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Anonymous wrote:I said it in the other thread and I’ll say it again. There is a reasonable and even compelling public interest in increasing the number of underrepresented minorities at a STEM magnet high school, funded entirely by tax payers. This is basic stuff. Cultural silos should not be allowed to form in public high schools. If that means white and Asian kids (Males too), who are historically overrepresented in the field have it harder, tough cookies. It’s not actually “harder” if you think about what other populations have to overcome to even have a shot in STEM. If you don’t think STEM fields have a diversity problem, I can’t help you. You have no idea what you’re talking about. We need diversity if we want innovation.

I actually don’t think this is true.

“Cultural silos” (whatever that means) can be allowed
We don’t “need” diversity for innovation; we need best & brightest for innovation

That means lots of Asian & Indian students.

So, you don’t know what you’re talking about. Like I said. And Asian and Indian students are not inherently brighter. You’re showing your racism.

If we go off the basis of various test scores be it LSAT, MCAT, GRE, SAT, IQ etc, they tend to score higher. If you want to argue there is no correlation between success in STEM fields and academic scores feel free to do so.

Got it, so test scores demonstrate the intellectual superiority of Asian and Indian students. Nope. Sorry. The test scores do tell us something, but it’s not that.

Anonymous wrote:“Large number of parents and students openly proclaim...”

What a bunch of baseless lies. Even if you think some posters on a DCUM thread said that, that does not lead to the statement above. It is outrageous how anti-Asian some DCUM posters are.

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Anonymous wrote:I said it in the other thread and I’ll say it again. There is a reasonable and even compelling public interest in increasing the number of underrepresented minorities at a STEM magnet high school, funded entirely by tax payers. This is basic stuff. Cultural silos should not be allowed to form in public high schools. If that means white and Asian kids (Males too), who are historically overrepresented in the field have it harder, tough cookies. It’s not actually “harder” if you think about what other populations have to overcome to even have a shot in STEM. If you don’t think STEM fields have a diversity problem, I can’t help you. You have no idea what you’re talking about. We need diversity if we want innovation.

I actually don’t think this is true.

“Cultural silos” (whatever that means) can be allowed
We don’t “need” diversity for innovation; we need best & brightest for innovation

That means lots of Asian & Indian students.

So, you don’t know what you’re talking about. Like I said. And Asian and Indian students are not inherently brighter. You’re showing your racism.

If we go off the basis of various test scores be it LSAT, MCAT, GRE, SAT, IQ etc, they tend to score higher. If you want to argue there is no correlation between success in STEM fields and academic scores feel free to do so.

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Anonymous wrote:The racism on this thread from Asians and whites who fetishize Asians will leave state and local officials with no choice but to revamp TJ’s admissions. It simply is not politically tenable for FCPS to voluntarily operate a school where a large number of the students and parents openly proclaim the intellectual superiority of one group and denigrate everyone else’s culture, work ethic and intelligence. If these people had any social savvy, they’d tone it down several notches, but they just can’t help themselves.

You made this all up in your head. No one is saying Asians are superior.

Anonymous wrote:The racism on this thread from Asians and whites who fetishize Asians will leave state and local officials with no choice but to revamp TJ’s admissions. It simply is not politically tenable for FCPS to voluntarily operate a school where a large number of the students and parents openly proclaim the intellectual superiority of one group and denigrate everyone else’s culture, work ethic and intelligence. If these people had any social savvy, they’d tone it down several notches, but they just can’t help themselves.

Anonymous wrote:The racism on this thread from Asians and whites who fetishize Asians will leave state and local officials with no choice but to revamp TJ’s admissions. It simply is not politically tenable for FCPS to voluntarily operate a school where a large number of the students and parents openly proclaim the intellectual superiority of one group and denigrate everyone else’s culture, work ethic and intelligence. If these people had any social savvy, they’d tone it down several notches, but they just can’t help themselves.

Anonymous wrote:TJ admissions should more like Harvard and Yale and admit on talent and potential not rote test scores.

Anonymous wrote:It's 2020 and time for TJ to become more inclusive. Throw out the test score gamers and add some creativity and original thinkers into the student body. It will elevate TJ.

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I said it in the other thread and I’ll say it again. There is a reasonable and even compelling public interest in increasing the number of underrepresented minorities at a STEM magnet high school, funded entirely by tax payers. This is basic stuff. Cultural silos should not be allowed to form in public high schools. If that means white and Asian kids (Males too), who are historically overrepresented in the field have it harder, tough cookies. It’s not actually “harder” if you think about what other populations have to overcome to even have a shot in STEM. If you don’t think STEM fields have a diversity problem, I can’t help you. You have no idea what you’re talking about. We need diversity if we want innovation.

I actually don’t think this is true.

“Cultural silos” (whatever that means) can be allowed
We don’t “need” diversity for innovation; we need best & brightest for innovation

That means lots of Asian & Indian students.

So, you don’t know what you’re talking about. Like I said. And Asian and Indian students are not inherently brighter. You’re showing your racism.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I said it in the other thread and I’ll say it again. There is a reasonable and even compelling public interest in increasing the number of underrepresented minorities at a STEM magnet high school, funded entirely by tax payers. This is basic stuff. Cultural silos should not be allowed to form in public high schools. If that means white and Asian kids (Males too), who are historically overrepresented in the field have it harder, tough cookies. It’s not actually “harder” if you think about what other populations have to overcome to even have a shot in STEM. If you don’t think STEM fields have a diversity problem, I can’t help you. You have no idea what you’re talking about. We need diversity if we want innovation.

I actually don’t think this is true.

“Cultural silos” (whatever that means) can be allowed
We don’t “need” diversity for innovation; we need best & brightest for innovation

That means lots of Asian & Indian students.

Anonymous wrote:I said it in the other thread and I’ll say it again. There is a reasonable and even compelling public interest in increasing the number of underrepresented minorities at a STEM magnet high school, funded entirely by tax payers. This is basic stuff. Cultural silos should not be allowed to form in public high schools. If that means white and Asian kids (Males too), who are historically overrepresented in the field have it harder, tough cookies. It’s not actually “harder” if you think about what other populations have to overcome to even have a shot in STEM. If you don’t think STEM fields have a diversity problem, I can’t help you. You have no idea what you’re talking about. We need diversity if we want innovation.

Anonymous wrote:Seems to me that if voters in Fairfax County didn't welcome a focus on equity in county schools they would not have elected a 12-0 Democratic School Board. Those School Board members will be judged by whether, among other things, they supported initiatives like those currently under consideration by Northam's Secretary of Education.