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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Not really; the problem is the racist attitude of many at TJ. That any black or Hispanic student is only there because of affirmative action.[/quote] Having affirmative action to admit more blacks and Hispanics would tend to reinforce that assumption.[/quote] There isn't an ideal solution. Pushing in more URMs who by most metrics look less qualified will reinforce any racist assumptions. But not pushing them in perpetuates the idea that URMs don't belong at TJ and alienates the highly qualified URMs. I think the hope is that pushing some URMs in now will change the environment enough that kids URMs won't specifically avoid TJ. [/quote] I agree that is the idea. and a big part of why a "merit lottery" was originally proposed. Avoids stigma and the soft bigotry of lower expectations while achieving some demographic balance that resembles that of the county at large.[/quote]
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