Anonymous
01/21/2026 12:23
Subject: 10 year old TJ student/author
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:So well said by a PP above "parent manufactured genius child". This kid is nowhere close to what she is being projected to be - Its her Parents creating each post, book showing, science experiemtn, trip blah blah blah.. DD is in TJ and this kid seems to be failing miserably and seems to come across as pretty average / clueless when other kids speak with her. What is being projected and hyped by her parents in media is however altogether a different story.
Is this student still at TJ? Trying to understand how doable TJ curriculum is for a ten year old.
She is but the rumor I've heard from my kid (not in her grade) is she's struggling. I assume there is too much forward momentum to admit this wasn't a great idea. As a parent, in no way would I want a 14 year old in a college setting.
Why are you airing a child's business on the internet?
The child's business has already been aired by their parents. They are now a public figure, whether they like it or not.
Not PP but no. They are still a kid. And I oppose discussing any specific kid’s experience in a way that identifies them. Shame on you.
We understand your opinion. Others have a different opinion.
In my opinion:
Cautionary tales are meant to be shared.
The kid’s name isn’t used.
No one is insulting the child.
Kid was already in the news. This wasn’t a quiet placement.
If that’s what you want to tell yourself to justify it go ahead. We each have to live with our actions and the kind of person we decide to be. And yes how you talk about a 12 year old who has already been publicly identified is part of who you are.
Anonymous
01/21/2026 08:26
Subject: 10 year old TJ student/author
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I have no doubt that she is highly gifted. The issue is what to do with your highly gifted kid when they're bored out of their mind and miserable in elementary. Not skipping means that they continue hating school. Skipping means that they aren't going to be competitive in a magnet school with equally gifted kids who are 3 years older.
Had she been in FCPS, she would not have been allowed to skip more than 1 grade, and AAP would have perhaps been adequate enough that she wouldn't have felt the need to skip grades.
These parents were not cornered into putting their 10 year old into a high school due to lack of alternatives. I'm sure she is smart but she is not uniquely smart in this area.
She was taking geometry when she was 10. But we do not see her achieving math honors in Mathcounts or the AMC 8, 10 or 12. Meanwhile there is a kid at TJ on the US national team for the international math olympiad. The stuff she does is extremely impressive for a 12 year old and maybe she can still academically outrun the average high school junior but not at TJ.
She skipped 3 grades but she is now struggling at TJ in almost all classes, her dreams of UVA undergrad and Caltech Phd all but gone, along with any semblance of a normal childhood.
She didn't have to skip 3 grades for enrichment. Her parents are not poor, skipping 3 grades in public school was not their best or only option. Accelerating 6 grades in math was nucking futz.
Quoted PP here. I guess I'm trying to give them the benefit of the doubt. Maybe they were grubbing for fame, but maybe the parents genuinely thought she was uniquely smart and wanted to do their best for her. I feel really sorry for the poor girl. None of this is her fault.
Anonymous
01/21/2026 06:59
Subject: 10 year old TJ student/author
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:So well said by a PP above "parent manufactured genius child". This kid is nowhere close to what she is being projected to be - Its her Parents creating each post, book showing, science experiemtn, trip blah blah blah.. DD is in TJ and this kid seems to be failing miserably and seems to come across as pretty average / clueless when other kids speak with her. What is being projected and hyped by her parents in media is however altogether a different story.
Is this student still at TJ? Trying to understand how doable TJ curriculum is for a ten year old.
She is but the rumor I've heard from my kid (not in her grade) is she's struggling. I assume there is too much forward momentum to admit this wasn't a great idea. As a parent, in no way would I want a 14 year old in a college setting.
Why are you airing a child's business on the internet?
The child's business has already been aired by their parents. They are now a public figure, whether they like it or not.
Not PP but no. They are still a kid. And I oppose discussing any specific kid’s experience in a way that identifies them. Shame on you.
We understand your opinion. Others have a different opinion.
In my opinion:
Cautionary tales are meant to be shared.
The kid’s name isn’t used.
No one is insulting the child.
Kid was already in the news. This wasn’t a quiet placement.
Anonymous
01/21/2026 05:40
Subject: 10 year old TJ student/author
Anonymous wrote:Relax, no one is bullying or harassing her.Anonymous wrote:Seriously people stop talking about this individual 12 year old. What is WRONG with you people?!? She is 12!!! Leave her alone
Yes they are. They are talking bad about her and her parents repeatedly here.
Anonymous
01/20/2026 23:34
Subject: 10 year old TJ student/author
Relax, no one is bullying or harassing her.Anonymous wrote:Seriously people stop talking about this individual 12 year old. What is WRONG with you people?!? She is 12!!! Leave her alone
Anonymous
01/20/2026 22:24
Subject: 10 year old TJ student/author
Seriously people stop talking about this individual 12 year old. What is WRONG with you people?!? She is 12!!! Leave her alone
Anonymous
01/20/2026 21:22
Subject: 10 year old TJ student/author
What a horrible and greedy set of parents she has. Hopefully the girl does fine.
Anonymous
01/20/2026 20:06
Subject: 10 year old TJ student/author
Founder and CEO. Very believable.
That checks one of the boxes for Harvard.
That checks one of the boxes for Harvard.
Anonymous
01/20/2026 12:18
Subject: 10 year old TJ student/author
Anonymous wrote:I have no doubt that she is highly gifted. The issue is what to do with your highly gifted kid when they're bored out of their mind and miserable in elementary. Not skipping means that they continue hating school. Skipping means that they aren't going to be competitive in a magnet school with equally gifted kids who are 3 years older.
