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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You want him to develop a good foundation. This is not the end of the line. It's about making sure he has everything he needs to be successful in math.[b] My husband had an A average in his electrical engineering major[/b]. I was more advanced than he was in math-he was not accelerated at all. It's a marathon, not a race. Nobody cares, but a few competitive parents whether your kid is in honors in middle school. If he wants to do STEM, what matters is he knows the material well and enjoys what he does so he can be in it for the long haul.[/quote]

If dropping out of honors means he ends up a year or two behind by high school (in FCPS, the top 15-20% will be taking algebra II as freshman, the majority will be taking geometry and the non-honors in 7th will be taking algebra) he would never have a change to get into that a major that competitive [/quote]

OP and PP, I suggest you read Never Enough. PP, I hope you'll consider how toxic your attitude is and how that might affect your child's life, college prospects aside.

OP, as the mom of an 8th grade kid who will be taking non-Honors Algebra I in 9th grade, I suggest you let it go. Make sure your kid does his best, including homework and review. Consider a tutor if math continues to be hard. But you need to accept that your kid is at a certain level and that's perfectly fine. [/quote]

"Never Enough" is a great book and blows the lid off this pointless striver mentality.[/quote]

Never Enough was a terrible book. The author is a rich White Harvard grad living in NYC.

Of course she hates strivers. But for all of us who are NOT 1%ers, we must teach our kids to stop.

STEM is the future. Full stop. [/quote]

Luckily we have a good amount of students who have no interest in STEM otherwise the economy would come to a full stop as you say.  I feel bad for the kids who have parents who are so narrow minded that all they know about is STEM and push it regardless of their child’s passions or talents.  [/quote]

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