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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Clarksburg.

Basically MC and UMC families.  And kids who are excelling at school. Mainly ORM students.

ORM = Over Represented Minorities. [/quote]
? no, it's not.

https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiODVjMjE4NzUtZTdhNi00Yzc1LWExYWItOGEzMTMzZDcxMWYyIiwidCI6ImRkZjc1NWU5LWJjZDYtNGE1ZS1hNDcyLTdjMzc4YTc4YzZjNyIsImMiOjF9

BL 29.5%
HI 27%
Asian 24.3%
Wh 14%[/quote]

So?  As I said that ORM students are excelling at school.  And they are.  Asian-Americans excel everywhere.  But, in a school where quarter of the students are Asian American (when Asian Americans are 7% of the US population), that is significant.

Stupid of Whites to leave the area.  There are pretty nice homes in Clarksburg and it has a professional MC/UMC vibe.  [/quote]

If I were at a party and you said bigoted stuff like this to me, I would find any excuse to end the conversation immediately.[/quote]

How is saying that Asian-Americans do well academically and are high achievers bigoted?   [/quote]

Are you asking how it's bigoted to stereotype people?

https://www.pewresearch.org/2023/11/30/asian-americans-and-the-model-minority-stereotype/[/quote]

Are you dense? [b]I am basing it on facts and statistics.[/b] Or do you prefer to hide your head in the sand?

Here is an article written 20 years ago.    https://www.edweek.org/leadership/achievement-gap/2004/09
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No, you're basing it on stereotypes. The model minority myth is a myth and a stereotype, and it is harmful.

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/04/29/key-facts-about-asian-americans/[/quote]

What Koolaid you are drinking? And what koolaid you are trying to give me?

Sterotypes are based on aggregate behavior of  groups. Exceptions are always there.   [b]I do not think that a stereotype of being a "model minority" is harmful to the community in terms of perception, trust and respect. [/b]  However, being a "model minority" in terms of being law-abiding,  rule-following and hardworking does not mean that we do not need educational resources and opportunities.   How these two got conflated is a tale of dirty race politics from both sides of the aisle.

In terms of policy - when it is translated to getting less resources because there are so-called "needier and more unfortunate" people in other communities, that is a problem.  When there is discrimination against "Model Minority" because they are doing well - that is a problem.  When "victimhood" is rewarded and celebrated for others, but quantifiable merit of "model minority" is being dismissed- that is a problem.

However, the character and vibe of Clarksburg is pretty good for anyone who wants a good education for their child, because there are enough "model minority" students (with a few exceptions) to create a strong academic cohort.

Also, the idea that I am bigoted because I have mentioned a documented fact that [b]Asian Americans are top performers academically in MCPS[/b] - is just an example of dirty race card being played.  There is an attempt to diminish and obscure the hard work of Asian American students and make them  invisible so that every path of success, recognition, opportunity and every resource that these students can use, can systematically be diminished, dismantled and made unavailable.

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You're welcome to your opinion, but the facts don't support it.

It's not bigoted to say that Asian-American students, as a population, have high test scores in MCPS. What's bigoted is the model minority myth.

I am not Asian-American, but I am a member of a different minority that got the model minority myth. [/quote]

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