Anonymous wrote:
First, it's cruel to limit his exposure to a topic he loves.
Second, it's monumentally stupid on your part to ignore the possibilities of taking the advanced math track in school and the benefit to college applications. Public schools have advanced math tracks. MCPS has magnets. Most schools in the area organize Math Olympiads, or similar competitions.
Get him to an AoPS class, they are the only math outfit to actually focus on critical thinking. They have great textbooks and workbooks as well:
https://artofproblemsolving.com/
I have one child who devours books and loves to learn about history, so she spent all elementary doing that, did Model UN in middle school and is in a selective program for history and literature in high school. I have another child really into classical music, who started an instrument as a preschooler and now takes part in competitions and is the concertmaster of his youth orchestra.
I never thought I'd have to actually spell this out to a fellow parent, but please... encourage your child in his healthy interests.
Good advice, but why give it and then be rude? You have no idea how many people on DCUM (and in the school system) who are dismissive, roll eyes, and make fun of parents who care about their bright child’s education. It’s conditioned those parents to not pursue the highest path possible.
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