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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Friend’s son left TJ. What to say when we meet?

Saying ‘I’m sorry’ feels wrong.

Asking why, also feels wrong.

Saying nothing also feels wrong.

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My kid left too.  Asking where they went is appropriate.  If they want to talk they will elaborate.

My kid was a straight A student and had trouble with the peers.  She saw rampant cheating and bragging/lying about grades was based on pure lack of integrity.  It wasn't a good fit.  Most of the kids don't have any social skills, which combined with the lack of integrity made it difficult for her to find a solid group of friends.  I also didn't like the parents.  I felt they were overbearing, pushy, braggy (like their kids), and lacked social skills.  She went back to private school that screens these kids out. They are smart, no doubt, but they don't have what it takes to be really successful outside an academic environment - which is what we, as parents, are training them for.[/quote]

I'll take things that didn't happen for $800 Alex.

You don't even have a high school kid.  And certainly not a straight A TJ kid.

It's not like elementary school where all the parents get to know each other.[/quote]

Thank you for exhibiting the exact lack of social skills referenced.  You and OP both are low in that area, perhaps it is your kids that give the school the bad reputation for social skills...

OP - it's appropriate to say nothing.  Maybe Sanjay is sad that Said is leaving.  And drop it.[/quote]

NP. I agree with the "things that didn't happen" poster.

High school isn't preschool.  SMH[/quote]

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As a TJ parent, I am quite involve in my kid ECs as volunteer… and I still barely know any parents, let alone say “ I also didn't like the parents.  I felt they were overbearing, pushy, braggy (like their kids), and lacked social skills. ”[/quote]

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