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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Assuming these behaviors are affecting &quot;fairness,&quot; why didn't the TJ test administrators just change the test questions every year?  You can assess readiness for the rigor of TJ without repeating the questions each year.  [/quote]

Because creating a high-stakes test is an expensive, time-consuming process. [b]You can’t just formulate some questions like a high school teacher does[/b]. It has to be validated.[/quote]

Honest question.  Why can't they do exactly that?  Why can't the TJ math teachers basically write a TJ-esque Algebra I midterm exam and have all of the kids take it.  It would separate the kids who have the math foundation to succeed at TJ from those who don't.  If the kids currently taking Algebra II don't earn high scores on a TJ style Algebra I test, that would also let admissions know that the kids are overaccelerated, but have no real depth of knowledge.[/quote]
Other than essay, any kind of math test would be considered an obstacle to achieve desired diversity.[/quote]

Right. We don’t want a bunch of kids just from a handful of wealthy feeders. Again.

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Weekday happened the first year we had quant Q?  It was unpreparable and yet you still had 1% FARM,  You still had 10 or fewer black admits.  You still had &lt;5% Hispanic.  It was the usual suspect from the usual feeder schools getting in with quant Q that first year it was administered.  [/quote]

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