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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of these conversations just mystify me. [b]I didn't take calculus in high school. I took it in college...and never used it again in my entire life. My parents were not wracked with regret at my apparently subpar education.[/b]

[b]And if you are a native Spanish speaker, what exactly do you need your school to provide for you?[/b] I don't get it.

For me, especially in the middle school years, the most important thing about the school is the psychosocial support and a community where my kid feels welcome and able to thrive. The right school probably depends on your kid. Honestly, isn't a middle schooler old enough to have his or her own thoughts about the school? Which would your kid rather go to? [/quote]

Re calculus -- it totally depends on where your child wants to go to college and what he/she wants to study when they get there. Many more students going now then when we went, and it is more competitive. If our child wants to pursue engineering or math or science at a strong college or university, they need calculus in high school.

As for native Spanish speakers -- they won't get 'academic' Spanish from speaking at home. Many people can speak Spanish, but can't write it, for example. 
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