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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Or..... and hear me out.... what if there were no exam? What if we used.... - more robust teacher recommendations that were designed to identify top performers in each class/school, not only on metrics of academic performance, but also improving the recommendations to include areas like grit, determination, response to adversity, concern for others, academic citizenship, integrity, etc? - SIS questions that give a stronger overall profile of each student and allow an admissions committee to create a balanced class - Do you even want to go to TJ? How would you impact an academic community? What do you want to be when you grow up? What sort of things do you enjoy outside of STEM? - GPA and SOL scores to establish a baseline of competency in the relevant courses, with no favoritism towards kids who are in Geometry or higher in 8th grade? - an interview process designed to help determine which kids are genuine in their interest and aptitude for a comprehensive advanced education with a focus on STEM? A class of students selected in this way would have a MUCH, MUCH higher ceiling than the current classes that walk around TJ right now.[/quote] woe to the poor teachers if their recommendations become make or break from TJ- they'll be a level of flattery and intimidation that none of them will want to deal with [/quote] I think in any realistic scenario, they wouldn't be make or break, but they would be weighted fairly heavily and designed to distinguish students from one another. And if private, which they are currently, there's no way for parents of unsuccessful applicants to know that that's the reason why.[/quote]
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