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

Did your student stay up late to study for long hours?
Was the commute to the school tiring and time consuming? Did the student study on the bus to make best use of commute time?
what parent intervention did you do for : bad grades, sick days, too much work load days...
Did work load leave any time for hobbies? if so can you mention the hobbies?
How often did you have to look for a tutor for hard subjects?
How did you support your TJ student as a family? did you offer help to pack their lunch, do their chores?
What was the most valuable elective/class/after school club that your child ever took in TJ that helped them the most?
was the whole experience over whelming or better than what you thought?

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

1. Yes, my child stayed up late, but so does his sibling who attends the neighborhood high school.
2. Commute is an unusual circumstance for us. TJ is kind of on my way to work, so I dropped of DS very often for the first two years. We also frequently paid an older neighbor who attended TJ to drive DS to school. The latter is a fairly common experience. I think you will find that many TJ kids get cars once they get licenses, if it is at all financially feasible for the family. Once DS started to drive, it was a real game-changer.
3. No intervention for bad grades besides following up with DS. I occasionally called in "sick" for him (like, twice or so a year) so he could stay home and rest and relax.
4. DS played varsity sports in multiple seasons over all four years. Most TJ kids are heavily involved in sports, clubs or other extra-curriculars.
5. No tutors or other academic interventions, including prep classes or summer classes. My thought on this is that if the kid can't do it on his/her own with the internal supports provided by the school, he/she shouldn't be there.
6. DS was so busy with school and sports that he rarely had time for chores. I gave him a lot more "free" spending and gas money than I would have otherwise. 
7. Extra-curriculars depend on the child. IMO if the kid just studies all the time and ends up with a 4.5 GPA and no ECs then the time at TJ has been wasted. I love the school spirit and the heavily involved student body. You'll be told that every student should try something. I heartily concur with this.

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