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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP, you should tour TJ some time or read about the research kids are doing.  One group just presented at a professional level engineering conference - the first high schoolers ever to do that.  Others have sent a satellite into space - again the first high schoolers ever to do that. Another was named a Forbes 30 Under 30 - and presented at a Childrens National Medical Center conference on Pediatric Surgical Innovations (most of the 30 under 30 are postdoc or government officials). These are just [b]a few examples. [/b]

In freshman year, they take an integrated course of Research Statistics, Biology, English, and Technology Design that teaches them all the common statistical validation methods, how to use professional science research databases (again, TJ is the only high school I believe that has subscriptions to these), how to conduct a group research project, how to write a fully supported and sourced research paper using professional bibliographic references, and how to convert that  research and paper into a professional level presentation.  This is 9th grade.  They get deeper in their interests from there, often taking many post-AP classes in topics such as Linear Algebra, Quantum Physics, Artificial Intelligence, etc.  And they do know how to use the equipment - which is always interesting to other incoming freshman at tech schools ...

And yes - that is tough to do while also completing all the Virginia Governors' school requirements for graduation (which are more rigorous than the regular HS requirements) - for example they have to take an extra humanities course on top of all the TJ requirements.  
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That's exactly it--a few examples. I would say a good quarter of each class truly loves science and math, and a few dozen kids are exceptionally advanced at one thing or another: some of these are exceedingly smart. Others have had extensive and intensive preparation in math and science long before they get to TJ. You also have those whose parents are scientists, those whose parents hire scientists to coach them at one thing or another, and so on. The others are by and large very good students who did everything they needed to do to get to TJ. Many of them don't particularly like math and science (I know this from having worked with quite a few), although their parents will swear it is their "passion." Some of the kids themselves will swear they love math and science, but their behavior spells the opposite. And then they graduate and, happily for them, get out of STEM as fast as they can.[/quote]

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