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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] I have not yet met a TJ student that does not spend a great deal of time on homework -- that is a downside of TJ if your student does not like or tolerate a lot of homework time. TJ is like going to junior college at 14. [/quote]

I have a freshman at TJ this year. I would agree with this. I think a kid who will do well at TJ is one who is not unhappy at the thought of having a great deal of homework and [i]wants [/i]an academically challenging course load.

I was on the fence with DD. After she was accepted, to let her know what she would be in for, we sat down and worked up scenarios for several 4 year schedules based on some of the senior research lab topics that interested her. I knew letting her go to TJ was not a bad idea when she looked at the schedules (some of which horrified me), and she said "This sounds awesome!!"

That being said, she feels like she has found a home. She has joined a group activity that she would likely have had little chance of joining at our base high school, and she is having a fantastic time. Yes, there is a TON of homework, but she is enjoying herself.
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Agree that there is a lot of homework, just as there would be at the regular school with a schedule of all honors and AP classes. My child at TJ found early on that the key is to be highly organized and efficient when doing homework.

He learned right away to come home from his after school sport and sit down and get his homework done. Freshman year IBET was sometimes frustrating because other kids hadn't quite figured that out yet and weren't getting their work done, even though they weren't involved in any after school activities. That's okay, though, because that is part of the learning process and they all learn from each other. 
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