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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]improve the qualification bar then:

minimum requirement: Geometry HN, weighted GPA 3.8+
give extra credits for national awards, state awards and regional awards
use teacher's recommendation (better let the teacher mark a recommendation score to make it easier for calculation)
remove geographic quota. let's be fair. It's all about academic merit.

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Even better

HN Geometry req
Use Unweighted GPA from STEM classes
Do Not use teacher recs they are unreliable and have shown to be racially biased
Add hard geographic quotas proportional to the region's population[/quote]

I like this.

If there aren’t enough qualified applicants then put those spots into pool for remaining applicants.

I’m torn on Geometry though. I know great STEM kids who ended up in Alg I honors in 8th. And by requiring Geometry we’ll get parents pushing more kids to take it too soon. Bad consequence. 
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Maybe this will help you.  If you take Algebra I in 8th the base school can generally meet all the math needs.  TJ should be for the most advanced students who have a harder time getting their needs met at a base school.[/quote]

Not universally true. There are various reasons why kids may end up in Alg I. I wouldn’t want to eliminate 100% of those kids.

And do we want parents to push their kids into geometry any more than they already do? As we’ve seen, they will do anything to get their kids in. We already have way more kids in Geometry than should be there.

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DP, you can't obtain perfect. Requiring that we sacrifice the 99% so that we chase after that 1% is irrational foolishness. [/quote]

I also don’t like encouraging parents to push their kids into geometry prematurely. 
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Well, if doing geometry is push and pre-mature for 8th grades, where at least 20% of 8th graders (those who are in advanced math or Level IV) already do it, then do you honestly think the belongs to TJ and all the challenges they face? Or TJ should be dumbed down to cater to these kids (I am sure quite a few agree in this forum) ? Heck, since last year there are already tons of middle school kids that took Geometry HN and even PreCal HN 8th, got As in all the courses, but going to base school because they couldn't get into TJ under new process. My kid was very sad that she couldn't get in in spite of perfect GPA, plenty of stem electives/courses, but took comfort that she will have plenty of company at base HS to keep her challenged.

Honestly, Algebra I should be open to all 7th graders and TJ should require Geometry HN by 8th and all core courses as HN with min 3.75 GPA. There is no need to gate keep math track and those who are up for the challenge should be allowed to take it. [/quote]

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