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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I keep hearing that some cheating scandal from outside the Beltway was the primary agitator in VDOE and FCPS crackdown on the change at TJ.  Is this true?  Can someone help with recounting what this scandal was that will ultimately lead to the demise of this school?[/quote]

Figures. Some people are so obsessed with getting their child in.  As if the test prep factories were not enough, they have to resort to cheating.  Glad this is all being addressed so admissions can be more fair.[/quote]

Cheating isn’t new there.[/quote] nope and will likely continue as before.[/quote]

White, AA and Hispanic families value other things rather than engineering degree at all costs. Many white, AA, and Hispanic families are active in their houses of worship and 
kids are taught in the home that cheating is morally wrong.  Many kids and their families of non Asian ethnicity don't want to be a part of an intense high school in which cheating is normalized.[/quote]

To each their own!  Asians can also point to strong familial connections, well past adulthood; strong religious connections; a much stronger sense of community than anything found in white/AA communities; and an academic work ethic that doesn't come close to comparison.  I know nothing about the "cheating scandal" so cannot really say which group of students cheated on the exam, but what I do know is that almost every Asian household upholds the Amy Chua thinking of breeding success at home.  While others look at that sort of rigor with disgust and will come up with all kinds of reasons for not doing it, the rigor is in the DNA of most Asians.  You don't have to do it, but then don't be surprised at why Asians have a stronghold in the admissions for elite programs.  [/quote]

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