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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Could current TJ families share more of their experience?  Esp. 9th grade transitioning from MS to HS. Was it a shock to your DC?[/quote]
Every course at TJ—even the non-AP ones—is rigorous and demands decent time. But for our mostly A in middle school chump, TJ math has been especially time-consuming, often cutting into time meant for other courses.[/quote]

Do you mind share what level of math?  Demanding in the sense that the teacher does not cover all the material or because of the sheer complexity?  [/quote]
This isn’t so much about the TJ teachers or their teaching style, but rather how the courses are intentionally structured. Each course level is designed with solid depth and breadth to ensure students are fully prepared for the next level. For example, at a base school, precalculus may be taught minimally, since entire class may not move on to calculus. And even when calculus is taught, the focus would be to earn a decent AP score, which only requires 60 to 70% mastery to earn a 5. That is not the case at TJ.   TJ teaches calculus with thorough rigor to prepare students for the next level of multivariable calculus, a level that roughly the top third of students pursue.[/quote]

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