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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]TJ sounds delightful [/quote]

It is.  Seriously.  In many ways it is an amazing place, especially for the "right kid," which  is a smarts thing, but also an intangible fit thing.  The new principal says she is focusing on decreasing homework and dealing with academic integrity. We'll see what happens-- it would be nice.

Like many schools, there are pluses and minuses, and you get ioutwhat you put in. It is a high workload, and they have a cheating problem.  These are negatives. But.  I know a lot of kids who love TJ. The classes, the different academic setup (IBET, CHUM, blocked Humanities, their senior lab), the unique TJ things (no bells, one lunch period, can eat anywhere in the scho, iNite, JDay, no real need for lockers with locks, 8th period, and the fact it operates more like a college than a HS). THE Active alumni base that is very involved in the school, hires TJ kids as interns, etc.. And they especially like the kids-- bright, motivated, generally very kind, and most have a "we are all in this Is together"/ once a TJ kid, always a TJ kid attitude  (and a few are a**holes-- this being HS).

The kids who are motivated enough to deal with the workload, are interested in the classes, and especially those who put themselllves out there (do iNite, homecoming, Sadies, join  a club, sportor team Etc) seem to thrive. The ones who were "convinced" to attended, and who do not get involved in the school are often miserable.  And eventually drop back to their base school.
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