Virginia School Tops the Best High Schools List

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this is Valdrin Dervishaj from Republic of Kosovo

im realy interested to be student of your school but i dont know how is the procedur of registration please inform me about that

im interested to be part of your school if you are interested to have a good student

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Valdrin Dervishaj

Why it happens?

Statistics are important in our to improve our lives, but there are some exceptions such as this issue which could affect the student's lives. I believe these school rankings creates problems for both top and no-so top schools. It creates stereotypes for the top schools and its students, while discouraging no-so top schools and its students to improve their performance. For student attending a top school like TJ High, being an inspiration to others is a key to help them. For the students attending in a no-so top school, hard work and believing in someone's self can be reinforce to emerge to every student, the school itself and its community which is an essential factor for success.

Science and Math. Classes

I am annyoed that someone out there gets better education than I do. It is not fair. Education should be good every where. I took total of 13 AP courses so far in Fairfax High that I can no longer find anymore science classes to take so I took multivar and Matrix algebra in GMU which is not so bad;I had to pay for it though. But the point is that I and many of my friends could have done great things if we have this technology under our hands. Last year we were second in the Science Olympiad Competition in the state of Virginia. What is sad though is that such an epic school like TJ was not able to make a science olympiad team to compete this year. It is shamefull that a school of science and Math. could not have a coach for a science competition. ARe you kidding me? Not a single teacher accepted the offer of being their science olympiad team. If schools like fairfax High and Langley keep dominating because TJ is not showing any competition, no serious learning is going to happen. If we have TJ compete in regionals and state many of the Schools will work alot more just to make sure that they win. I personally would increase mt Astronomy and physics lectures in team by 3-6 hours a week. The whole point is I want TJ to compete and show us there intellect. In other words, Bring it.

Science and Math. Classes

I am annyoed that someone out there gets better education than I do. It is not fair. Education should be good every where. I took total of 13 AP courses so far in Fairfax High that I can no longer find anymore science classes to take so I took multivar and Matrix algebra in GMU which is not so bad;I had to pay for it though. But the point is that I and many of my friends could have done great things if we have this technology under our hands. Last year we were second in the Science Olympiad Competition in the state of Virginia. What is sad though is that such an epic school like TJ was not able to make a science olympiad team to compete this year. It is shamefull that a school of science and Math. could not have a coach for a science competition. ARe you kidding me? Not a single teacher accepted the offer of being their science olympiad team. If schools like fairfax High and Langley keep dominating because TJ is not showing any competition, no serious learning is going to happen. If we have TJ compete in regionals and state many of the Schools will work alot more just to make sure that they win. I personally would increase mt Astronomy and physics lectures in team by 3-6 hours a week. The whole point is I want TJ to compete and show us there intellect. In other words, Bring it.

TJ KIDS

To the mom of VA.

Please do not stereotype the students at TJ.Your statements are inaccurate. Someone can tutor to a test, but basic abilities dictate entrance into TJ,not money or type of cars or amount of money spent on prep tests. I have two high schoolers, one attending TJ and the other our base school. My daughter attends by riding the bus from our Herndon home every morning to the base school and back again.She spends long hours on homework and has been successful in an atmosphere that provides challenges for her. She has been exposed to this school by earning a spot without the tutoring , but through the basic hardworking student you describe and allude to not being accepted there.A community of students from my area now attending TJ are the same. TJ offers opportunity for students from various backgrounds financially disadvantaged or not.We do not provide cars as you allude to in your comment. If anything, a car is the furthest thought from the minds of these students, who are instrinsically motivated to ask questions and explore. Personally I think for you to worry about what model car people drive is just a symptom of what some parents in the area feel is a symbol of success.All over Fairfax, we see cars of affluence; however, at these schools the students heads are not in the books but in their next trip to the local hangout. From what I recall private schools must provide their own transportation, so maybe that is why you confuse car ownership as a measure of TJ students acceptance rates...

