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[quote=Anonymous]Math is more concrete so it is easier to measure whether you know it or not. The skills involved in other areas are more judgment-based.

I was super accelerated in HS in the early 90s. In 6th grade they put me and several others in a 7th grade math class. So we took Calc as juniors. That was very rare - in my very competitive suburban public HS where 30-40 kids went to Ivies each year, only about five of us per year were pushed ahead.

I think the obsession with accelerating kids has gone overboard. The kids are super accelerated and what does this get them when they get to college? Not much. The rush to take countless APs as early as possible is nuts. And it is not because your precious genius snowflake is bored and needs to be challenged more. There are different ways to challenge a child and admissions committees have gotten lazy and let APs be a way for them to measure that.

It is nice that an increasing number of private schools have pushed back at this and abandoned APs. And their kids still get into great schools, and not solely because of money and/or legacy status. I recognize that for some kids, it is a way to save money by getting credits and graduating early, but for many, it is a false badge of perceived intellect. There is no rush.

But I'm sure all of the tiger magnet school parents will bite my head off on this.[/quote]

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