Would/did anybody pick TJ over a private school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^No I don't. Enlighten me.

Ass

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of you seem to think, or want to think, that TJ kids do nothing but math and science and have no exposure to english, languages, or the arts. That's not true, or fair. I'm not that familiar with TJ, but I am familiar with the Blair magnet. The kids take about 3 math/science/computer science classes a semester. The other classes are the high-level english, history and elective classes any other high school student takes. By junior or senior year, most of the english and other electives are APs. So while magnets can have intensive science and math, they are as "well rounded" as any other school when it comes to non-magnet classes.

Yes, our babysitter went ot Blair. dental hygenist. She said when classes change there are so many in the halls it took the whole time to push through to your class. Housekeeper chose to pupil place at Whitman instead. (worked in Bethesda).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some of you seem to think, or want to think, that TJ kids do nothing but math and science and have no exposure to english, languages, or the arts. That's not true, or fair. I'm not that familiar with TJ, but I am familiar with the Blair magnet. The kids take about 3 math/science/computer science classes a semester. The other classes are the high-level english, history and elective classes any other high school student takes. By junior or senior year, most of the english and other electives are APs. So while magnets can have intensive science and math, they are as "well rounded" as any other school when it comes to non-magnet classes.

Yes, our babysitter went ot Blair. dental hygenist. She said when classes change there are so many in the halls it took the whole time to push through to your class. Housekeeper chose to pupil place at Whitman instead. (worked in Bethesda).

It's true the halls at Blair are crowded. I'm not sure WTF this has to do with the TJ or Blair magnet programs, though. But you get bonus points for the noblesse oblige concern about your help!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^No I don't. Enlighten me.

Ass

So what's bothering you more: The fact that a free public magnet program provides a better education than a 30K + private school, your kid does not have a chance in hell of getting into TJ since it's all based on merit or that there are people who move their families from another country so that their kid can attend TJ?

[Anonymous]

Who the hell care what a bunch of Koreans think? They are not going to be the connections you child needs or wants to get into a great college or law or med school or get a job after college. One of the things you send your child to Sidwell or STA for us the connections and network they will have available to them for the rest of their lives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who the hell care what a bunch of Koreans think? They are not going to be the connections you child needs or wants to get into a great college or law or med school or get a job after college. One of the things you send your child to Sidwell or STA for us the connections and network they will have available to them for the rest of their lives.[/quot

Does anyone have the stats? If the whole point of going to private is to get the connections that lead to placements in top universities, then students from privates should be accepted to better schools than TJ students. I don't believe that is the case. Also I private is more challenging wouldn't they have better test scores. Again I don't believe they do.

Comparing the Korean immigrants with the students who would attend one of the exclusive privates is not a fair comparison. Those students are TJ or local high school or back on the boat to Korea.

[Anonymous]

We would choose TJ over most private schools if DC could get into TJ. Both DH and I are private school lifers from K to grad schools/law schools. Frankly, the alumni connections made in private elementary, middle and high schools are overrated. My DH attends his high school's alumni party every year and gets drunk. I do nothing with mine. The connections that have helped the most are college and grad schools for getting jobs, club memberships, etc.

Mostly, I care about "fit" - if our kid can get into TJ: Great! Saves us $$$ and hopefully he can get into the Ivy where he is a legacy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^No I don't. Enlighten me.

Ass

So what's bothering you more: The fact that a free public magnet program provides a better education than a 30K + private school, your kid does not have a chance in hell of getting into TJ since it's all based on merit or that there are people who move their families from another country so that their kid can attend TJ?

Don't pretend to be innocent. It was your little swipe about how Americans don't care about education. It wasn't just a swipe, it was a lie, because it's manifestly untrue. I agree, you're an ass.

[Anonymous]

We were told at orientation that most private school students decline TJ. Lots of different reasons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We were told at orientation that most private school students decline TJ. Lots of different reasons.

I'm sure you were. Do you seriously believe that many private school students have even applied and been accepted? Isnt it less than 100 per year total?

[Anonymous]

It's doubtful there are many private school kids in the neighborhoods that feed into TJ. The best and the brightest attend AAP public school not private.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^No I don't. Enlighten me.

Ass

So what's bothering you more: The fact that a free public magnet program provides a better education than a 30K + private school, your kid does not have a chance in hell of getting into TJ since it's all based on merit or that there are people who move their families from another country so that their kid can attend TJ?

Don't pretend to be innocent. It was your little swipe about how Americans don't care about education. It wasn't just a swipe, it was a lie, because it's manifestly untrue. I agree, you're an ass.

I'm sorry you were insulted about that remark. Didn't mean to. It's simply a different cultural focus. I'm talking about a nation of people where it's not considered "strange" to be able to recite the top 10 US World and News rankings of schools in another country and where people are willing to move their kids to another country whose language they don't speak and separate families for the sake of your child's education. Not college but high school and earlier. Crazy. TJ is super popular with Asian Tiger parents and these are not poor immigrants but people who can afford two households in two countries. McLean is not known for it's bargain cost of living.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I'm talking about a nation of people where it's not considered "strange" to be able to recite the top 10 US World and News rankings of schools in another country and where people are willing to move their kids to another country whose language they don't speak and separate families for the sake of your child's education. Not college but high school and earlier. Crazy. .

Actually, international childhood is the new norm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's doubtful there are many private school kids in the neighborhoods that feed into TJ. The best and the brightest attend AAP public school not private.

Per TJHSST website: the "neighborhoods" that feed into TJ:

Arlington County
Fairfax County (includes City of Fairfax)
Falls Church City
Loudoun County
Prince William County

[Anonymous]

I have spoken to recruiters for Ivies. Harvard offers admission to way more students from TJ than any other school around here. That TJ kids don't go to Harvard in droves simply indicates that many get into and go to places like MIT, Stanford, CalTech, etc., based on interests. I think TJ is the one school around here that can trump the "network" issue for getting into undergrad. (Don't know about Blair).