Reply to s/o: Force child to go to TJ?

Forum Index » Advanced Academic Programs (AAP)

Reply to "s/o: Force child to go to TJ?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn't want to go, my parents first tried bribing me and then told me that's where I was going regardless of what I wanted. Once I found my group I loved it and I am glad I went. I am still very close to a lot of my TJ friends 20+ years later. BUT I would not push my children to go.  Why? Because my kids don't love STEM. I really enjoyed math and logic so it was a better fit for me, also it's much more competitive seeming now than when I went. If my children want to go we will consider it, but not planning on forcing them. [/quote]

+100
Something similar. DD has mathematical abilities. Never worked or gave much time to studies. We never pressured her to study. Only encouraged her. She felt like her life the way she knew it is over. All the friends being split into different highschools she didn’t even want to go to highschool. Hated the idea that they have such a long day. But she opted for it. Decided to go to TJ. She had a couple friends that were going. 
She loves it there and has her group of friends and she told me so. So far has been performing well. So it turned out to be a good fit. 
One should not force. The highschool area we bought our home at is also very competitive. So we were like it’s not like CHS would hand you the diploma just like that you’ll put in some extra at TJ that’s all. 
[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics