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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Math teachers are relieved with the new principal—at least he understands the courses, unlike the previous one. Every change implemented so far has originated from the math faculty and has incorporated feedback from parents and former students.

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By understanding the courses, you mean he took similar courses 40 years ago. Every change so far has been to make TJ less exceptional and more like every other public high school. This is also directed by Reid who is misusing equity by believing every high school should offer the same courses, including TJ. [/quote]

This!  Teachers are definitely not happy with the changes, including the math dept. He's turning TJ into a base school. Why would anyone choose to go there now when they can get the same exact classes with less of a commute?[/quote]

All of the recent math changes were suggested by TJ’s math teachers, and parents were kept in the loop by principal through PTSA briefings.

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Just because the principal and the PTSA shared this with parents does not make it true. Ask an actual teacher.[/quote]

+1 
TJ Math teacher [/quote]

Upset that your are going to have to teach your math classes now? [/quote]

What a ridiculous comment. [/quote]

I'm a TJ parent and agree. Except that they have the kids teaching each other half the time so I'm still left wondering what the math teachers do.

My kids teacher apparently had so many kids failing that when my kid was struggling they didn't even bother to reach out. It felt very F - U. [/quote]

I have been reading about a new teaching method where the students are supposed to work on material solo or with each other and only ask for help. The amount of lecture and actual teaching seems to have dropped in a lot of schools. This is especially popular with bright kids who are supposed to be able teach themselves except that the method doesn't work for a good number of students. I expect a student at TJ to be able to learn a concept quickly when it is presented to them. I don't expect them to be able to read a book and learn it solo. Heck, even in my graduate classes we read the material and then came to class prepared to discuss the material. We started every class with questions about concepts or problems in the reading that were problematic, addressed those, and then moved into active discussion which reinforced the reading.

I expect that HS teachers are lecturing and presenting the material to students because these kids are still learning basic material. TJ should be able to move more quickly but the teachers still need to, well, teach.

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