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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are definite pluses and minus to TJ. For a STEM education in a public school, you cannot get that education anywhere else in FCPS. It is very difficult and demanding however, even for a smart kid -- everyone is "smart" at TJ. It takes a lot of time to do all of the homework that is assigned. So many weekends and even breaks are consumed by that. [b]Four years of locked in the room with the homework[/b] followed by your DC leaving the nest for college may not be what you want for your family.[/quote]

The bolded does not happen with kids for whom TJ is a good fit. My child and most of his friends at TJ have had time to do sports all year and many of them have a second non-academic extracurricular. Lots of kids do music or theatre and I know of a few girls involved in high-level dance programs.

If a kid needs to spend every out-of-school minute doing homework or studying, then TJ is not a good fit for that kid. If my kid had that much trouble with the homework that he was locked in his room doing homework every night and weekends, I would have transferred him back to his regular school. 
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