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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't buy the idea that a magnet school should represent the population mix of the county or even the country where it exists.  It's my right to have that opinion and express it.  It's called the first amendment.  You have a right to hold and express an opposite view.  that's your right.  Nobody is stopping you from going about changing that following due process.  Don't expect that to be easy because that's how democracy works (in case you don't understand that).[/quote]

I agree. I think this is comparable to sports recruiting at public colleges. I'm not trying to offend Asians, but let's be honest, you don't often find many of them at the top levels of sports (for whatever reasons - could be lack of interest, drive, talent, different cultural values,  or any number of other reasons) . Chances are, any public college's sports teams are going to have a very small percentage of Asians. The sports teams are selective for a reason and recruiting players who don't meet the team's standards in the name of equity just because the funds are largely public  would do a disservice to everyone involved- the fans, schools, teammates, etc...  There are certain things that are selective for a reason (that being, in TJ's case, the advancement of sci/tech, which is a hugely important mission for our country), and watering them down in the name of equity, or doing away with them altogether, would do a great disservice to a  lot of people, as well as put us on the slippery slope to a communist society. Things like TJ, the NBA, the NHL, American Ballet Theater, the ClevelandClinic, [insert greatness here] ... are what make America great,  y'all. If we keep them meritocracies, we'll continue to have the best of the best. If we water them down so everything will be equal, we'll be a country of mediocrity, and we can say goodbye to innovation. [/quote]

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