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While the facilities are good at TJ, most students -- even TJ students -- do not have the experience to take advantage of those.  [/quote]

Neither social-emotional not intellectual.  TJ has a lot of phenomenal resources and, in the early-mid 90s, was an exceptional opportunity in an era when many schools just didn't have the facilities to offer the depth and breadth of honors and AP education available in all schools now.  I don't think anyone is denying that TJ is a great school, but the question is, is it a great school for your child?  Is it a great school for your child's social-emotional well being AND their intellectual growth?  Will it enable them to be a healthy, well-developed young adult?

This debate is raging in my house right now.  DH and I are very concerned about too much, too fast, and we are in the minority among our peers (40s, locally grown, one a product of Fairfax Co publics, one a product of an independent all-girls' school).  I think you have to think long and hard about the pros and cons about a school like TJ before sending your child into the breech.

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I agree that it has to fit your child.  I am worried because my rising 8th grader is STEM focused and a high achiever in academics.  But I firmly believe that TJ will not be good for her emotionally.  She is too type A and I want her to find balance and a lower stress level.  But I can't be the one who says no.  I'm hoping she won't want to apply.  My strategy has been to not bring it up.[/quote]

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