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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It used to be AP Calculus BC in senior year was achievement, but Asian parents kept pushing and now you better take this class in 11th grade if you just want to keep up. Thanks a lot!

Many of them are taking it in 9th and 10th grades and Multivariable Calc in 11th.

There is no end in sight for this rat race.

What’s next? Push your kids to take Calculus in middle school? Elementary?[/quote]

It is on par with the rest of the world. Top STEM students going to college all around the world have these types of classes behind the (and sometimes more). If the US wishes to compete in tech internationally, and if we dont want to bring in smart talent from elsewhere (see all the immigration debate), we have to increase the number of math literate and advanced high school kids.  Sad truth is that only some pockets in the US have those opportunities and so yes, if your kid is growing up in the DMV, they are going to be accelerated in math. [/quote]
The person you’re responding to asked if you thought calculus should be standard in every elementary school, and your answer was “yes.” But I don’t think you mean that. Could you please clarify? At what age do you think calculus should be standard? 15? 12? 9? 6? Preschool?

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