Reply to Minimum math at TJ

Forum Index » Advanced Academic Programs (AAP)

Reply to "Minimum math at TJ"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The sports “analogy” is so racist for every race that I can only assume that the person who posted it is just really stupid or really hates themselves.

It assumes that Asians cannot play sports. And I assure you, looking at what is going on in the MLB that is not the case. And looking at the girls basketball team at TJ- there are Asians on that team!!!!!

And you know what also bothers me about that analogy?  That athletic people can’t be smart. It’s like saying smart people can’t be beautiful. Or that beautiful people can’t be good at math.

TJ kids can be both smart and athletic. Blacks can be good at math and Asians can be good at sports. There are also Asians that are stupid jocks too. Or actors. Or artists.

It’s so freaking racist- and if that poster is Asian- dude. Do yourself a favor and maybe not think every Asian can’t be good at sports. People can be both.

And for the record: Asian here. People assumed I was smart and gifted because I was Asian but were always surprised at how funny or caring I am. And it is that same implicit racism that I am trying to point out. [/quote]

It's really hard to be good at school and sports and still have time for being a kid.
Athletes that are good enough to get recruited are probably spending 20 hours a week on their sport.

[/quote]

Why the minute anyone says "sports" does everyone assume "aspiring D1 collegiate recruit?" Only 7% of high school athletes play in college at any level - not counting IM or club I assume - so the number going on to college are so slim as to be generally ignorable. It's totally possible to play sports, handle the TJ course load, and also have free time. It just...is. People saying it isn't are trolls who have not talked to anyone at TJ in years or ever. Sorry.[/quote]

Only 6% of students attend a college with an acceptance rate of 25% or less.  
Does this mean the number of students going to selective colleges like that are so slim as to be ignorable?
Or are you just talking about the fact that kids at TJ are physically capable of playing sports?  because I agree that there are some very good athletes at TJ that could have been great athletes if they dedicated their lives to sports.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics