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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a huge difference between strong and really gifted. Strong is where the Holton MS has its girls. Finishing algebra with very solid understanding in 8th grade. I thought there is geometry mixed in there as well. Think about the trajectory. Geometry in 9th, Alg 2 in 10th, I don’t even know if there is pre-calc any more, then calc in 12th. Do you really think the majority of HA girls need more than calc in high school? Maybe so but... why?[/quote]

You really don’t get it if you think the issue is where you end up at the end of high school. It’s about the process and enjoying what you learn. Paying one of the highest MS tuition in the area to have your kid bored out of her mind in class is the problem. [/quote]

Sounds like Holton is saying that advanced MS math girls can just sit around and wait until others catch up.  Or maybe they are saying that their current MS students are not as smart in math as in the past so the current students can’t handle real challenge.  Or maybe the school is saying it has a history of promoting girls in math too early so no one is being promoted now.

Who knows?  But for 50k a year, I feel like we should get the answer.  [/quote]

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