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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is in the private school forum?…

My public school kid is completing Algebra II/Geometry in 7th grade.  (Normal at her school is 8th grade.)

Glad I’m not paying $50k a year to be several years behind where she is now.[/quote]

Private school math goes much deeper.[/quote]

No, private school does not go deeper. It is simply behind public.  [/quote]

"Behind" is not really the point though, is it. They are not behind if they are on track for college and what they intend to study in college. No one needs to go past calculus to attend any college, not even if they intend to study math or engineering. So they aren't "behind" anything. Yes, our private school has kids taking math beyond Calc, and they accommodate students where they are, even if it requires a 1:1 independent study. But that is not the 'norm' in any school, and this OP asked about the norm.[/quote]

This.  My kid attended public middle school and switched to private in HS.  He started 9th grade in Geometry.  He went through AP Calc in 12th. Fast forward, this month he graduated from a top 20 university with a major in Applied Math.  All that pushing in public school is unnecessary.

My daughter is currently in 9th and taking Algebra II.  Interestingly, she attended private middle school, but she seems to be more of a natural for math and actually enjoys it.  It all depends on the kid.
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