Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:TJ as it known now is for sure done, and good riddance! Next up: AAP admissions reform.
I don’t know why families thought they could cheat their way through a system meant for *actually* gifted students by starting test prep in elementary school (or earlier). News flash: if your child preps for a 2nd grade cognitive assessment, the score is invalid, and your child is not “exceptionally gifted”.
Right. Giftedness can only be found on street corners and in homes where parents take little interest in their children's education (but make sure they have nice shoes and a Play Station). I'm so glad FCPS will have a new Chief Equity Officer who can spot these natural wonders.
No, PP has a point. If you have to prep all/most your life for something cerebral (not physical, different muscles = different use - though how one camp loves to rail on athletes = discriminatory, but I digress). After a certain point, you are using wrote memorization and that isn't "studying", that is "teaching to the test", which is not life like or realistic. Colleges don't want robots whose parents "program" them for Tj since grade school - that is INSANE. I wouldn't want to deal with those parents, either.
This. Cannot tell you how many times friends who work within academia complain about the discourse in thier humanities classes for the last 6 years - she says it amounts to having a conversation with automatons. Those were often the students who received the lowest marks due to the fact that the regurgitation of researched information alone wasn't enough. Independent, original, and creative thinking are a necessity and often the automaton kids were at a disadvantage compared to private/boarding kids ( culturally exposed to a lot) or pooer-URM and white ( whose background and experiences may be different than "mainstream").
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:TJ as it known now is for sure done, and good riddance! Next up: AAP admissions reform.
I don’t know why families thought they could cheat their way through a system meant for *actually* gifted students by starting test prep in elementary school (or earlier). News flash: if your child preps for a 2nd grade cognitive assessment, the score is invalid, and your child is not “exceptionally gifted”.
Right. Giftedness can only be found on street corners and in homes where parents take little interest in their children's education (but make sure they have nice shoes and a Play Station). I'm so glad FCPS will have a new Chief Equity Officer who can spot these natural wonders.
No, PP has a point. If you have to prep all/most your life for something cerebral (not physical, different muscles = different use - though how one camp loves to rail on athletes = discriminatory, but I digress). After a certain point, you are using wrote memorization and that isn't "studying", that is "teaching to the test", which is not life like or realistic. Colleges don't want robots whose parents "program" them for Tj since grade school - that is INSANE. I wouldn't want to deal with those parents, either.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You can either have a top-tier STEM magnet school or you can have a school that "looks like Fairfax" and has quotas. You can't have both.
It should look like NVa! TJ is not just FCPS, it includes the entire NVa region.
Time to lower the standards; have 18 year old freshmen, surging numbers of FARMs and ESL students, teach to the SOL, eliminate attendance standards and use a rolling gradebook.
While we’re at it, FCPS should also eliminate AAP in ES.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You can either have a top-tier STEM magnet school or you can have a school that "looks like Fairfax" and has quotas. You can't have both.
It should look like NVa! TJ is not just FCPS, it includes the entire NVa region.
Time to lower the standards; have 18 year old freshmen, surging numbers of FARMs and ESL students, teach to the SOL, eliminate attendance standards and use a rolling gradebook.
While we’re at it, FCPS should also eliminate AAP in ES.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You can either have a top-tier STEM magnet school or you can have a school that "looks like Fairfax" and has quotas. You can't have both.
It should look like NVa! TJ is not just FCPS, it includes the entire NVa region.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:TJ as it known now is for sure done, and good riddance! Next up: AAP admissions reform.
I don’t know why families thought they could cheat their way through a system meant for *actually* gifted students by starting test prep in elementary school (or earlier). News flash: if your child preps for a 2nd grade cognitive assessment, the score is invalid, and your child is not “exceptionally gifted”.
Right. Giftedness can only be found on street corners and in homes where parents take little interest in their children's education (but make sure they have nice shoes and a Play Station). I'm so glad FCPS will have a new Chief Equity Officer who can spot these natural wonders.
No, PP has a point. If you have to prep all/most your life for something cerebral (not physical, different muscles = different use - though how one camp loves to rail on athletes = discriminatory, but I digress). After a certain point, you are using wrote memorization and that isn't "studying", that is "teaching to the test", which is not life like or realistic. Colleges don't want robots whose parents "program" them for Tj since grade school - that is INSANE. I wouldn't want to deal with those parents, either.
How many engineers, doctors, attorneys, take their professional exams cold?
Its silly to say that it "is not life like or realistic" for professionals - particularly in STEM- do not study for years in their field to become certified experts.
Anonymous wrote:It's crazy how they already spend so much extra money on the high FARMS schools and there are big AAP centers at schools like Glasgow and Sandburg, but they still only get a handful or less of kids into TJ.
If the system hasn't been able to showcase the talents of kids at those schools by the time they are in 8th grade, it's hard to see how dumping more into TJ under a new "hybrid lottery" system will set them up for success. Perhaps "New TJ" will be a solid school with better sports teams, but it probably won't be as strong as some of the existing schools.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:TJ as it known now is for sure done, and good riddance! Next up: AAP admissions reform.
