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I’m glad for your DD, but give it time. TJ eases kids in slowly and 3rd-4th quarter, when the IBET project and Robot Project, and a Romeo and Juliet 5th Act all come due at once, and they leave RS and start “real TJ math”. arms is a cakewalk.  For many kids, a TJ Math is not so much. Then things get much more time consuming and stressful.

And the freshman load is just lighter, on purpose.  There is more forgiveness, better curving, and more support.  Sophomore and junior years are the tough ones at TJ.  And almost no one ends up graduating with straight As. Very few kids would say the can manage TJ, plus an EC, plus a job, plus friends and screen time, and get sleep.  Maybe your kid is the exception. But recognize it will get much harder.

And yes, a time consuming EC hurts. As does a long commute. But strangely my kids grades are higher when he does his EC. And, of course, you need more to get into a good college out of a TJ than grades. An UW 4.0 with no substantive ECs is a problem. [/quote]
It's ok, if it gets much harder, she can quit her job then. I have such a relaxed attitude toward grades. She is at TJ to learn as much as possible and use the opportunities to explore, not to get all As and get into the best college. Although she acknowledged that her classmates are way too focused on grades - not sure if it's because of their parents or their own perfectionism. [/quote]

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