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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So bottom line it’s an affirmative action initiative to increase AA & Hispanic #s in AAP and at TJ?[/quote]

No. Nice try at simplicity and dog-whistling, though. It’s a campaign to raise awareness around how the learning needs of all students are being met. If black and Hispanic kids aren’t getting into TJ, for example, then Fairfax has to look at how those students are being taught and what’s missing in their instruction. [/quote]

And if what's missing is parents who focus on getting their kids into AAP and TJ . . . ?  Then what?[/quote]

Not sure what your point is. The teachers and staff can only control how they teach the students in front of them. They can’t control what parents are doing outside of school. All students don’t learn in the same way or have the same needs. The point of One Fairfax is to ensure all students have equity and access to the same high standards. That’s on the teachers and staff. [/quote]

Yes, but it's also about the income levels at your school. At many low income schools, TJ isn't on the radar. I volunteered at school, and for a reading program, we sent books home with students that were often not returned or acknowledged. Reading incentives were eventually dropped. I believe non-targeted groups were the only ones taking advantage. Homework was next.  Focus is on passing the SOLs if that's even possible. Everything is about what can be done within the school day because nothing will happen on off hours. Kids get used to that and by the time middle school rolls around, they think they're doing pretty well, but there's a whole other world out there. The middle school is extremely limited regarding county paid-for after school offerings (there are no science/math clubs there either) and information about TJ is closely held and cannot be found on the website. So, if you're a kid in one of these schools, how would know there are other things out there when you're surrounded by similar people doing similar things. Even if the parents are curious, it's difficult to find out if they only go as far as the neighborhood school.
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