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[quote=Anonymous]TJ is not a "I got a 95 - OMG I did so bad" kind of place. It's an "I got a 77 and after the curve it was a 90" kind of place. There are a handful of kids getting 95s on everything. There are 100s of kids getting below 90 on every assessment. Your kid has to have the fortitude to get a failing grade on one assignment and know that it will all even out at the end of the semester. Whether 14 year olds should be subject to such pressure can be debated -- but like PP said, TJ is not awful or toxic. An anxious child may not fit well. Most kids there do fine -- and end up just fine and with a stellar education that they will be lucky to duplicate in college. (Again - some will debate if 14 year olds need to learn to research or write as well as college students, but overall, for most of the kids there, this is a good thing). [/quote]
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