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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]oh one other thing about the magnets

[b]I hate to break it to you but the so called teacher quality and curriculum are the exact same at the AP/honors track at almost any decent high school vs what is being taught at the magnet. [/b]

For those local to DC this even goes for TJ for most of the kids.  There are [b]only a handful of students[/b] who actually complete a second year of Calculus there most finish with one year of Calculus just like the top track at any other school in Fairfax County. [/quote]

This is not true. The curriculum at some magnets like TJ/Blair and some privates is not the same as base high school. At TJ, the honors classes are taught at AP level and AP classes are taught at college level. Tests are harder, just like many top colleges. DC's tests in TJ routinely contains questions for which he has to read second year colleges material from MIT, Cal, Mich etc.

As far as only a handful completing second year of Calculus, that is fake news. Majority complete Calculus BC (which is taught at college level) or beyond like multi var and diff equations. Only a handful finish high school with Calculus AB. Majority enter TJ taking geometry or Algebra 2, add 4 years of math and they graduate with Calculus BC or beyond. [/quote]

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