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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Keep in mind this level of math is best suited for brains that are 16+ years old. Most who are taking it are not 16+yrs old.[/quote]

Really?  My kid took it at 14... it depends on how bright and math oriented a child is.[/quote]

Ok, that's super nice for your kid but it's not an issue of being "bright." It's an issue of MCPS accelerating half of the current 10th graders onto this path and then just shrugging when they hit a wall.

Yes, it would be good if the kids who are not "math oriented" had the option to take this class in 11th instead of 10th, but that would have meant basically being in remedial math up until now. The die was cast in 4th grade when MCPS re-named remedial "on level" and took basically everyone else into compacted. [/quote]
Its more than half at our school. With parents begging to put kids not selected for compact math in it even when not recommended.   On top of that, these kids missed a year of math in middle school.   Real recipe for success!   There is no reason for most kids to be taking Calculus in 11th grade. [/quote]

More than half of the parents at our school are taking precalc at age 14? That's 8th or 9th grade. Those who start compacted in 4th and keep on the track don't take precalc until 10th, when they will be 15 or 16. [/quote]

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