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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Proceed with caution. TJ kids routinely [b]do relatively poorly on their first TJ math class.[/b] Whatever that is.  For some kids its [b]Math 1(geometry)[/b] , for others Math 3 (algebra II), for still others it is precalc/trig (Math 4). It can even be Calc AB or BC. I’ve had 2 go through TJ and they say that whatever the class is, it’s usually rough. Because TJ math is its own thing and requires a lot of adjustment.  I’d be nervous about going into any TJ calc class without taking the TJ version of precalc. It’s a different standard.[/quote]
Admit students who were expected to complete middle school math in middle school but failed to do so, and then justify their underperformance by broadly stating that everyone who enters TJ tends to perform poorly anyway. Spin narrative straight out of equity university?[/quote]j

Not what I said. Kids entering in Calc and/or Math 4 also struggle. They are not inherently better at TJ math.  It’s an adjustment for all.  I’ve actually heard that the kids who end up doing best in Calc are the ones who started with TJ Math 1 because they learned How to handle TJ math from the beginning. I know I wish my kids’ geometry and algebra 2 had been more rigorous pre TJ. It’s on another level. [/quote]

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