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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't want to send my kid to a school that is a pressure cooker. I would much prefer to send my kid to an academically rigorous high school. There is a difference between the two. [/quote]
What is the difference? Is it the competitiveness?[/quote]

At TJ, the pressure comes partly from the grade deflation. It is not unusual for the average grade on a STEM test to be below a 60 with no curving.   And the pace of the classes coupled with the depth of the material. TJ is structured more like a college, and the kids need to read the material before class and have a basic understanding on their own, and use the class to answer questions and cover it rapidly.  And tests, especially STEM tests, require novel applications of the material.  So the kids have to really understand it at depth.

I don’t know that this issue is competition between the kids. It appears to be kids pressuring themselves to get good grades for college admissions. [/quote]

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