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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From the long excerpt:
[i]“ She loved racial diversity and the prospect of a “flat world,” but when these things threatened her son’s academic position, that love seemed to sour.”[/i]

If 18 out of 21 kids in the class are one group then it’s not very diverse.

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18 out of 21 kids in the honors math class are one group.  This is a perfect example of the thought process of a lot of white people.  Diversity is great when the URMs are in the regular class or occupying a small handful of seats in the honors class.  It's concerning when a non-white racial group starts dominating the highest level class and ousting white people from their rightful place at the top.   [/quote]

Cram schools for everyone who wants to be on the top track, sounds like a great idea. [/quote]
Ugh.  Supplemental classes are not the same as cram school.  There's nothing wrong with doing an AoPS or RSM class, especially considering how poorly public schools teach math.  Also, you don't get to control other people.  Asian kids want to be on top and put in work to make it happen.  White kids want to be on top, but the only work they want to do is complain about Asian strivers.

The lady in the article places a lot of value on having her kid in the top group and feels that her kid deserves to be there even when outperformed by a lot of other kids.  For the lady in the article, there are two obvious solutions:  Put your kid in supplemental math, or accept that your kid might not be in the top group.  Unfortunately, there's also the 3rd solution: Leverage your white privilege to eliminate the top group altogether, so your less qualified white kid looks no worse than the more qualified Asian kids.  This is happening across the country.  It is not a good thing.    [/quote]

I'll go with option 3. Placement in public school classes shouldn't depend on the ability to supplement after school. [/quote]
Why are you placing so much importance on having your kid in the top class?  It shouldn't matter which class is the "top" one.  The only thing that should matter is that every kid is learning new material at a level appropriate to that kid's current achievement level.  If some kids are ready for Algebra I earlier than your kid is, how is that really hurting your child?  They will take the class when they're ready.  Your kid will take it when he's ready.  Everyone wins.  [/quote]

Not every kid has the opportunity to supplement. Not every kid has the money to supplement. And they might not know about scholarships. Or they might not have the time because they are needed to help the family in some way. Not every kid knows that these programs exist and their parents might not know that these programs exist.

Why do you have such a problem with the idea that a Public School should be looking to serve the entire population and not just the population that has the ability/interest/knowledge to supplement so that a child has the chance to participate.

I am assuming that the kids who are attending these extra programs enjoy them and want to be there. They should continue to enjoy those programs and classes even if they are not attending TJ. They will help on college applications and they do help to improve grades and school performance. They are important educational programs and life skills programs regardless of going to TJ or not.

Acceptance into a public school should be based on opportunities that all kids have.

If you want the extra curriculars and supplementation to influence your child's acceptance then apply to Private Schools where they are able to look at those for acceptance because their schools can look however they want them to look. Public Schools are different. [/quote]

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