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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]TJ is not a better school yet, but will be in 3 years. [/quote]

Why? Because when Blair moves to Kennedy the OOB students wont attend??[/quote]

Two reasons.

1.  MS admission pattern changed.  They are no longer challenging top students in the county to the max, preparing them for  Blair.  There used to be several 8th graders every year acing Functions.
2.  Blair still kind of admits on merit, but not really because all the have is MAP, grades, COGAT.  3 years ago, there was a comprehensive test, resume, letters of recommendation.  Once current sophomores graduate, Blair won't be the same.  It will still be good, but not the same.[/quote]

This is all bogus. You are woefully uninformed. Current Freshman all went trough the exact same process as current Sophomores. Nothing changed. The only thing that has changed for next year's class is the test used. Everything else application-wise is the same. You are confusing this w/ MSM changes (& BTW this year's 6th grade class at TPMS seems great). Just can it.[/quote]

I love Blair and hope that you are right, so please forgive me for not replying point by point.[/quote]

Also, BTW, the freshman Functions class is full. There aren't just "a few." It seems you mean well, but your fears carry so much bias. Tread carefully, and check your judgments.  Current 7th grade and up are on exactly the same program/app process as 10th graders (except that starting last year w/ current 8th graders, it was online, and they used Cogat instead of the test that Pearson had designed, which I personally think is a shame). Also, reserve judgment on the current MSM program and kids.  FWIW, the MS program has not changed except for introducing coding earlier as many kids are exposed to it earlier (this decision had nothing to do w/ admin process just general increase in tech savvy of kids overall). Some of what people think of as "ability" is really high proficiency resulting from extreme enrichment and prep. I like the idea of getting more kids in who haven't had those options (preferably in ES, so they can get some enrichment). And, [b]frankly, the county just needs more program slots.[/b][/quote]

Yes, more slots and more locations, give us one reasons MCPS shouldn’t be serving the top 10% this well or whomever can do the work well and not slow down the class or course. Why gut the rest of the curriculum so much. So sad.[/quote]

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