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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So absolutely absurd to not push kids to do advanced stuff. Especially since some average people are deciding the standards.

Push your kids to do well in school, on screener tests, and everywhere, becait will make them better at the end. They will learn about themselves the most.

Go for Algebra in 7th, even in 6th if you can.

LA should have better acceleration too.

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Yes ! Yes ! Yes ! For goodness sake,where would Bill Gates be without a college degree ?! Push ! Push ! Push ![/quote]

Bill Gates did programming in high school...when that was almost unheard of.  sometimes it is good to be silent rather than parade your ignorance.  [/quote]

Bill Gates was programming since he was 13 years old. He forgot to check his privilege, bow down to "equity officers" and stop his accelerated education. He should have studied "Equity, Inclusivity and Diversity". [/quote]

Down with success. [/quote]

These days, you get more "public support" if you are trans, queer or some minority group than if you are motivated passionate student.[/quote]

That's what the pro-privilege parents like to tell themselves. [/quote]

You are serious about "privilege" how about dropping preference for children of alumni at universities? That goes a long way in increasing the capacity that is available to others.

How about actually helping minorities and economically disadvantaged from pre-k and in FCPS from k onwards with extra additional support. Special after school programs, additional hours, tutors, etc. right from k. Actively put money towards education of these children, who deserve this kind of support at an early age which builds a solid foundation.

But no, what you want is really signal your woke status and pretend to help. Getting 50 kids to TJ from these groups would allow you to signal your own moral superiority. All the tens of thousands of other kids from these groups who need help are ignored. There is no story there.

My child and I help coach kids at an elementary school in math from 3rd grade and many kids show a big improvement and lose fear of math. Many are  economically disadvantaged. Some actively love math competitions. It is very little effort on our part actually. FCPS could scale this 1000x with a little investment. But no this is too low level and not much woke signaling is possible here. So they would rather focus on getting a few more kids to TJ to signal their wokeness.[/quote]

The vast majority of people who believe in the recent TJ reforms would be THRILLED to see alumni preferences go away at universities. They won't because of donor relation concerns, but we would certainly love it if they did.

The bottom line is that academic institutions can and should be able to admit who they want to based on what's in the best interest of the school, its educational environment, and its students. There's no universe in which admitting an entire class of students along the same evaluation axis creates a positive academic environment. And that is why you need subjectivity in an admissions process.[/quote]

I believe in the reforms and also feel the alumni preference is also complete BS. [/quote]

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