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[quote=Anonymous]"All the kids who get into TJ are not strong in STEM or there would be no need for remedial math classes."

If you know anything about the TJ remedial math, it is far from any math being taken by 9th graders below the Honors level.  It's because there is a difference between what kids get taught at different middle schools in Algebra I Honors and Geometry I Honors (which are high school level classes).  TJ found they could not assume the same very high level of all students.  For example. our DC came from Longfellow where Vern Williams teaches Geometry Honors with Advanced Problem Solving (which goes beyond even Geometry Honors).  Apparently some other county Middle Schools don't get through the entire Geometry Honors curriculum.  The remediation is to get the incoming 9th graders  to about the 11th grade Honors level, not traditional "bad in math or science" remediation.

To this point, starting this fall, instead of dealing with "remediation," they have decided that every incoming 9th grader will take a semester of AP level Statistics, because they all will need that grounding for their scientific research (which starts with a major biology project in 9th grade).  That's a high level HS course.  After that they will be grouped in one of 5 math levels for semester courses (the teachers having seen what they are capable of).  The lowest level starts where Algebra I Honors leaves off.  Kid who took Geometry and grasped it will start in Level 3.   This is the type of "remediation" -- all kids at a high level, just some are higher.  All kids are way above the average level of a non-math / science Honors student.

And  as to how you get better than a 4.0?  These kids are all taking HS Honors  classes.  many have a .50 GPA bump.  So they are starting TJ with a weighted 4.50 GPA.

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