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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What was said during the presentation that is so concerning to you?[/quote]
NP, but I also started to looking into private math curricula after yesterday's bombshell. It is very concerning that they are effectively eliminating the opportunity for advanced math students to accelerate. They are saying they can still accelerate within mixed classrooms, but I have observed (and common sense supports) that is not possible within large MCPS classes, with the potential exception of putting advanced students on a computer on their own, which has been done as "enrichment" in prior years. I did not yet find a private that accelerates either, although some mention individualized instruction (which could potentially succeed with a smaller ratio). My student also loves math but has come home crying from boredom, and I told them the pace would improve next year, but now that is being taken away. [/quote]

A couple thoughts. We're still in kindergarten, but starting to dig into the second grade curriculum with our daughter. I have a feeling she won't be quite as advanced as your son, but definitely ahead. Do you feel confident enough in your own math ability to instruct your child at home? A pre-algebra textbook would be pretty cheap. The other option could be Johns Hopkins CTY.

I feel like either way, I wouldn't expect my child's school to be able to offer her prealgebra in fourth grade. My hope is that even if it's a little boring, school can help reinforce the basics (memorizing multiplication and division facts, etc.) while we work ahead at home. I'm mostly just happy that our school doesn't push back on me for advancing my daughter faster--when I was a kid my second grade teacher was strongly opposed to me learning division with my father at home, and I still remember to this day what a terrible teacher she was. [/quote]

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