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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]no 5th or 6th grader needs to be taking Algebra.  Just no need.  Let your 10 year old be 10. [/quote]

None should be compelled to. Unnecessary. But those that are ready should have the option, preferably at school. [/quote]

Very few are "ready" and most do end up feeling compelled to "stay ahead" or be in the classes with the other "smart kids." We need a study on actual outcomes of the hyper-accelerated math kids. The ones I know are all humanities majors who ended up up barely tolerating having to take another math class.[/quote]

A whole bunch of BASIS's graduating class last year aim to be engineering majors, and a handful of others chose the sciences, too (physics, biology).

Math at BASIS seems more aligned with standards in Europe and Asia, where algebra is introduced in 5th or 6th grade, and calculus is just introduced as calculating integrals and then differentiating throughout high school math.

I know haters love to hate. and we are already seeing middle school classmates who are miserable with the pace of the math. but my kid likes it and kids who are ready for it should absolutely have a public option in DC to do it. 
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They do have a public option like Deal and DCI.  The difference is these schools don’t push all kids to accelerate and offer lower level math classes for those who are not ready.

BTW the rigid curriculum is why we passed on Basis with my high performing kid who would be able to handle the math.[/quote]

As if Deal and DCI are easily accessible….[/quote]

Access is not the issue here and Basis also does have an access issue too since it is a lottery like DCI.

The issue is that the school is unwilling to offer options and flexibility to families.  It’s their way or the highway.  Let’s not pretend otherwise.[/quote]

And no one keeps you from the highway.[/quote]

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