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[quote=Anonymous]For some background, I graduated from a very strong private school in Charlotte NC. I’d probably compare it to Sidwell or Potomac in terms of school culture. I spent k-12 there and as an adult now feel like it paid off in a lot of ways. I learned how to write very well, the school culture really set me up for success from a soft skills standpoint and I have a good career now, but I never feel like I got STEAM concept down, ever. I got in the low 20s on the ACT in math/ science sections, despite getting near/ at 30 in reading and writing, and never got to calculus. FWIW I did fine in college admissions all things considered, ended up at an SEC school majoring in marketing, I’m now in media sales.

One thing to note is that this school gets you on a math track in 7th grade that puts you in a higher or lower bracket and that basically determines everything for the rest of high school math and science wise. But looking back, the instruction was way weaker in the lower level classes, those kids didn’t get the legendary teachers the school was known for, ect. I remember hating math as young as second or third grade and crying at the dinner table with my dad trying to do homework - it never came easy to me. Pretty sure I never got above a B in a math or science class literally ever!

Asking here because my kid is 4 and we are looking at similar schools here for her to start K next year and I really want her to like math and science and not find it as difficult as I did. She’s like me and really enjoys listening to books but doesn’t gravitate towards math/ science at all. I really don’t want this to hold her back the way I feel like it has for me- my lack of math / science / data analysis have been a professional
hurdle for me to overcome personally and have kept me from passing certain certs, put me on academic probation back when I was in a sorority, things like that. Looking for tips about how to incorporate these skills now, even though she isn’t even in K yet, want to set her up for success well, and see what privates look for in terms of math science aptitude in admissions! [/quote]

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