Reasons why one would not accept TJ offer?
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Anonymous
overparenting is better than underparenting that causes chronic absenteeism at schools. |
Anonymous
Yeah no. Overparenting harms children. It's not good. |
Anonymous
There isn't a "remedial math" segment. There is a group of students who is coming in where their entry level in math is equivalent to Geometry that is approximately 125 or so, as compared to about 30 per year in the previous admissions process. People want to make a big deal out of this, but the reality is that it wasn't that long ago that a majority of TJ students took Geometry in 9th grade. And it was even more recently that a percentage like that (about 20%) was common... perhaps 10-12 years ago. |
Anonymous
Remarkably, these are not the only two options! |
Anonymous
You think the kids who are struggling with math at TJ are kids who have chronic absenteeism or parents who are not involved? A kid who is chronically absent is not going to be taking honors courses in MS and ending up with a minimum of a 3.5 GPA. TJ applicants have to have a 3.5 GPA, take honors math and science in 7th and 8th grade, take one other honors core class (LA or Social Studies), and complete Algebra 1 Honors by the end of 8th grade. These are not kids who are missing school. They are also not kids whose parents are checked out. I would agree that the math requirement for acceptance at TJ is not rigorous enough. I think kids should have completed Geometry H by 8th grade and that kids should have to have an A in both math and science to apply. But that is a different issue then attendance or uninvolved parents. Kids attending TJ should not have to have attended outside enrichment to be able to attend TJ. Plenty of kids have attended outside enrichment, which has strengthened their math foundations and makes the pace at TJ more manageable. That does not mean that the math at TJ is outside the bounds of kids who have not attended outside enrichment, plenty of people on this site have mentioned having kids who are doing just fine at TJ who did no outside math. Finally, I doubt any child is being lied to about what TJ is and what TJ entails. It is a small pool of kids at each school that is eligible. They have opportunities to interact with Counselors from TJ before applying or accepting an offer. They have open houses and chances to talk to TJ students to learn about the school before applying or accepting an offer. I think that you are a parent who wants to go back to the old system and acting like you are defending kids who would not have the opportunity to attend TJ with the old test and requirements. You are the person who acts like they want the best for "that child is being lied to that they'll do great at TJ, when in reality they suffer miserablly with Cs, Ds, and Fs, when they could be somewhat successful at their base school" because the kids who have been accepted to TJ should be doing the same in their LA and Social Studies classes as they would be doing at their base school and might be struggling with the faster pace of the math and science at TJ, meaning that they need additional help to adjust to TJs pace or move back to their base school. |
Anonymous
That's true. I found Amy Chua's parenting book very helpful. |
Anonymous
Fortunately, there is very little difference between the kids being admitted before or after the changes in terms of preparedness. It's mostly a less toxic environment now which seems like a positive change. |
Anonymous
In the old TJ, you still had students who struggled mightily. The difference was that those kids were, in many cases, getting that support from outside of the school building by hiring tutors, getting extra help, and the like. The old TJ under Glazer and Kosatka had an extreme "sink or swim" mindset where if students were struggling, the focus on the conversation was whether or not the kid belonged at TJ at all rather than how the school could support that student. The new admissions process has brought in some students for whom the gap between middle school and high school is a little larger than it has historically been. The school under Dr. Bonitatibus has become much more friendly to the idea of helping students to navigate TJ, rather than expecting them to sink or swim on their own without any internal support. And that's a good thing. There are still students for whom it's not the right fit, and that's fine. Some of them filter out and are replaced by a froshmore cohort that has been pretty strong year-over-year. But in the end, you have students that are getting an opportunity to be exposed to TJ that never were in years past. And that's a good thing too. Gatekeeping a educational opportunity like TJ in such a way that results in virtually zero economically disadvantaged students having access was an embarrassment to the county. |
Anonymous
Despite all the admissions drama, not much difference in the application interest, as it remains strong from the same dominant groups. However, there is a significant difference in the lowest segment, with more innocent children being misled into accepting admissions from schools where basic Algebra 1 inadequately taught. Inhumanely, these students suffering is ignored and are being told to accept grades of Cs and Ds as normal. |
Anonymous
That's wonderful! |
Anonymous
And rigging the admissions process to provide unearned extra points is pretty embarrassing as well. |
Anonymous
I'm not so sure about that. Teaching resilience and independence are key to having a successful and happy adulthood. |
Anonymous
How are Algebra1 remedial kids are taught more resilience and independence? (Reply in atleast four paragraphs ) |
Anonymous
How sad! Victims of equity politics. |
Anonymous
If only it weren't imaginary.... |