asian guy Wrote:
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> Here is my 2c on this:
>
> I was "Fresh of The Boat" in 1982 as an immigrant
> from Vietnam. I was supposed to go to Falls
> Church HS but my uncle decided that I would be
> better off at Mclean HS so I went to live with him
> and attended Mclean HS. Best decision I ever
> made. I would not be where I am today had I gone
> to Falls Church HS. After I graduated from Mclean
> HS, I ended up at UCLA. After graduating from
> UCLA, I came back to Virginia and briefly stayed
> in Annandale, Herndon and Falls Church areas so I
> am familiar with the areas.
>
> What I do know about JEB Stuart, Annandale,
> Herndon and Falls Church High Schools is that the
> large majority of the students are either
> Hispanics and blacks and many of them come single
> parent family. It seems like, this is just my
> opinion, Hispanics and blacks don't seem to take
> education seriously. It is not a politically
> correct thing to say, but it is sadly true.
>
> You don't see those type of behaviors at either
> TJ, Mclean, Langley and Madison.
>
> For Asians, the opposite is true, we take
> education too seriously.
>
> The funny thing is that when you hear people
> complaining about minorities are not doing well in
> school with low grades and test scores, they
> conveniently leave out asians as minorities.
>
> Has anyone been to Thomas Jefferson HS recently?
> I think as of 2016, 75% Asians,
> less than 2% Hispanics, less than 20% white, and
> less than 1% black. At this rate, TJ will be
> almost 99% Asians in less than 5 years.
>
> When people complain about lack of minorities at
> TJ, I guess Asians don't count as minorities.