Do you want or do you not want your kid to go to TJ?

[Anonymous]

My kid applied because all his friends are applying. I wasn't going to stand in his way but hope he doesn't get in.

[Anonymous]

I would prefer not, but will support kids' decision. I will discuss reality of travel time/workload but also specialized opportunities available so they are informed as best I can.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“But going to TJ can damage your kid's self-esteem and drive. He is not going to get a better education there, unless it's an education in suffering. ”

Hasn’t been my family’s experience so far. Education in 9th so far is light years away from 8th grade Honors classes (at a “good” not “top” MS) experience for math/science. Moreover DC seems to be more self confident and more willing to try things than was ever the case in 8th, giving the chance at learning / growth through extracurricular experiences. YMMV.

Sounds like a combination of a typical teen maturing and yet another TJ parent endowing the school with magical properties because her own snowflake goes there. These are the parents we want to avoid; they’re bad enough in middle school.

If she had said her son was stressed an underconfident, would you have said it was normal teenage development anot TJ's fault?