Killtown wrote:
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Og_jerseycity wrote:
You made a deal with the guys on the block, "respect my home and I respect you" That's how we protected ourselves and kept safe.

I would love to hear more about these deals. Maybe you can teach a seminar and the whole problem will be solved.

jcguy05 wrote:
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Og_jerseycity wrote:
Is there someone from Academic ( a teacher or board member ) that can tell us if most of the African american or Latino students in Academic are failing out? Some of these comments are quite appalling because you are insinuating that these groups have less competition and I guess (not as smart as other races?)

Is that what some of you are saying? If some of the children don't measure up they would all be failing out of the school. From what I understand that isn't the case.

Stop comparing this to the NBA and the work force. This school is the future work force and is prepping it students for the ignorance that they are going to face.

noone is suggesting barring certain race from going to the school, but let all races in based on the same academics and scores, not having different requirements based on the skin colors.

The only one suggesting certain race is less competition than other races is..YOU. Stop playing the victim.

devilsadvocate wrote:
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Og_jerseycity wrote:
As an alumni again I must ask those who are claiming racism what is your point?
Second, since you are claiming racism can we take some children from other areas of Jersey City and bring them into the Bergen Lafayette grammar schools. There are some schools in Jersey City that are primarily one color, not to mention there are whole areas in Jersey City that are divided by the race or color of the majority living there. I really believe that a mixed population is healthy. I am not too sure but the original creators of Academic, the parents and others who sat on that board in the late 70's or early 80's (I believe) wanted to create some kind of diversity because historically Jersey City has been a version of a tale of two cities. As we are seeing between Downtown jc and the rest of the city. The original creators of the school wanted a healthy educational environment where children wouldn't be exposed to others. Instead of sitting at your computer criticizing the school, why don't you lobby for more academically challenging schools for our students since what is being insinuated is that the overwhelming population of 8th graders in Jersey City are A+ students. If you are talking about being inclusive then look at all the issues in Jersey City and what is happening. You want to call this racism, I can come up with a list of things that have happened in JC that exclude groups of people in favor of others. I would like to know if these same people claiming this would fight for a chance for their kids to attend it when it was a rented small space on Bentley and Bergen ( a block from where a baby was grazed by a bullet this week) Is it because it is on Coles St DTJC that everyone here is clamoring for a spot for their child?'I hope other Alumni chime in with their opinions.

I think our point (and I can only speak for myself in this) is that racial makeup is not, in and of itself, an objective. Or at least it shouldn't be. I won't send my kids to another part of the city just to "increase diversity." I want them to be around the best and the brightest - not those who are "the most diverse." If it happens that the best and the brightest happen to be Jews, E. Europeans, E. Asians, and S. Asians (which, mind you - isn't exactly a a single, homogeneous group - and even those groups should each be subdivided), then so be it. Not that I would have any issues with any other group joining, but they shouldn't be admitted just for the sake of diversity. That is the point.

It all reminds me of these bizarre articles of the lack of diversity in silicon valley and tech companies in general. You almost get the image of white good old boys sitting around and smoking cigars. Instead, you see a bunch of people mostly from E. and S. Asia, followed by whites, some middle easterners, etc. all working crazy hours. Oh yes, mostly male (few women tolerate the hours) - but not exactly an undiverse crowd. But it doesn't include the diversity that our fellow liberals want - so we need to re-engineer (pun intended) who is hired to ensure that the result mirrors the results our social engineers desire to see, rather than what is best for the company or the field.

RickSp wrote:
Once again the bigots have crawled out from under their respective rocks. Not surprising.

As the father of two sons who both graduated from McNair, I can say that they got a fine high school education that prepared them well for college.

The school's selection process seems to work reasonably well. The school reflects the diversity of the Jersey City. Not only is there nothing wrong with that, it is one of the better things about the school. The selection process results in students from a range of cultures, religions and ethnicities, all of whom are excited about learning.