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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I teach science in college and have received teaching awards. I had to help a friend's child last year for his science class. I was disappointed in TJ's teaching quality. The kid is super smart and hard working. He is probably the top 5% in TJ. However he basically got nothing from class. In addition, the quiz/exam was unrealistic hard. I honestly cannot see anyone could pass the class without [b]significant[/b] outside tutoring help. I was told many students dropped after the first exam. This is not a problem with the students, but the teachers. I heard not all teachers in TJ are like this but it is common. High expectation is not the same as just throw things at students. Teachers make a big difference in student's life. Guess what is this student's perception in this subject now? We are losing a bright student in this STEM field. This is sad. Based on this experience, I will think twice before send my own kid to TJ.[/quote]

And they didn’t lose a bright student. Check with him in June. They had a kid who took too high and level and was returned to the right level. I expect he got a decent grade in honors without tutoring and a strong grounding in physics. The issue is they need to stop letting kids without the background try and then actively weeding. [/quote]

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