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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m sure I’ll be really sorry I asked this, but what “problems” is TJ having?[/quote]

As far as I can tell as an outsider, the "problem" is that TJ realized it's a public school and is taking steps to find and include smart Black and brown students who had previously been overlooked, perhaps because their test scores aren't as good or because their parents didn't know how to best position then from early childhood. DCUM parents think that is ruining the school because it is taking spots away from their brilliant children.[/quote]

FYI, TJ classes of 2025 (the first year they implemented admission “reform”) and beyond are less competent than previous years.  Many more have to take remedial classes in math.  TJ teachers are quitting.  There’s a reason why TJ has been admitting 550 instead of 500 before the “reform” and allows for a longer waiting list.  Just to be prepared for weeding out some of the admittees and allow those more competent ones (e.g. AAP from Carson or Longfellow) to get in.  Stop using race as an excuse for the lack of preparedness. [/quote]

This is hilarious to me because in the years before the test was eliminated, a large % of incoming students needed remedial English classes/lots of hand-holding in IBET (source: TJ humanities teachers). Maybe parents should just stop forcing their kids into accelerated academics when it's not actually warranted or wanted on the kids' part...[/quote]

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