Had she been in FCPS, she would not have been allowed to skip more than 1 grade, and AAP would have perhaps been adequate enough that she wouldn't have felt the need to skip grades.
These parents were not cornered into putting their 10 year old into a high school due to lack of alternatives. I'm sure she is smart but she is not uniquely smart in this area.
She was taking geometry when she was 10. But we do not see her achieving math honors in Mathcounts or the AMC 8, 10 or 12. Meanwhile there is a kid at TJ on the US national team for the international math olympiad. The stuff she does is extremely impressive for a 12 year old and maybe she can still academically outrun the average high school junior but not at TJ.
She skipped 3 grades but she is now struggling at TJ in almost all classes, her dreams of UVA undergrad and Caltech Phd all but gone, along with any semblance of a normal childhood.
She didn't have to skip 3 grades for enrichment. Her parents are not poor, skipping 3 grades in public school was not their best or only option. Accelerating 6 grades in math was nucking futz.
Anonymous
01/19/2026 14:08
Subject: 10 year old TJ student/author
I have no doubt that she is highly gifted. The issue is what to do with your highly gifted kid when they're bored out of their mind and miserable in elementary. Not skipping means that they continue hating school. Skipping means that they aren't going to be competitive in a magnet school with equally gifted kids who are 3 years older.
Had she been in FCPS, she would not have been allowed to skip more than 1 grade, and AAP would have perhaps been adequate enough that she wouldn't have felt the need to skip grades.
Had she been in FCPS, she would not have been allowed to skip more than 1 grade, and AAP would have perhaps been adequate enough that she wouldn't have felt the need to skip grades.
Anonymous
01/19/2026 13:54
Subject: 10 year old TJ student/author
I read stories like this and am so glad my parents were unsophisticated and we lived in a non academic community.
Being a year younger due to Nov birthday and no holding back was hard sometimes around middle school. I cannot imagine not having age peers in middle and high school.
BTW I did fine and have 2 MIT degrees.
Being a year younger due to Nov birthday and no holding back was hard sometimes around middle school. I cannot imagine not having age peers in middle and high school.
BTW I did fine and have 2 MIT degrees.
Anonymous
01/19/2026 13:32
Subject: 10 year old TJ student/author
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There is a different 10 year-old enrolled in multi variable calculus at McLean HS with all the HS seniors.
These students are proof of why there must be grouping by academic ability, instead of the absurd inclusion and equity-approaches pushed by Gatehouse and Reid.
and more public funding for outside enrichment to ensure all students get these opportunities not just those who can afford it
Youngkin did that a couple of years ago and the people who took advantage of it were the people who were already doing outside enrichment.
Anonymous
01/19/2026 13:31
Subject: 10 year old TJ student/author
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:So well said by a PP above "parent manufactured genius child". This kid is nowhere close to what she is being projected to be - Its her Parents creating each post, book showing, science experiemtn, trip blah blah blah.. DD is in TJ and this kid seems to be failing miserably and seems to come across as pretty average / clueless when other kids speak with her. What is being projected and hyped by her parents in media is however altogether a different story.
Is this student still at TJ? Trying to understand how doable TJ curriculum is for a ten year old.
She is but the rumor I've heard from my kid (not in her grade) is she's struggling. I assume there is too much forward momentum to admit this wasn't a great idea. As a parent, in no way would I want a 14 year old in a college setting.
Why are you airing a child's business on the internet?
The child's business has already been aired by their parents. They are now a public figure, whether they like it or not.
Not PP but no. They are still a kid. And I oppose discussing any specific kid’s experience in a way that identifies them. Shame on you.
I think it is useful for people to know that a 10 year old at TJ is struggling because it is a cautionary tale to the other parents out there that are pushing their kids to match this sort of pace to be extremely careful. When there has been publicity trumpeting this sort of behavior, we shouldn't hide the consequences.
This is a girl that would have been perfectly fine taking TJ calculus as a freshman when she is 14 but is instead struggling to deal with it at the age of 12.
Anonymous
01/19/2026 12:52
Subject: 10 year old TJ student/author
Anonymous wrote:There is a different 10 year-old enrolled in multi variable calculus at McLean HS with all the HS seniors.
These students are proof of why there must be grouping by academic ability, instead of the absurd inclusion and equity-approaches pushed by Gatehouse and Reid.
and more public funding for outside enrichemnt to ensure all students get these opportunites not just those who can afford it
Anonymous
01/19/2026 10:07
Subject: 10 year old TJ student/author
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:So well said by a PP above "parent manufactured genius child". This kid is nowhere close to what she is being projected to be - Its her Parents creating each post, book showing, science experiemtn, trip blah blah blah.. DD is in TJ and this kid seems to be failing miserably and seems to come across as pretty average / clueless when other kids speak with her. What is being projected and hyped by her parents in media is however altogether a different story.
Is this student still at TJ? Trying to understand how doable TJ curriculum is for a ten year old.
She is but the rumor I've heard from my kid (not in her grade) is she's struggling. I assume there is too much forward momentum to admit this wasn't a great idea. As a parent, in no way would I want a 14 year old in a college setting.
Why are you airing a child's business on the internet?
The child's business has already been aired by their parents. They are now a public figure, whether they like it or not.
Not PP but no. They are still a kid. And I oppose discussing any specific kid’s experience in a way that identifies them. Shame on you.