I don’t know why families thought they could cheat their way through a system meant for *actually* gifted students by starting test prep in elementary school (or earlier). News flash: if your child preps for a 2nd grade cognitive assessment, the score is invalid, and your child is not “exceptionally gifted”.
Right. Giftedness can only be found on street corners and in homes where parents take little interest in their children's education (but make sure they have nice shoes and a Play Station). I'm so glad FCPS will have a new Chief Equity Officer who can spot these natural wonders.
No, PP has a point. If you have to prep all/most your life for something cerebral (not physical, different muscles = different use - though how one camp loves to rail on athletes = discriminatory, but I digress). After a certain point, you are using wrote memorization and that isn't "studying", that is "teaching to the test", which is not life like or realistic. Colleges don't want robots whose parents "program" them for Tj since grade school - that is INSANE. I wouldn't want to deal with those parents, either.
The biggest racist dog whistle on these threads is when some kids get called "robots." We know who you're referring to and it is not cool.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:TJ as it known now is for sure done, and good riddance! Next up: AAP admissions reform.
I don’t know why families thought they could cheat their way through a system meant for *actually* gifted students by starting test prep in elementary school (or earlier). News flash: if your child preps for a 2nd grade cognitive assessment, the score is invalid, and your child is not “exceptionally gifted”.
Right. Giftedness can only be found on street corners and in homes where parents take little interest in their children's education (but make sure they have nice shoes and a Play Station). I'm so glad FCPS will have a new Chief Equity Officer who can spot these natural wonders.
No, PP has a point. If you have to prep all/most your life for something cerebral (not physical, different muscles = different use - though how one camp loves to rail on athletes = discriminatory, but I digress). After a certain point, you are using wrote memorization and that isn't "studying", that is "teaching to the test", which is not life like or realistic. Colleges don't want robots whose parents "program" them for Tj since grade school - that is INSANE. I wouldn't want to deal with those parents, either.
Anonymous wrote:TJ as it known now is for sure done, and good riddance! Next up: AAP admissions reform.
I don’t know why families thought they could cheat their way through a system meant for *actually* gifted students by starting test prep in elementary school (or earlier). News flash: if your child preps for a 2nd grade cognitive assessment, the score is invalid, and your child is not “exceptionally gifted”.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:TJ as it known now is for sure done, and good riddance! Next up: AAP admissions reform.
I don’t know why families thought they could cheat their way through a system meant for *actually* gifted students by starting test prep in elementary school (or earlier). News flash: if your child preps for a 2nd grade cognitive assessment, the score is invalid, and your child is not “exceptionally gifted”.
Right. Giftedness can only be found on street corners and in homes where parents take little interest in their children's education (but make sure they have nice shoes and a Play Station). I'm so glad FCPS will have a new Chief Equity Officer who can spot these natural wonders.
No, PP has a point. If you have to prep all/most your life for something cerebral (not physical, different muscles = different use - though how one camp loves to rail on athletes = discriminatory, but I digress). After a certain point, you are using wrote memorization and that isn't "studying", that is "teaching to the test", which is not life like or realistic. Colleges don't want robots whose parents "program" them for Tj since grade school - that is INSANE. I wouldn't want to deal with those parents, either.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:TJ as it known now is for sure done, and good riddance! Next up: AAP admissions reform.
I don’t know why families thought they could cheat their way through a system meant for *actually* gifted students by starting test prep in elementary school (or earlier). News flash: if your child preps for a 2nd grade cognitive assessment, the score is invalid, and your child is not “exceptionally gifted”.
Right. Giftedness can only be found on street corners and in homes where parents take little interest in their children's education (but make sure they have nice shoes and a Play Station). I'm so glad FCPS will have a new Chief Equity Officer who can spot these natural wonders.
No, PP has a point. If you have to prep all/most your life for something cerebral (not physical, different muscles = different use - though how one camp loves to rail on athletes = discriminatory, but I digress). After a certain point, you are using wrote memorization and that isn't "studying", that is "teaching to the test", which is not life like or realistic. Colleges don't want robots whose parents "program" them for Tj since grade school - that is INSANE. I wouldn't want to deal with those parents, either.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:TJ as it known now is for sure done, and good riddance! Next up: AAP admissions reform.
I don’t know why families thought they could cheat their way through a system meant for *actually* gifted students by starting test prep in elementary school (or earlier). News flash: if your child preps for a 2nd grade cognitive assessment, the score is invalid, and your child is not “exceptionally gifted”.
Right. Giftedness can only be found on street corners and in homes where parents take little interest in their children's education (but make sure they have nice shoes and a Play Station). I'm so glad FCPS will have a new Chief Equity Officer who can spot these natural wonders.
No, PP has a point. If you have to prep all/most your life for something cerebral (not physical, different muscles = different use - though how one camp loves to rail on athletes = discriminatory, but I digress). After a certain point, you are using wrote memorization and that isn't "studying", that is "teaching to the test", which is not life like or realistic. Colleges don't want robots whose parents "program" them for Tj since grade school - that is INSANE. I wouldn't want to deal with those parents, either.