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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I forgot to reply to this. To me it's not about "acceleration" in the sense of worrying about what math class a kid takes in middle or high school. It's more about enrichment for kids who have strong math abilities, and the purpose is more to help them develop a sense of themselves as mathematicians -- real math thinkers who can approach a problem many different ways. Successfully tackling greater challenges helps kids who are strong in math develop this sense, and builds their self-confidence in ways that just working on grade level does not.

To me it's no different from reading, and[b] I have yet to see anyone here argue against acceleration and differentiation in reading[/b].[/quote]  .... and music and sports ....

Somehow math is such a unique and highly complex task that mandates deliberate deceleration with pigeon-holed levels dictated soley by age, grade levels, and pubic hair.   The piano, violin, chess, reading, track, basketball, tennis, squash and "fill in the blank" are obviously infinitely far less complex and demanding for restrictive triage.  [/quote]

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