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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are some misunderstandings about freshman at TJ getting help with math. I attended the meetings held at the school in the spring of 2012 after the math teachers wrote a letter about their observations of TJ freshmen math students.
1. The teachers had been observing for a few years that some freshman had trouble with Honors Algebra II. This was not something new that suddenly popped up a couple years ago. It had been happening for a number of years.
2. During the summer of 2011, they decided to identify within the first 30 days of school which students might need help and to require them to come in for extra help during the activity period. The idea was to nip problems in the bud and to start working with kids early in the year so they would be more likely to be successful.
3. [b]The percentage of kids who needed help in math was 15, not 30.

[/b]There is no separate "remedial" math class at TJ.  Roughly 15% of the last few classes have been required to come in for extra help during activity time.

My sources for this information are parent meetings held at the school and PTA newsletters.[/quote]

Not according to a TJ Physics teacher who wrote this article for the WAPo in 2012.  He said 1/3 or students, which would actually be 33%

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-new-thomas-jefferson-it-includes-remedial-math/2012/05/25/gJQAlZRYqU_story.html

Seems like TJ administration has been revisionist if they are now telling parents the number that year was 15%.  Granted the percentage could be that low now given that the school took so much heat.

By the way, never said there was a special class.  I'm sure kids could get the remedial help they needed in all sorts of different ways, session, whatever terminology is less embarrassing to TJ parents and students.  [/quote]

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