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[quote=Anonymous]It is ok to advocate for your kid, no question about that. It is also OK to see that the path is there and decide not to take it.

We chose not to push for skipping levels in math because we knew there were outside avenues to pursue math enrichment, and we did not think that there was that much gained by being even further advanced. DH is an engineer and works with physicists, engineers, programmers, and others in the STEM field. None of those people pushed for their kids to be further accelerated, although many of their kids were capable, because they did not see any value in their kids taking several years of college level math in high school. They pursued STEM activities, robotics and rocket club, math competitions and science competitions instead.

We did not want our child attending MS in 6th grade. We did not want to worry about getting him up early to catch the MS bus to take math early in the morning and then worry about the logistics of getting him back to his ES. We don't see the value in his taking geometry over the summer. There is something to be said for a kid being a kid, even one who is really interested in math. He will do some STEM camps and has some math books he is going to work on with his dad during the summer.

Sometimes the question isn't can you but should you. I think that is more of a parent choice knowing your child. We chose not to pursue further acceleration because we didn't think it was age appropriate for our kid. We knew he could handle the material and that he would enjoy learning it, so we channeled that into math competitions and other STEM activities.

Obviously, do what is best for your child.[/quote]

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