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[quote=Anonymous]GDS parent here. First, I agree with you that you should trust your instincts.  Second, you should trust the school to place your child in the right level. As others have pointed out, there is plenty of reason for your DC to take time to build a strong foundation. Taking algebra in 8th grade is a track that allows students to take calculus BC in 12th grade. Padding with AP stats (which does not use calculus) in 12th grade as 14:27's DC did may hurt more than help, since GDS offers a host of post-calculus math electives, including calculus-based stats, linear algebra, and multivariate calculus. College math departments are not super excited about students taking post-calculus, unless they are real savants. GDS has a cohort of those, but they are usually the students who took calculus in middle school. For the just smart Ivy bound kids, there are plenty at GDS who don't take calculus because they choose to take more advanced humanities and social science and art classes. [/quote]

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