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I think "deserve" means kids who are far better then others in school and want to explore a more advanced option. I don't think that you tell a kid that they don't deserve a spot at a Public School because they did not have the same opportunities as kids at different public schools. And while I get that there are kids who just love math, I don't buy for a second that all the kids in Algebra 2 in 8th grade are there because they love math. I would guess that a decent percentage of those kids are there because their parents want them to go to TJ.

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Kids who fail to qualify for Algebra within FCPS are not particularly good at math.  Some kids who qualify for Algebra are also not particularly good at math.  It makes much more sense to weed out the Algebra kids who aren't good at math than it does to admit a bunch of kids who we already know aren't good at math.

TJ math is not regular high school math.  It is much more rigorous and moves much faster.  Kids who aren't ready for Algebra in 7th won't be able to handle TJ math.  If you admit them anyway, you're either setting them up to fail, or you need to lobby to have TJ water down its math classes.

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There have been THOUSANDS of kids over the years who have been perfectly successful coming in with only Algebra at TJ. Fifteen years ago the MAJORITY of TJ kids entered in Geometry. It's not the disaster that you think it is.

TJ teachers would disagree with you strongly in this sentiment.[/quote]

In the past, it was harder for kids to take Algebra in 7th, so there were still many smart kids taking it in 8th.  Now, it's quite easy to take it in 7th, so the smart kids taking it in 8th are few and far between.  [b]Kids who aren't very strong at math will struggle at TJ.  [/b][/quote]

This is fascinating as my son is in classes in college with kids who went to TJ and he is running circles around SOME of them, just as other kids from different HSs are running circles around him in some of his classes. He is a sophomore at GA Tech. He did not take Algebra 1 until 8th grade. [/quote]

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