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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It will confer confidence and open doors like no other school in this region can.  It is a valuable badge to have in the wallet for a lifetime.  
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My TJ diploma hasn't been relevant since I was admitted to college. The contacts that have helped me in my career came from college, grad school and beyond.[/quote]

And, had it really helped you getting into college?  If you were top 5 at your base school, would you have done just as well?

[b]There are kids that will benefit from TJ -- those are the kids that appear to be struggling, because they are getting A's on all the tests but 0's on the HW....they usually Ace the standardized tests, but don't see the point of doing problems just for the sake of doing problems....once they get it, they get it. They will work really hard until they understand the problem....but once they do, they stop.  Albert Einstein was like this.  As was Richard Feynmen. But, those kids will not be admitted to TJ....[/b]

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This was my kid.  But I think with the Einsteins of the world going elsewhere and much of the student body all about GPA, hitting all the marks and uber-achievement, it's not a bad thing that those who truly love learning for the sake of learning and discovery go elsewhere.  [/quote]

The problem is the school was designed to challenge the Albert Einstein, not the over achievers who study 50 hours a night....it was designed to capture the kids who were not being served...Now, the kids at TJ will do fine anywhere.

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PP here.  I completely agree.  It seems like almost everything designed for the Einstein's of the world gets taking over and mainstreamed by the uber-achievers, who yes,  you're right will do fine anywhere.  Hopefully, the Einsteins, who don't need someone to lay out the track for them, will do better by finding their own way.  One wonders how many TJ grads end up in investment banking -- now there's a good use of  STEM resources.   :roll: [/quote]

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