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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would not call any kid who scores well on the TJ exam, with or without prep, mediocre. The kids who are prepping are working hard to learn challenging material in order to do well on the test. That is impressive on its own. I can question if the kid is there because the kid really wants it or there because the parent really wants it but I will not question the effort and intelligence of a kid who does well on that exam.

I would imagine any kid that applied themselves to a year long prep class would apply themselves to their class work and do just fine at TJ.

I did not get how much math classes can be fun for a kid. I thought you all were crazy but this year we offered DS the choice to take AoPS classes or not. He decided to give the math a go and is loving it. I don't get it but I am not a math person. I was a history and social studies geek and loved working as a tour guide at the State House and participating in Government based programs in MS and HS so I don't know why the math class love is so foreign to me. We are actually working with some other interested families in starting a STEM Scouts program next year.

I think we can discuss admissions and test or no test without questioning the kids intelligence or ability. The conversation, for me, is identifying kids with similar intelligence and ability in underrepresented communities and providing them with the opportunity to attend TJ and shine. It would be nice if they could expand the class size at TJ to include the top 2% students from the underrepresented schools and not impact the current numbers. It sounds like TJ has the space for more students.[/quote]

TJ's Class of 2025 is expected to be 550, as opposed to 480. The school can absolutely handle a higher volume with no difficulty. 2200 should be just fine a few years down the road, and will make a huge difference in the school's offerings outside of the STEM realm.[/quote]

The drop back numbers this year will be epic. The class number will be closer to baseline by spring. [/quote]

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