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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another reason to not take Algebra in 7th.[/quote]

Do you mean 6th?

People who take algebra in 7th can take AP Calculus BC as a senior if there is no multivariable or linear at their school
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Many kids will skip AB and take BC. [/quote]

But you don't HAVE to do that. So starting Alg in 7th does not automatically mean you have to end up with MV in 12th - it could mean you have space to do Calc at a slower pace which may be good for some. [/quote]

Or take AP Stats, which is quite honestly a more useful course with a wide range of applicability to various fields.[/quote]

OK but the kind of person who is [i]already enrolled[/i] in Calc III and Linear like OP's kid is probably going into a college major and career field where those will be useful, like computing or engineering. You don't just take them for grins and giggles.[/quote]

They absolutely do! I had a student last year in multivar who was an aspiring fashion design major, and another headed to art school, a third to a conservatory for music. Lots and lots of future nurses, business majors, psychology, public health.  A higher than typical rate of engineering, physics, and math majors, but far from the majority.[/quote]

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