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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]STA parent with a math background. The trolls are somewhat correct. Math instruction at STA is pretty bad and students are clearly behind those schools with better math instruction and class selection. School likes to push the narrative reflected here that math is the taught different or harder here but it’s not really true. There just aren’t a lot of strong STEM type kids at least in my son’s grade. You can see it in for example the NMS numbers. Each class has a handful of good STEM kids and those kids learn it outside of STA. Standard curriculum is pretty basic, but parents assume that it is more because of STA’s reputation. Instruction in other subjects is good, but math is not what I’d consider rigorous. [/quote]

I'm also an STA parent with a math background and I disagree.  Honors precalculus and BC are taught at a challenging level. The exams are much harder at STA than at NCS (I've had kids in both schools in back-to-back years).  The exams are also much more difficult than what my oldest was given in public.

I agree that their are not many super math inclined kids in each grade.  There are always a few who do acceleration outside of school (for example--arrive taking BC in 9th grade and then do course work at Georgetown or elsewhere by senior year).  [/quote]

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