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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not the norm unless you're in public. DD attends private and goes to math class outside of school. Most of her classmates don't. I've noticed the kids at enrichment math are mostly public school kids, with a few kids from magnet schools and specialized privates. [/quote]

This is another thing for OP to be aware of. The advanced math opportunities (and the parents encouraging it) are by and large in public schools, not private. [/quote]

Yes, and the few in private schools pushing math enrichment are usually immigrant families - Russian, Indian, Chinese. If you go to a wealthy, selective, white/black private, you're not going to see that kind of math push from families.[/quote]

The Asian families keep the after school math places in business.  We have a large Asian population.  [/quote]

People attending the math after school places near me appear to be about 10-15% Asian ancestry and about 70% European ancestry. YMMV. [/quote]

The middle school is where it’s pretty much Asian kids.   They are almost the only ones who maintain their advancement in math.  It’s easy enough to be a couple of grades ahead in elementary school.   By 8th grade it’s only the truly committed who continue to excel and attend classes and math club.

And it depends on the population in your area.  [/quote]

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