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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is a freshman at TJ. Classmate is in BC calculus. This kind of kid needs a school like TJ and will take advantage of the many advanced courses the school has to offer.

Teachers are good and bad everywhere. I have heard that a few really good and well thought of TJ teachers have left / are leaving. I think some of it has to do with the admissions changes and admin perhaps encouraging teachers to dumb down the classes, be more lenient in grading to accommodate some of these students who maybe would be best served by attending their base school. [/quote]

Well, you'll be glad to know that's not true, and it's just propaganda that's sewn by those who wanted a gameable admissions process. Classes haven't been dumbed down. The cohort at TJ is stronger than ever.[/quote]

Agree. Except, cohort at TJ is not as strong as in the past. I have a child at TJ.[/quote]

NP.  I don't know that anyone will admit it but that's not a bad thing either.  A magnet STEM school and a school for the gifted doesn't necessarily have to be "#1 in the country" for SAT scores etc.  It can be a magnet STEM school and a school for the gifted.[/quote]

Actually agree with you on that. I too would disregard SAT scores.

I see no point in focusing on "#1 in the country". Ratings are nonsense. Better to have a good healthy environment for children than focus on some rating.

My only beef with admissions changes are that they are haphazardly implemented, without much thought and seem to be far too politically motivated.[/quote]

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