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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One-dimensional?  Ever attend a TJ play or concert or iNite or techstravagana?  These kids are amazing with many interests and talents.[/quote]

Yes. What it is now from a performing arts perspective - if that’s the game you want to play - is nothing compared to what it was 10, 15, 20 years ago. From the perspectives of talent or volume of students interested. There is a mild comeback lately (thanks to the exceptional theatre teacher Mr. Reid), but TJ has slashed its curricular performing arts offerings in that time period to the bone because of lack of interest.[/quote]

Did you know that the kids and a lot of parents were upset about the performing arts budget?  You don't seem to let go off the mindset that the majority of the kids at TJ are one-dimensional or not multi-dimensional enough based on some standard you have in your head and somehow that will get fixed by mixing up the population!

Look, I completely agree with the lack of URMs at TJ.  Don't blame the Asian kids for it.

There should be an effort to get more URMs to attend TJ.  Period.  It might take the form of identifying and coaching from KG, helping with TJ prep, or whatever it takes to mirror the success of those kids that have been successful.  This should be focused on the "real" URMs - US-born Blacks with generational disadvantages (not Nigerian kids), Native Americans whose land was stolen, poor kids from other communities (white, asian, etc.).  This could also take the form of setting aside seats for such URMs (pick a number).  But the majority of the seats should be assigned through open competition.   Why do regular white kids need the protection of a backdoor admission process masquerading as a "holistic" (whatever that means)?  Too chicken to fight fair? [/quote]

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