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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are asking because of college admissions, an anecdote

Our HS offers courses beyond MV/LA, seminar style classes in various math topics.

Every year for the past 4 years a few kids go beyond that and take high-level math courses at a local university (a t30).

This year was the first time in 8 years a kid from my kid's hs was accepted at MIT. BC Calc senior year. No math awards, teams, competitions. No national awards. Just regular kid stuff.

Go figure[/quote]

Thank you for this helpful example.

Too many parents are in their suburban magnet school bubble and think their little snowflakes are the next Einstein. Slow down. Your kid likely isn't that smart. And neither are the kids around them. The schools are doing your kids a dis-service by pushing them forward so fast. Relax. Enjoy life. Play a sport. Watch trash on TV or Youtube or TikTok or whatever else. Fool around with the opposite gender (or your gender if that's what floats your boat).

For most careers, that will serve you a lot better than taking MV in the womb.[/quote]

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