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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People can huff and puff, but at the end of the day both TJ and AAP are positives for FCPS and Fairfax County, in that they send signals that FCPS cares about advanced academics.  It's an imperfect signal, but a meaningful one nonetheless.  You only have to look at how FCPS outperforms MCPS and captures a much larger share of top students than APS to know they are net positives for the county.  The possibility that some hypothetical TJ student turned down from U. Va. possibly might have been admitted had he or she applied from Woodson or South Lakes instead isn't going to change that.  [/quote]

I agree , and to add to that , at the end of the day TJ and non-TJ all get to meet in in-state colleges. Not sure what is so special about TJ though.. Only top 20-30 % go to IVYs if they can afford.. Once in local college ,everyone is same .. TJ / Non-TJ doesn't matter.[/quote]

If your end game is WHERE they end up in college, then you miss the point of an experience of TJ. It is like going to college in high school. It's not for everyone and it is college level work load. But for many kids, this is where a spark is lit in a field of study and that is something worthwhile and they take into college and beyond. - Signed, a TJ mom with a kid in grad school studying Biomed Eng.[/quote]

It is like college in the sense that there is virtually no instruction; kids have to learn on their own.  I do not see that as a good thing.  The work approach is similar to HS:  In college, one is usually not graded on homework, but rather tests.  At TJ, that is not the case.  An earlier poster wrote about the vast amounts of work required.  In college, the work is suggested but not required.  I do not know how TJ grades, but if they require you to do HW, and grade it, and include that in your grade, it is not like college.

TJ has brilliant students....but so does Madison, Langley, Woodson, Oakton, Marshall, McLean etc.  TH teachers do not have to work hard because the teachers will get it.

Advantages of TJ:
No bullying for being smart
Brilliant Peers
No time spent prepared for SOL's.

Disadvantages:
Workload
Stress
Poor quality teaching
Travel Time
Imbalanced school-life priorities
1/2 the kids will finish in the bottom half instead of in the top 5% at the base school. [/quote]

The teaching quality at TJ is not perfect but it's definitely better than at other base schools.[/quote]

I agree with above poster. I have 1 at TJ and 1 at base school. There are certainly bad teachers everywhere, but in general this has been our experience.[/quote]

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