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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD in AAP works pretty hard and enjoys learning but is definitely not a genius. AAP feels appropriate but also challenging for her. She is not one of those kids who is bored in AAP. 
Also, a side note— you don’t have to be a genius to do algebra in 1st grade. I have multiple nieces and nephews doing algebra and  trig in 2nd/3rd grade and it is because their parents enjoy teaching them and they enjoy learning. Obviously a unique situation but it helped me see that kids can learn a lot with the right teacher / attention. [/quote]
What sort of algebra and trig?[/quote]

I have no idea but I’m guessing it is intro stuff and they do not go too deep.  It is truly a math loving family (the adults - including my spouse — occasionally send math puzzlers to the group chat and people enjoy spending hours trying to figure them out) so it’s not surprising. I know my spouse knew about logarithms (trig) by 9, and my nephew that age recently learned sin/cos so I guess he’s doing trig too.  
The adults’ abilities are way beyond mine but it’s cool to see math turn from something just done on paper to something that can be discussed, debated over.  [/quote]

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