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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is math at TJ so much harder compared to base school for the same course? For middle school students with an A in Algebra 1, they appear to be easily getting an A in the follow-up Geometry at our base school. But at TJ, even if the student works twice as hard still just get a B. This is just an observation comparing DC at TJ with their friends at base school.[/quote]

Are algebra, geometry, algebra2, trigonometry, pre-calc one semester courses of one year courses at base schools?  They are all one semester courses at TJ.
They are also taught at a fairly challenging level.  The level of rigor is different.[/quote]

TJ M1 and TJ M2, each semester course, are equivalent to full-year Geometry, and TJ M4 and M5 is equivalent to traditional Precalculus full year.  TJ M3 semester course is the only semester course that corresponds to full-year basic Algebra 2 (without trigonometry).  The few students, mostly non-FCPS, that complete Algebra 2 in middle school have the opportunity to take it as a full year course before entering TJ.  [/quote]

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