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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kid brains develop differently. Some may be “good” at math even if they weren’t quite ready for algebra in 7th. [/quote] Conveniently, back in the day they had things called entrance tests and teacher recommendations to identify those kids. Admitting kids who are in Algebra in 8th is fine if the kid's teacher thinks the kid is something special, the kid crushed some sort of entrance test, the kid has some other spectacular achievements, or in some way truly demonstrated that they would be successful at TJ. In the past, the Algebra I admits likely were successful TJ students, because they got in on the strength of a much more comprehensive application packet. Admitting them based on shallow essays, a desire for racial balancing, and the hopes that they are diamonds in the rough rather than just being somewhat above average is neither fair to the kids who deserved the TJ spot nor to the kids being set up to fail at TJ. [/quote]
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