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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid got into both TJ and AOS and we are at a decision point. My main concern is that I have heard from more than a few TJ parents that the teachers at TJ are not really that great.  They don’t teach much and just let the students study by themselves.  To certain extent, they are “spoiled” by the smart students, and all they need to do is to prepare hard quizzes. The TJ experience is mainly an experience of fierce competition among a bunch of very competitive kids.

1. Are TJ teachers really that bad?

2. Now with the quality of TJ admissions been watered down for 2 years, will this class of 2027 suffer from the deteriorating reputation from class of 2025 and 2026?[/quote]

The class of 2027 will be the strongest admitted to date.  Especially since the new process emphasizes natural ability over prep and test buying.

TJ is also a more collegial and less toxic environment. [/quote]

With the lowering standards and math admits, Chantilly will probably end up being the better STEM bet. The Math profiles are now similar. [/quote]

You got that backwards. They raised the standards by eliminating the preppers and test buyers and replacing them with the best and brightest from the whole county, not just the wealthiest schools where parents invested heavily in prep.[/quote]
incorrect. 1/3 of TJ will now be average math tracks. my reasonably smart, non-aap, gened, non-tj applicant kid will achieve greater math aptitude by 12th grade than 1/3 of TJ.

rocky run -&gt; chantilly + academies is probably a better STEM environment with higher mathematic aptitude. [/quote]

So you’re basing this evaluation on 1/3 of TJ, when the same level or below applies to 95% of chantilly? That’s just stupid.[/quote]
No. the math profile right now of TJ admitting classes is the following:

31% algebra, 51% geometry, and 18% algebra II

Franklin and Rocky Run combined are 50% AAP level IV and even greater level II/III (usually advanced math) of roughly 30 percent of the remaining gened student pop.

The level IV kids from franklin and rocky run probably make up a 40-50% geometry and algebra II math level for entering students to chantilly. This main body will achieve greater math levels than 1/3 of TJ and on par with the main body of TJ. Obviously, there are kids still at 9th grade algebra as well. its not one for one on the math across all freshmen.

But at no time prior, were high school freshmen class math levels even remotely comparable to TJ. There were hardly any kids at any high school that would be ahead of TJ freshmen, just even. Now 1/3 of TJ admits are literally more remedial in math than any number of FCPS freshmen across the county. Chantilly has large AAP level IV feeders make the math profiles similar at a macro level and their excellent academy offerings give them great STEM opportunities.

Add in that 1/3 of these lower math admits were probably also not AAP and it makes a compelling case that the cohort, although smart group of kids, are closer to Chantilly and other top FCPS HS than ever before.

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