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That's just monumentally wrong on so many levels. TJ isn't going anywhere.

What you will have is probably a slightly smaller number of kids taking TJ Math 5/6/BC Calc as freshmen. And that's fine. But the level of instruction in those classes isn't going anywhere, believe me.

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This is an assertion without evidence.  The evidence of what has happened in so many other places suggests otherwise.  
Bringing in more minorities, then there will be pressure to have then do well, pressure for grade inflation.
Equity is a major factor for the Fairfax School Board.

This process has happened in so many other places.  [i]Some Harvard professors actually give out internal grades to students, while giving them the inflated grades for their transcript[/i].

Believing you over evidence of how colleges have reacted to affirmative action admissions would require some more evidence from you.[/quote]

[i]Citation desperately needed[/i]

What you've cleverly done here is provided what researchers call a "non-falsifiable hypothesis".

"There will be pressure to have them do well, pressure for grade inflation." This statement introduces two possibilities:

1) minority students do well, thus "confirming" your hypothesis based on the framework that these students could never do well without artificial assistance - which tracks nicely with your theory that the only way they'd get into TJ is by lowering standards
2) minority students do poorly, thus "confirming" the idea that they don't belong at TJ to begin with

I can't speak to your motivations or what's in your heart, but your argument style is [i]to a tee[/i] how racists justify their racism. [/quote]

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