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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]can you share your experiences of sending your child to TJ.

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Did your student stay up late to study for long hours? Only during Junior year and only because my son was taking all Aps/Post APs
Was the commute to the school tiring and time consuming?  Not really, usually 30 to 35 minutes each way.
Did the student study on the bus to make best use of commute time?  Usually slept or talked with other kids on the bus.
what parent intervention did you do for : bad grades, sick days, too much work load days...   No bad grades, only few sick days and they were easily made up. There certainly were too much work load days and I stayed up with my son to offer moral support until he went to sleep (during junior year). 
Did work load leave any time for hobbies?   Yes.  if so can you mention the hobbies?  swimming, golf and drawing.
How often did you have to look for a tutor for hard subjects?  There were no tutors. I didn't believe in tutors even with difficult post AP classes.
How did you support your TJ student as a family? did you offer help to pack their lunch, do their chores? Prepared/packed lunch, helped with some administrative matters, picked him up from school at times, drove him to many tournaments, volunteered/chaperoned at school events etc.
What was the most valuable elective/class/after school club that your child ever took in TJ that helped them the most? Elective classes: AI, Linear Algebra, Complex Variables, DNA Science, Required Class: Design & Tech, AP Government, Senior Research Lab, Clubs : Debate, MUN, JeffSoc
was the whole experience over whelming or better than what you thought? Better than expected.

Those are just some opening questions.
If you all don't mind, can you share your experiences/advice.

My son had some rough times during junior year staying up late but he feels he received one of the best high school education and met truly amazing teachers and students with whom he could discuss almost anything (politics, international finance/trade, philosophy, history, classics, particle physics, finer points/rules of grammar, mathematical concepts, moral/ethical dilemmas, classic literature etc.) Excelling in classes/clubs were not looked down upon and there were hardly any (none that I know of) common distractions such as illegal substances, alcohol, bullying etc.

I truly appreciate that my son was able to grow intellectually and as a person and that he is extremely well prepared for any college level work.

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