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[quote=Anonymous]Just to be clear, one of the reasons that TJ is beneficial for high-scoring kids is because it represents a place where their creativity will be recognized and appreciated for what it is, allowing them to learn in an environment in which they will thrive.  The accusation against "prepping" is cynical in that it essentially argues that, if a kid demonstrates their academic aptitude by performing well on tests, that should be taken as evidence that their original thinking should be dismissed and disregarded.  It's actually pretty offensive, if you stop and think about it.

When administrators push to end merit-based admissions in favor of their preferred feudal dynamics, this is the part that they fundamentally don't understand.  They view TJ as a success-granting resource which should be leveraged to the benefit of whichever group they want to serve, without realizing why it might have happenned to serve that purpose and who they might end up failing as a result.[/quote]

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