Anonymous wrote:I assume TJ won’t do retakes but will allow “recovery points” on later tests and exams that cover the same material. Many TJ teachers have been doing this up to an 80. I guess now they will allow it up to 100. But I seriously doubt they are going to give retakes of every test and quiz. So disruptive.

I agree it's disruptive, but I don't see how they opt out of FCPS policy, which is to allow retakes on all tests (but not quizzes).

Anonymous wrote:

pseudonymous wrote:When I read this, I imagined a bunch of TJ kids retaking tests any time they got below 100.

Ha, me too. But worse than that (self-motivated retaking is at least self-motivated), I imagine some parents forcing some TJ kids to do the retakes.

-TJ alumn

Oh, I didn't imagine that the re-taking would be their own idea.

It may seem harmless, but if it's abused it's a waste of time for both the teachers and the students.

At my kid's middle school, you could only retake below an 80, and it would only raise it to at most an 80. It feels like raising that to 90 wouldn't be awful.

When I read this, I imagined a bunch of TJ kids retaking tests any time they got below 100.

If you join one of the 2028 parent groups (Facebook, Whatsapp, etc.) you should be able to get the info.

Anonymous wrote:
The current admissions scheme includes consideration of “experience factors” - which are not clearly defined and are subjective.

The switch from objective criteria in the past to “experience factors” currently, is my main concern.

Aren't the experience factors having an IEP, free or reduced lunch and English as a second language? Those seem clearly defined.