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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Apparently Richard Spencer has found this thread and thinks he is being witty with his responses. Non-answers all. [/quote]

Nobody is being funny.  Why are AA and Hispanic kids admitted in such low numbers?  Because the AA and Hispanic kids who apply don't have the credentials. And throwing a kid who isn't prepared into TJ isn't doing them any favors.

Now, why don't they have the credentials?  In FCPS, my strong guess is SES.   AA and Hispanic students in FCPS tend to be lower SES than white and Asian kids. And do you know who has even weaker representation numbers than AA or Hispanic kids?  FARMS kids. FCPS is 28% FARMs and TJ is less than 1% FARMS.[/quote]

[b]Or just possibly the metric being used has a cultural bias that most often favors others groups... Groups who benefit from this love to claim otherwise, but keep telling yourself it's merit if it helps you sleep at night.[/b][/quote]

This is such bullshit no doubt promulgated by a High SES white person.  As a pp said, FCPS and TJ do all sorts of outreach and consideration in the admissions process.  The tests are not culturally biased.  Geez, I'm so tired of the patronizing attitudes.

And, I'm also tired of the TJ hate. Leave those kids alone.  And stop being racist about Asian-American kids.[/quote]

+1. Have you actually looked at the published, sample TJ test? The issue with a problem that says "if angle x is 60 degrees and angle y is 20 degrees what is angle z" problems is not cultural bias. Math is math. Ditto reading  and getting info from science passages or doing the logic problems ("if A stands Beside B and C sands beside D, where does E stand)?  If a kid can't:9 basic math, read and understand a passage from a science test and work out basic logic problems, they will never keep the 3.0 they need to stay at TJ, even if they get in. [/quote]

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