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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just to be clear, one of the reasons that TJ is beneficial for high-scoring kids is because it represents a place where their creativity will be recognized and appreciated for what it is, allowing them to learn in an environment in which they will thrive.  The accusation against "prepping" is cynical in that it essentially argues that, if a kid demonstrates their academic aptitude by performing well on tests, that should be taken as evidence that their original thinking should be dismissed and disregarded.  It's actually pretty offensive, if you stop and think about it.

When administrators push to end merit-based admissions in favor of their preferred feudal dynamics, this is the part that they fundamentally don't understand.  They view TJ as a success-granting resource which should be leveraged to the benefit of whichever group they want to serve, without realizing why it might have happenned to serve that purpose and who they might end up failing as a result.[/quote]

The vast majority of the kids at TJ could have their needs met at a neighborhood school.  TJ is a classic exercise in supply-induced demand, with the added twist that it has systemically favored kids whose parents come from test-prep cultures or are otherwise wealthy and pushy and has excluded kids from less privileged backgrounds.[/quote]

That's your opinion. If your kid is happy at a neighborhood school, let them go there and don't worry about those who choose to apply to and attend TJ.[/quote]

TJ has negative externalities for the county by reinforcing stereotypes about who is smart and deserving and by inefficiently using space that could be used to educate more county students.  We pay a heavy price for the educational equivalent of a tacky McMansion. [/quote]

Defund aap and support all elementary schools. [/quote]

I hope you get defuned. This useless slogans yours is clearly here to stir stuff up. [/quote]

I think it’s a good idea to devote more resources to struggling schools and aap is really a way to have a segregated schools. [/quote]

What's an acceptable amount of resources for you? Struggling schools are usually poor, and therefore Title I schools, which means than in addition to county and state funds they also get federal funds. They are still struggling. The gap is not there because of school funding. The gap is there because of SES and all of the attributes that come with different SES levels.

The entire school system can be revamped to help more students. For example, in elementary school, instead of spending 3 hours a day discussing topics that are clearly political, the kids can spend time doing homework for their core subjects, and the teachers can be there to help. This will improve performance across the board. Getting rid of AAP will not solve anything. As long as kids waste time learning about the fast paced environment and don't learn actual core skills, and learn them well, there will be a problem. Parents will always be a pushing force, but at least the school will do more for equality.

When you're at work, you don't push paper around for 8 hours to come home and do the actual work. [/quote]

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