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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Jumping on the TC question here - how crazy are the hours the kids at TC are doing homework?  I've been hearing stories about kids up on a regular basis until 1 and 2 am doing homework.  Is this the norm?[/quote]

No, but it's not easy, especially if your DC is in a meaningful-commitment to a aport or a significant co-curricular.  For 2 or 3 yrs, a number of parents regularly griped that TC somehow lacked rigor, or something like that.  So now, the kids (especially those in AP, IB, Honors, and STEM carve-outs, which collectively is most of the school) get their cans creamed on homework, tests and projects.  I guess the benefit is that, if my DC is an Olympic neurosurgeon pilot, or something, that part will come easy.

regularly, 1 or 2 AM?  No.

Instead, 6/7 nights, 11 pm or later, with one night per week to 1230 AM, and at least one early morning per week.  That's true for my DC and for nearly all of DC's friends, and their parents confirm that to me repeatedly.

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That is what we're experiencing, though it is more 5-6 nights than 6-7. She is in a year round sport, as well as choir.[/quote]

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