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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand why anyone from Loudoun would schlep to TJ now if they can attend AOS, especially given the declining rigor of TJ.  It will take a few years to be documented but it’s not fiercely committed to excellence any longer.  It’s just kind of…there. [/quote]

Some kids may want the full high school.  
Many who get into TJ did not get admitted to AOS or AET.
TJ offers more opportunities than AOS/AET in math and science classes.  Some students can get calculus sooner by declining AOS where you will not get until 11th grade.
At TJ you can take in 9th grade if you are good enough.[/quote]

AOS and AET have very set curriculum. There is not much flexibility if the kid changes their mind later. Also there's no math tracking at AOS/AET. The whole cohort follows the same math curriculum. Other than the long commute from Loudoun, TJ is a much better option as compared to AOS/AET.[/quote]

The other challenge with AOS and AET, for me, is that they're not high schools. They're academies. As such, when you go back to your base school, you're not getting to take humanities classes with TJ students and TJ teachers. Maybe they're honors or AP classes, and that's fine, but there's a huge difference between learning, say, [i]The Grapes of Wrath[/i] with TJ students as opposed to the goons on the Briar Woods football team.[/quote]

This is an incredibly offensive, elitist, and depressing post.  The goons on the football team? Shame on you.[/quote]

I think this is accurate, since it is not talking about the entire team, just the goons on the team.  
They are definitely there, because I saw one of their practices.  The coach at one point was yelling, 'Just how dumb can one person be?'[/quote]

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