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[quote=pettifogger][quote=Anonymous]So, I have a 7th grader in my A2H this year and he’s struggling. A lot. The kid is a numbers wiz, has fabulous logical sense, but his brain literally isn’t developed enough to handle the abstract concepts we are covering. He’s only 12. Unfortunately, there’s nowhere for him to go now—he’s on the super advanced track and there’s no way to slow it down.

This is the risk of super advancing :/

Obviously there are some kids who can do calculus at age 5, but for the average super smart kid, speeding ahead is a race to nowhere.[/quote]
I've had mostly the opposite experience. Almost all the 6th and 7th graders taking algebra 2 have done very well (significantly better on average than older students in the class). I've also found that kids with good number sense and a well developed feel for logical thinking have easily been able to grasp mathematical concepts. Algebra 2 concepts are not too particularly abstract. On the other hand, the kids who have done poorly were mainly 1) not willing to put effort to understand the material (i.e didn't regularly do the weekly assigned reading and homework), 2) did not care to ask for help and take advantage of coming a bit early before start of class or stay a few mins after to ask questions.[/quote]

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