Yeah, I went to TJ

I'd like to address a few points that have been brought up here regarding the best public high school in the country.

A few people have implied that only parents who "can afford it" go to TJ. That's completely untrue. TJ is a Fairfax County public school and doesn't charge any kind of tuition. However, there is a valid complaint that a cottage industry has emerged to prepare kids for the TJ entrance exam which benefits kids whose parents can afford to hire a tutor to improve their kids' chance at admission. I didn't take any of these classes, but I have seen more and more advertisements for them over the years.

There have also been a lot of complaints that a magnet school tops the list. I agree that it's not fair to compare a hand-picked student body to one at a truly public institution. However, Jay Mathews (among others) has consistently excluded Jefferson from his highly publicized school rankings, citing its selective admissions process. If you want to exclude magnet schools from the list, there are several other studies you can look at. I applaud US News for ranking the "best of the best" alongside more conventional public schools to give the clearest picture of the academic situation in all regions of the US. As someone else pointed out, other Fairfax County public schools which feed TJ made the top 100, including McLean, Langley, and Woodson. George Mason in Falls Church (which I would have attended) and Yorktown (a private school which draws from the same pool of students) also made the top 100.

While it's true that Thomas Jefferson students would thrive at any public school in the area, TJ offers specialized resources and classes aimed at advanced students. At many public schools, students need to fight the system for placement in advanced Math and Science classes, while at TJ many students are placed appropriately in Calculus during their freshman or sophomore years. The level of academic rigor has increased in the years since I graduated, but even back when I was a student I was able to take Advanced Placement classes starting my freshman year. I took a total of 11 AP classes and 4 post-AP college credit classes, and I entered the University of Virginia with 53 college credits just from the classes offered to me at TJ.

Based on my experience, the biggest criticisms I can level at TJ are these-

Students are insulated from the "real world", and placed in an ultra-competitive environment where out-of-school socialization is hampered by the distribution of students all across the county. Until junior or senior year, it is difficult for students to socialize with other TJ students outside of school without relying on their parents. As a result, Thomas Jefferson graduates are often behind their "base school" peers socially.

The most common university attended by TJ students is the University of Virginia, and the most common high school among UVA students is TJ. Because Jefferson is a public school, students frequently do not have the means to attend private universities without very generous scholarships. Upon arriving at UVA, many TJ students find the coursework less challenging than what they were presented in high school, and are equally disappointed with the intellectual level of their fellow students. UVA is one of the top public universities in the country, but it doesn't cater to the best and the brightest the way TJ does. As a result, TJ students often find their college experience less rewarding than others, and many choose to graduate early or focus on extracurricular activites.

I'm proud to see my high school again chosen as tops among public schools, but there are certainly drawbacks to attending such an unusual school.

hi

hello dear you

this is Valdrin Dervishaj from Republic of Kosovo

im realy interested to be student of your school but i dont know how is the procedur of registration please inform me about that

im interested to be part of your school if you are interested to have a good student

best regard

Valdrin Dervishaj

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From 0 to Hero

Hey guys!

Just want to say that TJ is so great. My kid got picked on when he was at those "other schools". But at TJ, he's class presdient, and no one messes with him. He even is dating cheerleader, and he plays on the football team. I mean, i just love how my child progressed.

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Current TJ student:

At Thomas Jefferson the focus on school is so great that kids loose sight of the real things in life. Kids at my school would maim one another just to get one extra point on an assignment. in my opinion there are no "chill kids" at our school. In addition we need more minorities. I’m not trying to be racist, but brown vs. board of education, did make segregation unconstitutional. In addition, I would appreciate if the girls at our school, would some more time in front of a mirror. Nonetheless, TJ creates a false atmosphere where that everything revolves around them. As seen by the parents, it is quite clear why kids at my school are so cocky about themselves. in addition, we should be more considerate of the others who work hard as well, but as you know we think about ourselves.