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The comment about the FARMS-heavy schools ignores the fact that for many of those students, the resource that they and their family do not have at their disposal is [i]time[/i]. Time to join afterschool clubs, time on weekends to get to and participate in competitions, etc etc etc.[/quote]

The kids who don't have time to join afterschool clubs, participate in competitions, etc. are also unlikely to be able to devote the time required to be successful at a school like TJ.  It's unfortunate, but there isn't an easy solution.[/quote]

Then TJ needs to change and support the learning of these students. It's a public school, funded by tax payers. You should not need to invest thousands of dollars in tutoring etc and have a parent that knows how to work the system to be successful. The school should provide what the kids needs to thrive.

That's what a truly #1 school would do.  Not just rest on the work that the parents put in.  [/quote]

Supporting them at TJ after they haven't shown much of anything is too late.  FCPS needs to support those kids in ES and MS, but then the kids themselves have to demonstrate something by high school to merit TJ admission, other than good grades in a very inflated grading system.  If a kid supposedly doesn't have time to participate in anything or demonstrate anything special, it's much more likely that the kid just isn't that motivated and isn't likely to contribute much to TJ.

It otherwise sounds like you're suggesting that TJ ought to be watered down to accommodate the kids who have never gone above and beyond and won't have time do to much homework.  [/quote]

That is correct.  [/quote]

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