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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Both my spouse and their sibling are TJ alums and neither will allow their kids to attend. Because of the “pressure cooker” aspect. [/quote]

Why is having more rigorous classes and demanding teachers now deemed "pressure cooker" ? If a kid loves math and science, TJ is like a dream school.[/quote]

The pressure cooker aspect comes not from rigorous coursework or demanding teachers, but an environment where less than perfection is considered a failure. [/quote]

"An environment where less than perfection is considered a failure" - this comes from parents almost 100% of the time; kids don't feel this unless their parents set this type of impossible expectation in the first place. But for the kids whose parents do not  and who instead have a different mantra.. perhaps something like: "Be curious, work hard, play hard, and build strong friendships", why wouldn't TJ be a dream school? There are so many amazing classes and things students groups work on which are all accessible at TJ, but not at other high schools, and on top of it, it's free.[/quote]

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