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[quote=Anonymous]First of all, congratulations to all the kids who did well in Mathcounts.  I’m sure their achievements reflect a lot of dedication and hard work, even those who consider math play.  I also applaud all those who participated, regardless of their score.  I’m sure that participation has benefits and ai think their effort should be commended.

Now, for the adults who have been discussing this so far, I’m afraid my thoughts are more critical.  I get so sick of parents on this board trying to diminish kids - in this case it just happens to be about math.

My kids are neither Asian nor from Potomac, as they were living in Rockville while attending TPMS (nor are they male, which while it hasn’t been raised yet, is a similar and oft-referenced theme), but they both excelled mathematically.   While they weren’t interested in math competitions, they certainly knew about them and had the opportunity to participate, if they wished.  They had both Asian and non-Asian friends, and their friends had a wide variety of interests.  Sometimes their friends inspired them to try an activity, and sometimes they just weren’t interested, which was fine.  There are so many opportunities for kids in this area that they can’t possibly do everything and need to be allowed to explore their individual interests, and also to relax a little and just be a kid.

As for “parenting communities being Chinese language based”, what kind of secret Mathcounts cabal have you imagined”?  I certainly don’t speak Chinese, but info about the math team was disseminated (in English) along with info about all the other school clubs and teams, and during PTA sponsored activities, they were actively trying to recruit (in English) everyone who showed the slightest interest (regardless of race).  Maybe your kid just isn’t interested and so didn’t see any point of telling you about an activity they don’t want to do (no judgement - as I said before, my kids weren’t interested either).  If it matters to you, then I suggest you take the initiative and ask your child’s teacher what competitions are available in their subject.   If that’s not enough for you, you can find a wide variety of contests on this link from the Hoagies website for gifted kids:
https://www.hoagiesgifted.org/contests.htm
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