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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do high schools offer so much college math? It seems like it hurts almost all of their students.[/quote]

Why does it "hurt their students"?  My one kid breezed thru AP Calc AB (junior) and took BC senior year.  First time math was even remotely difficult (not a 99%+) was BC.  They could have gone 3 years advanced in math, except we moved the year that transition would occur and we felt it was important for social and academic adjustment to keep them "2 years ahead" in math.  
Same kid breezed thru Calc 3&4 in college freshman year. Freeing up 2 extra Classes they can take towards their minor in CS to go along with their ENg major.  So now they can get a Eng major and CS minor, study abroad for a semester and graduate in 4 years.

For them, they would have been bored in regular level math---they were basically bored with the 2 year ahead.  Why would you hold them back?

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As a STEM major, it makes a lot more sense to take those higher level math classes in college when you're also taking the corresponding engineering or science classes.  The classes then reinforce each other and the potential applications of the math in real life are much clearer, enriching the content.

(It's also not helpful rush foundational skills and then have gaps when you get to college.  It's really not a race.)

If a kid is bored in high school, I wouldn't accelerate past calculus, but would look for open ended problem solving opportunities that require learning how to think.  That's so much more enriching than just pounding more pre-gurgitated math from a book.

If math is so easy for your kid, they can always just overload and take an extra course or two during a college semester--I found my math classes easy so I'd typically enroll in 21 or 22 credits per semester, leaving lots of time for extra minors or double majors.  It was never a problem that I hadn't taken those classes sooner.[/quote]

Why did you pound more pre-gurgitated classes from a book? [/quote]

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