Boston-area private schools thank BPS for new enrollees (Lenox: home, college)

[Boston Shudra]

Originally Posted by massnative71

Says the guy who went to Boston Latin.

Come on you almost remind me of that starry eyed valedictorian at BLA, that BBMM quoted.

Who? And yeah, the exam schools and Metco are proof that BPS doesn’t need to be as bad as it is. It’s not the students’ fault that their school system is a dumpster fire.

[BostonBornMassMade]

'Wokeism' is simply about awareness. Being aware of, and able to spot and call out, social inequities. Often times they're racial and systemic. Sometimes they're symbolic or interpersonal. Sometimes they center around economics. That's it.

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by Boston Shudra

Who? And yeah, the exam schools and Metco are proof that BPS doesn’t need to be as bad as it is. It’s not the students’ fault that their school system is a dumpster fire.

That's what this is all about, demolishing the few effective programs remaining in BPS (exam schools, Advanced Work). Metco isn't BPS, fyi. That actually DOES suck a lot of "better" students away from the system.



I was referring to James (I was wrong, he wasn't valedictorian, but the BSAC rep to the school committee.).

Originally Posted by BostonBornMassMade

Khymani James’ Columbia application essay on exam school admissions

Khymani James, a senior at Boston Latin Academy, was elected by the Boston Student Advisory Council to be their representative to the School Committee. He’s been accepted to Columbia University for next year. This is what he wrote as his personal essay.

Aside from Khymani, from what I understand a good number of students (seems like a majority) at the exam schools don't want exams. And they took the exams themselves. I understand these are just children but these are supposedly our cities brightest children. And they are actually in the schools so that should count for something. But then again I know some students still want exams.

[bigfatdude]

Originally Posted by massnative71

That's what this is all about, demolishing the few effective programs remaining in BPS (exam schools, Advanced Work). Metco isn't BPS, fyi. That actually DOES suck a lot of "better" students away from the system.



I was referring to James (I was wrong, he wasn't valedictorian, but the BSAC rep to the school committee.).

Ah yes, they don't need exams and as a matter of fact BLS is nothing but a grand wizard training facility and must be razed to the ground, never mind that it will deprive the kids of the last few good schools in the BPS system, now that fat envelopes are in the mailbox. Bet they'll be sh*tting on their next stepping stone and demanding it gets destroyed as well once they're done with it, as long as it makes the next stepping stone a little easier to get to. What a bunch of selfish, ungrateful, backstabbing sociopath turds.

[Boston Shudra]

Originally Posted by massnative71

That's what this is all about, demolishing the few effective programs remaining in BPS (exam schools, Advanced Work). Metco isn't BPS, fyi. That actually DOES suck a lot of "better" students away from the system.

The article the OP only talks about the Advanced Work program. Maybe you misunderstood: my point in that last post was that these things all speak to the fact that Boston has plenty of talented students, who will excel if given the right tools. And with few exceptions, BPS fails to do that.

I was referring to James (I was wrong, he wasn't valedictorian, but the BSAC rep to the school committee.).

Huh, didn’t see that. I don’t know what about his essay you’d describe as “starry-eyed” and I do agree with much of what he says, at least from what I’ve read so far. I absolutely had private tutors to help with the entrance exam on top of the fact that I went to a private elementary school. However, I do think he should’ve focused more on the “having marginally contemporary and intact text books is a privilege that comes from going to an exam school” bit. It shouldn’t be uncommon for schools to have functional and relevant text books.

[Boston Shudra]

An idea I had to help the exam schools without getting rid of the exam: put some sort of cap on the % of every entering class that comes from a specific school. That way, the schools can take more students from more underperforming BPS schools without it seeming like favoritism or affirmative action.

Also just expanding the buildings so that the schools can accept more students.

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by Boston Shudra

The article the OP only talks about the Advanced Work program. Maybe you misunderstood: my point in that last post was that these things all speak to the fact that Boston has plenty of talented students, who will excel if given the right tools. And with few exceptions, BPS fails to do that.

I must have.

[yellowstatus]

That's a huge disparity

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A district analysis of the program found that more than 70 percent of students enrolled in the program were white and Asian, even though nearly 80 percent of all Boston public school students are Hispanic and Black.
"""

[MrDee12345]

When I first saw this, I couldn't believe it. It doesn't make any sense to me at all. If they find that a particular demographic is falling behind, then do the research to figure out why that problem exists and what can be done to fix it.

[porterhouse]

Originally Posted by Boston Shudra

wokeism is about reducing the number of people in both penthouses and basements

Wokeism is about cancel culture, critical race theory, identity politics, destroying that which unites us, and erasing pieces of cultural heritage.

As you said, don’t misuse the term.