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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have to agree with this.  I have one DC who is making high As while coasting in a competitive  TJ feeder MS-- and doing very little homework or studying. He needs someone to push him harder, challenge him more. And have higher expectations.  On the other hand, DC2 works hard in her ES center for good grades, and I think the level of challenge is about right. I would love DC 2 to keep her current program, while DC1 was was moved up to a higher level, like the LV some parents mention. It does DC1 no favor to be allowed to coast academically-- at some point: HS, college, grad school, smart will not be enough. He needs a situation where things stop coming so easily, and he has to learn to really work academically. He is just not learning those skills now. [/quote]

What is he doing with the time he doesn't need for homework? Being able to coast in school gives a kid the opportunity to be more involved in an outside activity. I know some TJ kids that used that time to be deeply involved in sports, dance, music, theatre...something the child loved that was different from what he or she was doing in school all day. The ability to do so well in a challenging curriculum while spending many hours on a non-academic activity gives the child a chance to really to grow and develop many different aspects of his or her character: leadership, organizational skills, ability to work with others, communication skills and more of the areas that sometimes can be neglected when  a child needs to spend all his time on academics. As long as he is having no trouble with the AAP curriculum, I would encourage him to use that extra time he has in a productive way to deeply explore an interest he has.

Best wishes to you- we had the same situation at our house and that is how we managed it. Kid went to TJ and is now at a top ten college and very happy there. Still spends  a lot of time on that outside, non-academic activity. 
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