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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All TJ placement proves is that families that are aiming for TJ focus on a couple of specific schools. They aren't doing anything special or different at those middle schools. It's about families and their priorities. [/quote]

I disagree. I think they are doing something different at those schools to cater to high performing children or really parents who demand high performance. However one has to decide if it's worth it to attend those schools and then have your friends split off for high school.[/quote]

as someone who lives in one of these zones with a non-AAP child, I can say based on my observation that is isn't about the schools themselves, but the parents who clamor to be in these few centers.  People aim to live in those zones so that their kids will attend those centers with other kids they consider on par with their children.  And I don't know that these students are actually any smarter - just test prepped to death with the TJ or bust mentality.

It is really unhealthy to watch from the outside.[/quote]

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