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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS belongs to Davidson Young Scholars- he's not doing multi-variable calculus or anything close but there are definitely middle school aged kids who are capable. It's phenomenal really. [/quote]

Multivariable calculus in middle school would imply that the kid has gone through Prealgebra, Algebra 1 and 2, aspects of trigonometry, and single-variable calculus and possibly other topics. Even if done cursorily, where does one find the time to go through all these topics in sufficient depth to get something out multivariable calculus? Are any school systems in the DC area equipped or willing to let a 2nd or 3rd grader go through Algebra 1 and so on? I know that DCPS isn't.[/quote]

Actually, there are a couple of math phenoms at our school who work with a math specialist and have taken full on Algebra I in elementary school. DCPS absolutely can and does handle this. But it is rare.[/quote]

My rising 5th grader did pre algebra last year in a JKLM with a teacher who decided to work with a couple of kids 1:1.  They completed the entire formal curriculum over the course of the year. They're supposed to do algebra 1 this year in 5th but we're going to decline.  My child isn't interested.[/quote]

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