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[quote=Anonymous][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]
Calc 3 or stats or multivariable calculus or linear algebra or discrete math? There are tons of options.

Your kid must be incredibly bored in math class. How does he productively pass the time?[/quote]

My kid was bored in math, still is in Geometry. A1H was not an option at his ES, they didn't discuss it with us even with perfect SOL scores and 99th percentile iReadys. He was doing the math competition class with RSM and had been moved up a grade level in the regular class at RSM. We told him that the math at school was good practice for him to make sure he had a strong understanding of the concepts hat are the underpinning of advanced math. He needed to treat the class as practice and repetition, which would help him solve problems quickly and accurately in higher level classes.

Most colleges are not going to accept multivarite Calculus and Linear Algebra coming from the HS, we know kids who took the classes and had to retake them in college. Tossing in another year of DE classes that many STEM based schools will not accept isn't necessarily all that helpful. [/quote]

"We told him that the math at school was good practice for him to make sure he had a strong understanding of the concepts hat are the underpinning of advanced math"
I don't think this is true - any kid who can qualify for AIME will not be getting any meaningful level of improvement from a pre algebra class. Even if they did, the majority of most pre algebra classes is not spent on classwork but on instruction and/or discovery activities that are mind-numbing for those who already understand the concept. What does your son do during this downtime in class? Does your teacher allow him to do math competition stuff? Have you advocated for this type of differentiation?

Most schools with strong will either allow students to place out of calc 3 / linear algebra or offer a more rigorous, proof based version. Kids who retake regular calc 3 / linear algebra classes generally want to get their math done with rather than take more advanced math classes, or they/the school felt their high school course wasn't as good as the university course. There are some schools which don't allow any form of acceleration beyond calc BC credit under any circumstances, but these are rare and can be avoided with a bit of research.

I'm sure they didn't discuss acceleration with you, but have discussed it with them? If your son takes the precalculus CLEP exam, for example, would the school allow him to place into precalc or calculus based on that?[/quote]

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