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[quote=Anonymous]WJ parent here again.
The AP physics teachers are really good, as are the AP chem and  I loved my kids  honors chem teacher so much, 
Most of the engineering kids take tj two AP con sci classes too.  They aren’t great — that’s a really hard area to hire for plus the curriculum for both is really outdated but the kids work together and work through it.

There is an engineering club that meets during lunch once a week or maybe twice where they build stuff.  There is also a robotics club that competes. Definitely encourage him to get involved in some clubs—WJ has a ton of them and it’s a good way for him to meet people.

There are a couple of engineering electives also that my kid hasn’t taken yet but has heard good things about — I think the engineering club sponsor teaches them.

I agree with PP that the advanced math is omportant and most of the WJ emgoneerkng applicants are aiming to get to at least MV Calc by senior year (so typical might be Alf 2, precalc, Calc bc, MV).  There’s no shame in getting a tutor.  For some kids with adhd (this was me), the math is easy but it’s hard to follow someone explaining math — it’s the receptive language skills not the math skills.  The teachers are mostly also helpful about explaining things during lunch (shout out for all those great teachers who do that).

For the negative Nelly poster above—-my kids science teachers all say he is an excellent student.  He may not have the A because he forgets to turn some stuff in, but he participates a ton in class and does well on the labs and tests.  He’s very engaged and likes the topic.  I think the more problematic aspects of his ADHD are so much better in HS than they were in MS, in part because he’s maturing but also because his brain is usefully occupied.  For kids with ADHD, keeping the brain occupied is 90% of the battle.

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