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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like I'm taking crazy pills and I'm not sure if I'm just caught up in the Northern Virginia mindset.

Our child scored well on both the Iowa and the SOL and their teacher recommends they take out for one next year in seventh grade.   I'm sitting here wondering why?

I completely understand why it's beneficial for some maybe even the majority of kids to take calculus in their senior year.  But how many kids are really going to benefit from taking 2 years of calculus?

So I guess my question is what's the point?   Aside for taking an extra year of college math in high school, why do it?

So far I come up with it. Might look better on college applications, make college classes either easier or something you can get credit for while in HS.

I have this underlying fear that they are going to push anyone who scores well into algebra 1, so there are less kids in 7th grade honors. That allows for smaller classes and helps with the goal of Algebra for all by grade 8[/quote]Yes, it’s the race to no where.  Many students take Calculus 1 at universities—it’s still taught there.  [/quote]
But low-income families save money on college tuition by taking Calculus I and II in high school. It appears you have a problem with low-income families taking advantage of free public school resources?[/quote]

Low income families aren’t going to pay for college anyway.  The high achieving low income students (and not DC low income of only 200k) are getting a free ride at most colleges, but especially the competitive ones.  [/quote]

Exactly. Middle-income families [b]save ton of money on college tuition[/b] by taking Calculus I and II in high school.
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How much are they saving? Be specific. 
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Even if they save a penny, that's a penny that can be used towards bread and milk in college meals.

For AP Calculus BC, it's 3 or 4 credits of tuition savings depending on college.

On an average, 
"Public 4-year institutions charge around $625 per credit hour for in-state students and $1,223 for out-of-state students, while private 4-year institutions average $1,527 per credit hour."
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Students would need to change to part-time to pay by credit-hour. How many are realistically doing that? If they remain full-time for 4 years then they aren't saving anything.

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Huh? My large university charges by credit hour. [/quote]

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