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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not "watered down"?

Question is whether you are from STEM background or not.  Have you observed the intensive competition in the STEM field?

Note that NIH/FDA/NIST has their main sites in MoCo, these institutions do employ top notch people who are top 1% or even 0.1%.  Have you talked to any of parents in those institutions?

How about finance?  IMF, World Bank and Federal reserve are in DC.  Have you talked to parents in those institutions?

Math is so essential for technology/economic growth now.  GPS, data mining, cloud computing, electric cars, gene analysis, etc.  Do you have any idea that math models are used in simulating chemistry/biology experiments?

If kids in this area do not get advanced math knowledge, they will be basically deprived the opportunity to be part of the future.  [/quote]

Why yes, I do work in a STEM field -- since you ask.

If you consider Algebra I in seventh grade and two years of AP calculus in high school "watered down", then what, specifically, would you find acceptable? What proportion of high school students would have to take how many college-level math classes in high school for you to be satisfied? And in which countries in the world is this currently a reality?[/quote]

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