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[quote=Anonymous][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]

It is indeed Physics. This kid got A at the end and scored 5 in AP Physics C. He said the AP test was not bad. But he does not like Physics and just glad it was over. Obviously he won't be pursuing anything in Physics, although I see a tremendous talent.  That is what I meant by losing a bright student in the STEM field. [/quote]

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