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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Whether or not it's worth it depends on the individual. Individuals have different values and priorities. What makes an experience "worth it" to one person could be meaningless or at least less meaningful to another.

I know several groups of kids who have graduated from TJ, from some who have just graduated to some who are in their mid- and late-twenties. They all are happy they went to TJ and, looking back, are happy with their choice. They didn't all feel that way while they were in high school, but now see the value of being at TJ.  That value has as much to do with the friends they made and the experiences they had in sports and other outside activities as with their times in the classroom. "Worth" is not always something that can be measured in numbers.
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This is very true, PP.  I also know kids from that time period and a little later who really liked TJ.  But it's no longer the same place it was back then.  It will be interesting to see how the current crop of TJ students feel at that same age.  TJ now is much more of a pressure-cooker than it was in the past.  To the point where some staff are actually leaving because they feel it's become an unhealthy environment.  [/quote]

I know a large group of kids who just graduated last month and more who are current students. When this topic comes up, most of the kids think it is worth it and are actually enjoying their time at TJ. By junior and senior year, the kids who are still there tend to be the kids for whom the school is a good fit. Some kids do find themselves in over their heads, but they will usually have transferred back to their base schools, at least by the end of junior year.
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