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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Live in a great house in a great neighborhood in DC. I'd never give that up and I'd never send my child to TJ. I value having well rounded socially engaging children. THat's why I shell out $30k a year per child.[/quote]
The inference that TJ cannot result in well rounded socially engaging children is a little offensive.  There are certainly many of both among students at TJ.  Just because they are a subset of math/science phenoms doesn't mean they can't carry on a conversation.  I live in a great neighborhood in VA and would send my DC to TJ without hesitation if that is the direction they wanted to go. It's not, btw, and one is happy in public (gr 7) and one will try private in 10th gr after being quite successful in the public system (but wants to try smaller class size with more individual/personal attention).
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I agree with the first person you quoted.  I have known many TJ kids and would never want my kids to be like them. TJ is wayyyyy to narrowly focused and does not teach children to be socially engaging, a skill just as crucial to success in life as graduating from a top school.  I will take my children's private over TJ any day.

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