If TJ has such smart kids, why so much cheating?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Cheating has gone up, with increased enrollment of lower level Algebra 1 students being forced to take on TJ rigor.

What is the source of this graph?

I think those numbers are public and that graph looks about right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Cheating has gone up, with increased enrollment of lower level Algebra 1 students being forced to take on TJ rigor.

What is the source of this graph?

I think those numbers are public and that graph looks about right.

Link?

[Anonymous]

They lack integrity. Dishonest to their core.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They lack integrity. Dishonest to their core.

They include administrators, teachers, coaches, parents, and lastly students. Anyone else?

[Anonymous]

Not specific to TJ, unfortunately, and I expected better in this district. How are these families raising their kids? Is all fair in love, war…and the race to top college admissions? Very sad. Both of my kids (elementary and high) have received requests to copy work…and it is relentless. One classmate just keeps texting the next friend for the completed homework until one gives in. There is no shame! And in a h.s. honors English class kids keep phones hidden on laps to search for essay responses on AI platforms. It’s disgusting, and kids should suffer real consequences for this. My kids don’t want to be snitches, but I think teachers should be aware. I was not exposed to such rampant cheating in my high school or college. All I keep saying is “How can those kids sleep at night knowing they haven’t earned the grades they were awarded?!” Shame on those families who raise their kids without integrity. It will be interesting if these kids end up at colleges with honor codes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not specific to TJ, unfortunately, and I expected better in this district. How are these families raising their kids? Is all fair in love, war…and the race to top college admissions? Very sad. Both of my kids (elementary and high) have received requests to copy work…and it is relentless. One classmate just keeps texting the next friend for the completed homework until one gives in. There is no shame! And in a h.s. honors English class kids keep phones hidden on laps to search for essay responses on AI platforms. It’s disgusting, and kids should suffer real consequences for this. My kids don’t want to be snitches, but I think teachers should be aware. I was not exposed to such rampant cheating in my high school or college. All I keep saying is “How can those kids sleep at night knowing they haven’t earned the grades they were awarded?!” Shame on those families who raise their kids without integrity. It will be interesting if these kids end up at colleges with honor codes.

Cheating is rampant at colleges, too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not specific to TJ, unfortunately, and I expected better in this district. How are these families raising their kids? Is all fair in love, war…and the race to top college admissions? Very sad. Both of my kids (elementary and high) have received requests to copy work…and it is relentless. One classmate just keeps texting the next friend for the completed homework until one gives in. There is no shame! And in a h.s. honors English class kids keep phones hidden on laps to search for essay responses on AI platforms. It’s disgusting, and kids should suffer real consequences for this. My kids don’t want to be snitches, but I think teachers should be aware. I was not exposed to such rampant cheating in my high school or college. All I keep saying is “How can those kids sleep at night knowing they haven’t earned the grades they were awarded?!” Shame on those families who raise their kids without integrity. It will be interesting if these kids end up at colleges with honor codes.

Cheating is rampant at colleges, too!

Might be, but as referenced in the TJ Today article on cheating at TJ, it's a lot worse if you get caught.

[Anonymous]

They feel like imposters because at this young age they should not be educated separately from others. It's wrong, and they feel it..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They feel like imposters because at this young age they should not be educated separately from others. It's wrong, and they feel it..

No. I can assure you that's not it.
-TJ grad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Cheating has gone up, with increased enrollment of lower level Algebra 1 students being forced to take on TJ rigor.
What is the source of this graph?

I think those numbers are public and that graph looks about right.

Link?

https://fcag.org/documents/TJ_Class_of_2025_analysis.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Title has the question?

If they cheat then wouldn’t they be flunking out of MIT or all these other schools? Why is college matriculation still so high if these kids sink and don’t swim?

Why is DCUM so obsessed with pulling down one of the only merit-based charter schools that produces equal or better college results than the big 3? Stay salty DCUM.

[Anonymous]

The situation at TJ has become untenable. Teachers are fed up and they will not be writing rec letters for students who cheat. Some students are finally starting to get cheating violations put on their official records. They are sunk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Title has the question?

If they cheat then wouldn’t they be flunking out of MIT or all these other schools? Why is college matriculation still so high if these kids sink and don’t swim?

Why is DCUM so obsessed with pulling down one of the only merit-based charter schools that produces equal or better college results than the big 3? Stay salty DCUM.

TJ is not a charter school. It's a Virginia Academic Year Govenor's School - a VDOE program that's been around for decades: https://www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching-learning-assessment/specialized-instruction/academic-year-governor-s-schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Title has the question?

If they cheat then wouldn’t they be flunking out of MIT or all these other schools? Why is college matriculation still so high if these kids sink and don’t swim?

Why is DCUM so obsessed with pulling down one of the only merit-based charter schools that produces equal or better college results than the big 3? Stay salty DCUM.

Some might, but others continue to cheat at places like MIT. For instance, I recently read the number one cause of dismissal for foreign students was academic integrity

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The situation at TJ has become untenable. Teachers are fed up and they will not be writing rec letters for students who cheat. Some students are finally starting to get cheating violations put on their official records. They are sunk.

I'd heard that things are much less toxic now than when my kids were there before the selection changes.