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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone unpack this objectively? Surprised by the negativity, particularly want to check the following:

1. The new offerings lower academic rigor by replacing TJ-specific courses with APs?  --True or false?
2. If so, and if causes grade inflation, would that paradoxically put TJ students on more equal footing with base-school students where GPAs are already inflated?  --True or false?
3. The new courses reduce or eliminate interdisciplinary, collaborative teaching at TJ.  --True or false?
4. The principal is pursuing an agenda to make TJ less rigorous and more "consistent with" other FCPS schools? --True or false?

Please no bias no spin, if you can.

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1. Mostly False.  The AP classes are the same as the old classes but may have added a bit here and there to cover the AP curriculum in some cases.
2. True.
3. False.  I have no idea what these people are talking about.  There are no changes to the curriculum for the freshmen in this update so IBET is still going to be there for the freshmen.  The higher course electives are still there.[/quote]

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