My daughter's friend who is a rising 8th grader is in Multivariable calculus camp, WTF?

[Anonymous]

I don't know what camp OP's talking about but if your child is passionate about math try the Epsilon camp.

[Anonymous]

I would bet OP is not in DC. I would bet SF Bay area.

[Anonymous]

Montgomery College has accepted students into the Dual Enrol lment program as young as 12.

[Anonymous]

Mind your own business. If the kid wants to go to calculus camp, that's none of your concern. It's not like he's being tortured or abused.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mind your own business. If the kid wants to go to calculus camp, that's none of your concern. It's not like he's being tortured or abused.

You don;t know he's not being abused. My DD has more than a few friends with overbearing, pushy parents who are abusive about grades and school performance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So what? I know a few kids who passed AP calculus in middle school and now in HS are completely burned out.

No you don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mind your own business. If the kid wants to go to calculus camp, that's none of your concern. It's not like he's being tortured or abused.

+1. Sorry your kids are dumb, OP.

[Anonymous]

I'm in 8th grade doing calculus what the big deal

[Anonymous]

so sorry what's the big deal (Grammarly hates me)

[Anonymous]

i don't know what the big deal is

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm in 8th grade doing calculus what the big deal

But are you doing multivariable though? Calculus in 8th, a dime a dozen, multivariable on the other hand, that’s a rarity.

[Anonymous]

My friend’s son took differential equations at a 4 year state college when he was in 8th grade (and got an A). Some kids really have a math brain; his was obvious at age 4.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is it possible for a 13 year old to be in a multivariable calculus camp? What would be the point of even trying to push your kid ahead this far?

My kids were doing math like that at that age .

We never did math camps but if the kid likes it who cares- .

Some kids love math mine do.

[Anonymous]

How is it possible for a 13 year old to be in a sport travel camp where they have no chance of a scholarship but infuse money into the Youth Sports Industrial Complex?

What would be the point of even trying to push your kid ahead this far?

[Anonymous]

You can go pretty fast if you rush and skip a lot of breadth and depth. Calculus is only one part of mathematics.

Especially young kids who don't have a lot of other advanced classes to compete with math.

What's more impressive, an 8th grader in MV Calc, or an 11th grader acing 7AP classes?