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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People are conflating two things

1. Old process is flawed

Hence, it seems the assumption seems to be

2. New process is good/better

I would agree the old process is flawed but new process is even more flawed. I do like the idea of some percentage of kids from each HS getting into TJ. That is a good decision. Dropping recommendation letters is the most damaging of all.

We need reform, but in a thoughtful way. Not like the rushed half baked job they did in the middle of a pandemic.

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The new process is significantly better for the overall health of the community. It has massively reduced the incentive for participation in TJ-prep programs, and children who are denied admission are faring much better than they were previously because parents are blaming the new process instead of their children. The trauma that kids in my community would suffer in the old days was awful... the new process has saved many abusive parents from themselves in a way.[/quote]

Um.  Go to any prep place.  They still have TJ prep, but it is now geared towards essays and writing.  It is full of students as early as 5/6th grade.  New process just shifted everything over to writing.  The prep places list all the TJ admissions still.  Old process let in naturally gifted math students and some prepped students.  New process mostly results in naturally gifted writers and prepped students + experience factored students.  The problem is TJ is supposed to be a STEM school.  I mean why didn't they just add experience factors to the old system? [/quote]

Because SB members are idiots and think Asian students can't write. Guess what, Asian students excel in writing/reading and math so their own prejudice and stupidity resulted in moronic process.[/quote]

The process is race-blind and a clear improvement over the old one where people were buying the test.[/quote]

At most any test-buying was for two years, unless they were bribing the test company directly, in which case it was for three years.
And they are still buying the test.[/quote]

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