Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To those worried about joining TJ. I would say, nothing to worry at all. If you kid is interested he/she will do well. The problem comes if the parent is the one pushing the decision.

Exactly. My kid was also on the M1 track in freshman. She got a A on the dreaded RS1, while some kids who were jumping to pre-calc were struggling with B’s

TJ does a great job teaching kids and aI would not worry too much about levels etc.

Correct advise to give to have the kid struggle mightily all 4 years and forced to find easy courses, easy research track and easy teachers and still ending up in the bottom 20% and going to GMU/JMU/VCU after struggling and not being able to devote any meaningful time to ECs and more than 270 clubs/teams etc. Oh, and forget about band, orchestra or sports since they suck up too much time for kids in the bottom 20%. Would have wound up with higher GPA and would have had time for ECs and more sleep as well if the kid went to regular HS.

Parent of former TJ student.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To those worried about joining TJ. I would say, nothing to worry at all. If you kid is interested he/she will do well. The problem comes if the parent is the one pushing the decision.

Exactly. My kid was also on the M1 track in freshman. She got a A on the dreaded RS1, while some kids who were jumping to pre-calc were struggling with B’s

TJ does a great job teaching kids and aI would not worry too much about levels etc.

I don't think you're TJ parent. RS1 is literally the easiest math course TJ offers beyond Algebra. I don't know anyone who has done well in pre-calculus but couldn't even get a B in RS1. You liars are so shameless in making up stories for your propaganda.

someone is paranoid.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People are conflating two things

1. Old process is flawed

Hence, it seems the assumption seems to be

2. New process is good/better

I would agree the old process is flawed but new process is even more flawed. I do like the idea of some percentage of kids from each HS getting into TJ. That is a good decision. Dropping recommendation letters is the most damaging of all.

We need reform, but in a thoughtful way. Not like the rushed half baked job they did in the middle of a pandemic.

The new process isn't perfect but it's an order of magnitude better than the previous one. A system that includes all students not just those from the most affluent schools is a huge improvement. Also ending the tyranny of prep companies with their question banks was another big problem since people were effectively buying access.

This is pure BS. It is actually orders of magnitude worse than the previous one. Now half of the class if filled with students who aren't even qualified to TJ. Have you seem the Math 4 teacher email?
Identity politics and social engineer need to stop messing our schools.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To those worried about joining TJ. I would say, nothing to worry at all. If you kid is interested he/she will do well. The problem comes if the parent is the one pushing the decision.

Exactly. My kid was also on the M1 track in freshman. She got a A on the dreaded RS1, while some kids who were jumping to pre-calc were struggling with B’s

TJ does a great job teaching kids and aI would not worry too much about levels etc.

I don't think you're TJ parent. RS1 is literally the easiest math course TJ offers beyond Algebra. I don't know anyone who has done well in pre-calculus but couldn't even get a B in RS1. You liars are so shameless in making up stories for your propaganda.

Anonymous wrote:To those worried about joining TJ. I would say, nothing to worry at all. If you kid is interested he/she will do well. The problem comes if the parent is the one pushing the decision.

Exactly. My kid was also on the M1 track in freshman. She got a A on the dreaded RS1, while some kids who were jumping to pre-calc were struggling with B’s

TJ does a great job teaching kids and aI would not worry too much about levels etc.

Anonymous wrote:People are conflating two things

1. Old process is flawed

Hence, it seems the assumption seems to be

2. New process is good/better

I would agree the old process is flawed but new process is even more flawed. I do like the idea of some percentage of kids from each HS getting into TJ. That is a good decision. Dropping recommendation letters is the most damaging of all.

We need reform, but in a thoughtful way. Not like the rushed half baked job they did in the middle of a pandemic.

The new process isn't perfect but it's an order of magnitude better than the previous one. A system that includes all students not just those from the most affluent schools is a huge improvement. Also ending the tyranny of prep companies with their question banks was another big problem since people were effectively buying access.

To those worried about joining TJ. I would say, nothing to worry at all. If you kid is interested he/she will do well. The problem comes if the parent is the one pushing the decision.

People are conflating two things

1. Old process is flawed

Hence, it seems the assumption seems to be

2. New process is good/better

I would agree the old process is flawed but new process is even more flawed. I do like the idea of some percentage of kids from each HS getting into TJ. That is a good decision. Dropping recommendation letters is the most damaging of all.

We need reform, but in a thoughtful way. Not like the rushed half baked job they did in the middle of a pandemic.

PP here, forgot to add - if the old process was in place, I highly doubt my daughter would have gotten admitted, as that included a supposedly very hard math test.

TJ parent here. Daughter is a sophomore. She took Algebra 1 in 8th grade. She was never too fond of Math, she got good grades but was no way accelerated or a math genius. However, she was passionate about science, she participated in science olympiads, designed science experiments on her own. She wanted to go to TJ for the science related opportunities, and is loving it there. She is not interested in engineering or CS but is completely utilizing the opportunities offered by TJ for science.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP's son had no business with TJ if not because of the TJ reform. It's a bad fit and will be a torture for him because he'll feel like a loser for four years.

This person sounds like a parent whose kid is on the waitlist and trying to discourage kids who already are in.

Op- you are asking the right questions. Heck I had no idea about all this when my kid enrolled in TJ.

TJ overall is VERY supportive and ur son will glide at the level he is comfortable with.

Welcome to TJ!

haha. You're spreading misinformation. At that bottom-of-the-drawer math level, he won't find comfort at TJ at all, even with this significantly watered down environment.

^It's sad that poster's like the one above are so desperate to create waitlist movement that they resort to these patnetly false but mean spirited attacks to discourage others

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP's son had no business with TJ if not because of the TJ reform. It's a bad fit and will be a torture for him because he'll feel like a loser for four years.

This person sounds like a parent whose kid is on the waitlist and trying to discourage kids who already are in.

Op- you are asking the right questions. Heck I had no idea about all this when my kid enrolled in TJ.

TJ overall is VERY supportive and ur son will glide at the level he is comfortable with.

Welcome to TJ!

They sound like the kind of toxic parent who's toxic kids less frequently get into TJ these days, but are very bitter about no longer being able to game admissions

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So much toxic condescension in this thread by people who think they know better than the selection committee and lack information too.

The selection criteria has been compromised and has become toxic. Hoping most of the Fairfax school board members are voted out. Don't forget to vote in the upcoming Democratic primary for the county! Let's take back the SB from all the morons and idiots.

Oh I know I really preferred the old system where you could buy the test. It was so much better and also it limited selection to the best schools and kept out the riff Raff

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP's son had no business with TJ if not because of the TJ reform. It's a bad fit and will be a torture for him because he'll feel like a loser for four years.

Shame on you. You don’t know that’s the case.

Shame on me? Do you know he had ZERO chance academically before the TJ reform? Might have as well cheated his way in by faking a Hispanic identity (I know many cases already after the TJ reform). I won't be surprised if that's the case.

How do you know this? TJ has had students who took algebra 1 in 8th grade every single year before the latest reforms.

Yes they did all 12 of them.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So much toxic condescension in this thread by people who think they know better than the selection committee and lack information too.

The selection criteria has been compromised and has become toxic. Hoping most of the Fairfax school board members are voted out. Don't forget to vote in the upcoming Democratic primary for the county! Let's take back the SB from all the morons and idiots.

Most? ALL of them need to go!