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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]TJ as it known now is for sure done, and good riddance! Next up: AAP admissions reform.

I don’t know why families thought they could cheat their way through a system meant for *actually* gifted students by starting test prep in elementary school (or earlier). News flash: if your child preps for a 2nd grade cognitive assessment, the score is invalid, and your child is not “exceptionally gifted”.[/quote]

Right.  Giftedness can only be found on street corners and in homes where parents take little interest in their children's education (but make sure they have nice shoes and a Play Station).  I'm so glad FCPS will have a new Chief Equity Officer who can spot these natural wonders. [/quote]

No, PP has a point.  If you have to prep all/most your life for something cerebral (not physical, different muscles = different use - though how one camp loves to rail on athletes = discriminatory, but I digress).  A[b]fter a certain point, you are using wrote memorization and that isn't "studying", that is "teaching to the test", which is not life like or realistic. [/b] Colleges don't want robots whose parents "program" them for Tj since grade school - that is INSANE. I wouldn't want to deal with those parents, either. [/quote]

How many engineers, doctors, attorneys, take their professional exams cold?

Its silly to say that it "is not life like or realistic" for professionals - particularly in STEM- do not study for years in their field to become certified experts.[/quote]

This is  where their argument falls  apart. Everything takes practice. Yes, some skill is required, but the  idea that some child gifted innately is going to cut it at TJ if they were in remedial classes and failed  all  their  tests and didn't do classwork or homework their whole life is highly unlikely. You don't get to TJ from innate  skills alone.[/quote]

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