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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know who these happy TJ kids are and who their parents are. I guess there are some out of 2000. But as a freshman parent my experience is not a happy one. TJ is a grinder, teacher and counselors aren't helpful. DC doesn't even seem to have good friends anymore as no one has time for anyone else. I am not sure how next 3 years will go, thinking of moving. We know families who have kids who are upperclassmen, several of them ranging from seniors, juniors, to sophomores, and no one really is happy. I don't see the gloating picture presented here by some of the school. Miserable place, I dont think I want to go to that school for any event anymore, feel like we lost our child and the connection we had with the school. [/quote]

I wonder if the Montgomery Blair parents say the same thing about their kids in the MCPS magnet?  Is it just being around a bunch of driven smart kids or is it something about how the TJ curriculum is structured or something else?  Does your child have friends; do their parents feel the same way as you do?   Does you child see the grind as a passionate intellectual journey or does your child see it as a grind just like you do?

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Addressing both posts... I have a kid at TJ as well.  It's half-and-half IMHO.  It was a difficult grind the first few months.  Much better in the second half after DC adopted to TJ requirements.  Lots of homework.  Friends are a weekend thing but that was the case in MS as well.  DC also plays a sport outside of school so has a network of friends there as well who meet for practice and games at least 3 times a week.  So, it's not all bad.

We keep reminding DC that the base HS is always and option at the end of each year.  I think DC will want to continue at TJ.  So maybe the first pp should consider that if their child is not happy at TJ.  No reason to prolong the agony.

We also know a bunch of seniors who got into great colleges and are really happy with that outcome.  [/quote]

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