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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the difference between TJ and local high school instruction for the 9-11th grade? Looks like in 12th grade they get to do research in their fancy labs, but I want to know the difference for the other 3 years. [/quote]

9-11th grade reasearch opportunities in the underclass JUMP lab 
STEM summer internship opportunities
Required Design Technology Freshman year
Freshman Bio and Sophomore Chemistry taught at AP level, and out of the AP books
Required CS by the end of sophomore year, taught at AP level
Required research stats class freshman year
Integrated learners no: IBET, CHUM (or C+HUM) and 2 class humanities blocks junior & senior years
Required pre-recs for your senior lab by the end of junior year: https://fcps.tjhsst.edu/coursemgmt/media/300/resource/LAB%20PREREQs%20Class%20of%202017%20v2.pdf

Math taught on a semester model that condenses 2 years of A2/Pre-Calc into 3 semesters
Math homework based on packets, because the teachers have agreed that the problem sets in the textbooks are "too easy"
Foreign languages taught as immersion classes
8th period clubs and activities
Every class taught at a higher, harder and deeper level, and moves much faster.  Freshman and sophomore classes at TJ generally align with freshman and sophomore college classes

And, most importantly, the peer group

That's just off the top of my head...
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Very helpful info. Thank You![/quote]

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