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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oops. 10 kids out of 550.  not 19.  Lol [/quote]

They offer it to more kids, but some decline.  All of mine did.  Personally not a fan of 10th grade Calc.  My kids had a couple of peers who kind of burned out after BC in 10th.[/quote]

I burned out after BC in 11th, flunked my senior year multivariable/linear sequence, and then turned around sophomore year of college and became a math major after accidentally registering for (and then earning 100% in) Abstract Algebra I. For kids going into pure math or CS, the type of thinking and kind of work in math classes really changes after proofs are introduced. I'm also not sure how many high school math teachers are able to teach any college-level math well, let alone anything after multivariable/linear.  [/quote]

Thanks for sharing that.  It is not a race, and putting your kid in a super advanced math track just because you can is a mistake IMO.  There are some kids who are ready for (and hunger for) that level of learning.  But I think that is the 1/1000 or 1/2000 student, not the 1/500 or 1/200 ones.[/quote]

The Deal Algebra 2 in 8th math sequence worked really well for my kid.  He entered up at a top private high school and cruised along at the top of his class.  Some of his Deal classmates did not do as well--I think it really depends on the high school and the teachers within the high school. My kid lucked out with dynamic but nurturing high school teachers that kept his love of math alive.[/quote]

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