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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh! So disappointed with how this thread went. Success in life is so more than "TJ". I dont even know what that stands for.

I have adhd, and got full scholarship to state school. But I lacked a lot completely unrelated to academics.

If I were to do it again, I'd go to my local community college and 1/2 work, 1/2 classes. Or maybe not. But the pressure was horrible!!

Dh stayed home w/ parents until he was 33! He's got his phd now.

I just feel like the culture pushes us to compete w/ "the jones"

I want my kid to enjoy being a kid and be self sufficient emotionally and life wise. I wouldn't say "academically" b/c what I really want is for him to be self aware to say "I need help here and here, how can I solve this problem?" "Who can I ask?" W/o his self worth attached to the ups and downs of academics or other similar endeavors.

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My son has applied to TJ - but I totally agree that success is more than TJ.  However, if you are a person who has strength in math and science and wants to get into some very intense science projects -and intense math topics - then TJ (Thomas Jefferson Science and Technology HS) is the best public school in this area to obtain that education.  It just gives these kids essentially a start on these topics before college.  In fact, a person that works for me went to TJ, he is now about 23 yrs old.  One thing he did say is that TJ provided him with the opportunity to be much more prepared for college then his friends that went to his local public school. All of that said, EVERY CHILD IS DIFFERENT - and not every learning environment is right for every child. TJ is great.  So are lots of other public and private schools in this area. Point in fact, it's FREE - where as the private schools can be quite costly.[/quote]

Oh. Well, the pressure when I went to a similar magnet program back in the stone ages was high but you could choose how much college courses you wanted to take. I am grateful for the free magnet program I went to and grateful for the scholarship.

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