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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here.  Thanks for the suggestions. I’m not sure how far he could realistically be accelerated.  I could potentially have him take Alg I in 6th grade- which I’m certain he would test into. But then he would be placing into calculus by 9th grade, then what?

Perhaps math competitions would be an avenue to explore.  Those with experience, tell me more.  I’ve never heard of these.  How do we get involved? Any ones you recommended? We are in Midwest [/quote]

Sorry if this is long winded. I'm going to stick with the contests most easily available for anyone to sign up.
-[b]AMC 8 [/b] takes place in January and has to be administered through a school group, but anyone should be able to sign up.  If your child's school is not offering it, go here https://www.maa.org/math-competitions/amc-8/locations and click on the zip code search to find the nearest place offering the test.  You should be able to sign your kid up through them.  You may have to wait until November for schools to be registered for the test.  Tests from previous years are here: https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/AMC_8_Problems_and_Solutions

-[b]Mathcounts[/b] takes place in February and is only open to 6th-8th graders.  Generally, you sign up with your school.  If your school is not offering it, you can sign your child up as a non school competitor.  Last year's competitions are here: https://www.mathcounts.org/resources/past-competitions

-[b]Continental Math League[/b] https://www.cmleague.com allows you to enroll your child as a homeschooler if your school is not offering the program.

-[b]Mathleague.org[/b] runs elementary contests for 3rd-6th grade and middle school contests for 6th-8th.  Anyone can sign their school up to compete, and then you can register for any contest you'd like to attend.  Many of the contests are online.  The website has some free practice tests.

-[b]Math Kangaroo[/b] https://mathkangaroo.org/mks/ lets anyone sign up.  You just need to find the closest testing center and sign up through them.  The problems are a little less math based and a little more logical reasoning.

-[b]MOEMS[/b] must be run through a school, but many schools offer it.  You should ask your child's school whether they're willing to do MOEMS.[/quote]

This is an excellent list. The AMC contests beyond middle school (AMC-10/12) are part of a ladder leading up to the International Math Olympiad (AMC-10/12 -> AIME -> USAJMO/USAMO -> Math Olympiad Summer Program -> IMO). Kids that are really motivated and interested in math will find a wealth of resources on the web to help them through these competitions, and a great set of like-minded peers.[/quote]

Undoubtedly, AMC 10/12 and beyond are wonderful contests.  I just wouldn't recommend them for 6th graders who have never done math competitions, like OP's kid.  ARML is another wonderful contest, but not appropriate for OP's kid at this point.

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