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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]But you seem to assume that these kids are all of a sudden stopping their tutoring once they get to TJ and then they can't keep up in Math. Believe me, the TJ kids who have been getting tutoring in ES & MS are continuing to get tutoring through TJ.[/quote]

Do you thinkTJ students should be able to be successful in their math courses without outside tutoring?

And what is the difference between getting help outside of school and getting help during the school day?

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Yes.

The difference is the inside help is paid for by taxpayers, when those teacher resources are actually supposed to be going to help gifted math and science students stretch themselves even further.
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This.

And that's the thing. If you need years of tutoring to get you into TJ then it is not a natural fit. Pretending a cow is a horse is ridiculous. My 7 grader is teaching himself calculus because he feels challenged by it. He never needed tutoring for anything other than maybe learning how to ride a bike. Spending extra taxpayers resources for your families social mobility is not right. TJ is suppose to be merit base not for who is best at posturing. What's going on you asked? I'd say with some, it's about entitlement and hypocrisy[/quote]

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