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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent of elementary school kids here. Can someone tell me why this matters at all if your kid doesn’t end up studying Math in college? Is starting algebra in grade 6 vs grade 7 or 8, or taking multi variable calculus in high school that big of a big deal or is it more of a nice to have? Signed, a poli sci major that is now a lawyer who knows nothing. [/quote]

It doesn't matter at all, particularly in private school.

In some public schools, being on the accelerated math track is the way to try to make sure you have a class schedule across the board with the higher-performing students and not the kids vaping in the back of the classroom. In some very competitive high schools that do a "check the box" for the most rigorous course load on college applications, it may make a slight difference on where you stand compared to your classmates. However, most college ADs will tell you they just want to see that you took calc in HS. That is college prep enough.[/quote]

Clearly, you don't have a kid like this in public.  In HS, that is more true but in MS, the only advancement is math and the kids just get put with older grades so they still have that stuff.  Many of the classes are coded honors and just regular classes that everyone takes, even the super-smart kids. For a math/science major, they want more than calc.  For other majors, cal or the slower track is just fine.  So, for the police science major, just getting to calculus is perfect, for computer science, math, or medical specialty, it's not.

And don't worry, the big difference between the publics and private isn't the drug use as it's everywhere (and we can look partly at parenting for that) but what drugs are being used. [/quote]

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