand that and to realize that toning down the crazy a bit at TJ will make it a better experience for the kids there.

Exactly.

The tiger parents have always been the problem. They are the reason that TJ had to change. The cheating and corruption was off the chain and that ruined TJ. This is why we taxpayers demanded fairness.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What is "city journal. org?" Never heard of it.

She’s a legit author. Google her and TJ. The article is based on facts if she wrote it.

No, she's a Trumphumper who pushing RWNJ propaganda.

This is not how an intelligent person responds to facts.

The fact is she used to be a legit journalist. Now she’s a Trumphumper who pushes RWNJ propaganda.

The author has no credibility left. She must have mental issues and be in a downward spiral personally and professionally.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What is "city journal. org?" Never heard of it.

She’s a legit author. Google her and TJ. The article is based on facts if she wrote it.

No, she's a Trumphumper who pushing RWNJ propaganda.

This is not how an intelligent person responds to facts.

The fact is she used to be a legit journalist. Now she’s a Trumphumper who pushes RWNJ propaganda.

The author has no credibility left. She must have mental issues and be in a downward spiral personally and professionally.

I think there's some serious projection going on there. Asra Nomani's profile has never been higher.

And her kid actually got into TJ and succeeded on the merits before the low-brow educrats on the School Board decided to dumb the place down and promote the fiction that all TJ students are equally accomplished. Hell, a large number of the kids at TJ now wouldn't even stand out at almost half of the schools in the county now.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t see a problem. My DC was a Commended student at a non-TJ FCPS HS. It was not a big deal or even a little deal. I don’t understand the outrage on this thread about it. It is not something to put on the college application.

When did your student find out and by whom/how?

I think he got a notice to see his counselor, and it was given to him at that point.

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I just think that it’s hilarious that someone is bent out of shape over “Commended” status. It’s not that big of a deal.

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Anonymous wrote:I just think that it’s hilarious that someone is bent out of shape over “Commended” status. It’s not that big of a deal.

Exactly. The parents are just finding little thing to complain about TJ. They are so bitter and crazed. As a FFX county taxpayer, I would opt to shut TJ down. It's been a scam for years. Many of the students have come from outside the county and paid no taxes, but they feel entitled to this school.