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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No rush. As a 6th grader with a MAP math score 300+, an AIME qualifier, and an AMC 10 HR, my DC is sitting comfortably in a pre-alegrba class. There's plenty of time. If your child finished Calculus BC in 9th grade, what will they do next?[/quote]

But is that 6th grade AIME qualifier "comfortable" in that pre-algebra class, or are they bored out of their mind?

I agree with you that there's no rush, but I also believe that there's nothing to be gained by having your kid sit in a class when they've already mastered all of the content.  I don't understand why anyone would push their kid into higher classes when the kid isn't ready, but I also don't understand people like you who turn down an opportunity for their kid to be a little less bored in school.[/quote]

A 5th grader who made AIME is going to be bored in Algebra and Geometry and a host of other math classes. The best we get from my kid, who was one problem away from AIME as an 8th grader, is that the teach showed a new concept in his class, which he grasped quickly and returned to twiddling his thumbs in geometry. That same kid wanted nothing to do wit math in summer ot get ahead because he wants to do other things during the summer.

Mine goes to RSM for math competition because it is where he is challenged. School reinforces things that he has learned and already knows and gives him extra practice. RSM is where he works. [/quote]

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