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The comment about the FARMS-heavy schools ignores the fact that for many of those students, the resource that they and their family do not have at their disposal is [i]time[/i]. Time to join afterschool clubs, time on weekends to get to and participate in competitions, etc etc etc.[/quote]

The kids who don't have time to join afterschool clubs, participate in competitions, etc. are also unlikely to be able to devote the time required to be successful at a school like TJ.  It's unfortunate, but there isn't an easy solution.[/quote]

Then TJ needs to change and support the learning of these students. It's a public school, funded by tax payers. You should not need to invest thousands of dollars in tutoring etc and have a parent that knows how to work the system to be successful. The school should provide what the kids needs to thrive.

That's what a truly #1 school would do.  Not just rest on the work that the parents put in.  [/quote]

Should we also end competitive sports programs and art programs that don’t serve kids who can’t excel in these areas?  This is ridiculous.  We will end up with uniform mediocrity.  There would be no incentive for kids to try in their strengths.  There are highly talented kids who also have a right to an appropriate education.  We cannot parent everyone’s children.  We can offer ability appropriate education for those willing and able.  [/quote]

Whenever you start seeing this argument model - equating access to high-end STEM education with access to competitive sports programs or orchestras or whatever - you know you're dealing with someone with no more arguments left to make.

There are no end of exceptional extracurricular programs in STEM available to all of these students that you're referring to if they are not at TJ. TJ is a school, not a football team or an orchestra. You can still get internships and other opportunities at whatever school you go to - but TJ is an exceptional taxpayer-funded opportunity that right now is inaccessible to a huge portion of Fairfax County. And the groups that dominate it right now are the same groups that dominate access to those elite extracurricular programs and internships over the summer.

The phrase "opportunity hoarding" exists for a reason. Because it's exactly what it is.[/quote]

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