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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess no one else’s TJ kid wants to go back to base?[/quote]

As a Mom of a Senior I would say pls do transfer. Its a nightmarish life and the workload is unbelievably difficult, grading very difficult, and teachers with no consideration for a kid's mental health. DC is graduating, but in retrospect if we had to choose between base school and TJ, would choose base school hands down. And just before the haters start, DD is in top 25% of TJ. [/quote]

Why would you let your kid stay if it was a nightmare for them? My kids loved their time there but if they struggled like yours did, they would have switched to base.[/quote]

I’m not the poster, but in my case, my child may not want to go back even if things do not go well. We cannot just force them to go back to base.  Every child, every experience is different, so please be kind when writing comments.[/quote]

Thank you for this note. I am the PP who mentioned about DD having a nightmarish life at TJ. And we still stand by it. It gets difficult on the kid to move back kto base school after a while, the factors are so many, including the social aspect. Even as a Senior the teachers, their expectations and the work load is unbelievably high. No consideration for the fact that this is college application time.

Another thing we would like to point out - most of the kids at TJ surprisingly have had their elder siblings graduate from TJ as well. You will be amazed to see most of the families have had both kids at TJ - which means you have elder siblings helping the ones currently at TJ with their work, assignments, grades. And parents in a closed group who hold prior tests, question banks, etc. You can search the thread, this was discussed as well. [/quote]

I don't believe the comment about test banks.  It doesn't happen.
But I do think an older sibling can help a younger sibling navigate TJ.
I don't think it's a noticable boost.  [/quote]

Why don’t you believe it? It’s true! [/quote]

If you had any evidence you would have presented it by now.[/quote]

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