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[quote=Anonymous]Every single kid I know who was radically accelerated in math also started qualifying for AIME in 5th or 6th grade, perhaps also qualified for JMO in middle school, and did quite well in Mathcounts as well as other competitions.  It seems odd to me when a kid is put forth as a math genius and in need of Calculus by age 12 or 13, but the kid doesn't seem to have any notable math accomplishments, aside from being so accelerated.

It's also possible that some kids are fabulous at rote learning, following algorithms, memorizing, and so on, but they're not extraordinary at deeper thought and analysis.  For the most part, K-8 is a lot of memorizing and regurgitating, and not a lot of problem solving.  Even in math, it's entirely possible to get straight As through pre-calculus by being good at applying standard algorithms without necessarily having a deep understanding of why the mathematics works the way it does.  I bet most of the kids who are struggling at TJ would fit this profile.

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