Primer on Montgomery County schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:you don't want to "define" your kid at age 14. let kids exposed to different topics/subjects.

You don't need to - kids define themselves.

There is pretty much nothing I could have done to keep my kid out of the math magnet, short of moving out of this area. The boy always did math for fun. In high school he worked as a math tutor, and getting paid for it was a bonus - he'd have done it for free.

He's studying math now in college, and happy as a clam. He plans to go to grad school, get a PhD, and teach at a university. I'm quite sure that this is exactly what he will do.

[Anonymous]

It is not like kids at BLAIR/poolesville don't take any subjects outside of math and science..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:you don't want to "define" your kid at age 14. let kids exposed to different topics/subjects.

You don't need to - kids define themselves.

There is pretty much nothing I could have done to keep my kid out of the math magnet, short of moving out of this area. The boy always did math for fun. In high school he worked as a math tutor, and getting paid for it was a bonus - he'd have done it for free.

He's studying math now in college, and happy as a clam. He plans to go to grad school, get a PhD, and teach at a university. I'm quite sure that this is exactly what he will do.

But can he analyze history? Literature? Understands arts? Or is he so one-sided, he is destined to become another socially inept mathematician or a scientist who can't communicate, can't get along with others, or can't function in society like normal person?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:you don't want to "define" your kid at age 14. let kids exposed to different topics/subjects.

You don't need to - kids define themselves.

There is pretty much nothing I could have done to keep my kid out of the math magnet, short of moving out of this area. The boy always did math for fun. In high school he worked as a math tutor, and getting paid for it was a bonus - he'd have done it for free.

He's studying math now in college, and happy as a clam. He plans to go to grad school, get a PhD, and teach at a university. I'm quite sure that this is exactly what he will do.

But can he analyze history? Literature? Understands arts? Or is he so one-sided, he is destined to become another socially inept mathematician or a scientist who can't communicate, can't get along with others, or can't function in society like normal person?

Frankly, there is something to be said about focus and I admire PP's kid for focus and passion for the subject he likes. Not everyone likes to analyze history or understand arts. Mathematicians and Scientists make tremendous contributions to society, are respected and accomplished, I can't say the same for History and Arts, though they have their place. Also, you can't define "normal" for someone else's child, stick to your own.