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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand every middle school will be given a few seats, but last year no one at our middle school accepted the offer.  I could be mistaken, as I also heard one kid attended for a year, and returned to base high school.  DC took the admissions test this month, and we think there is a good chance we will be made an offer.  What I want to understand is why would one not accept a TJ offer?  [b]I hear everyone saying how much harder one has to study, but is it significantly more than what a student at base high school enrolled in all honors courses would need to study?[/b] How much time would be available to do sports?  Trying to figure out if DC would be better off going to our high school with known friends and teammates, or tryout TJ, but definitely want to avoid the hassle of transferring if TJ isnt the right fit.  [/quote]
Yes, TJ basic courses are much harder than honor courses at base school.  Even if your child got an A in middle school algebra 1, expect to deal with C starting with the follow on math course at TJ. They teach math at ferrari speed, and give a ton of homework.  There are many kids going through this struggle right now even after taking a break from sports and giving up 8th period club block for math tutoring. The tutoring help they offer only helps with a particular homework problem, it's not a lesson based class.  If your child cannot keep up with ferrari speed math lessons, dont put them through the TJ nightmare. [/quote]

True. The speed and intensity of the courses is ramped up.[/quote]

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