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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The race to nowhere[/quote]

It is not a race, it is trying to engage your child at a level that challenges them. Do you feel the same about travel sports? DS loves math and is good at it. The math taught at his school is not challenging for him. He needs more then what the school can provide. I can let him be bored and lose interest in math because the work isn't challenging or I can find ways to engge his interest. [/quote]
Work on breath: music, chess, strategy games, art, science, another language.  Many of these kids also struggle with social situations, so find a way to encourage social and team skills.  He can do advanced math too, but it's not the end all be all.[/quote]
Generally, these kids already are.  Do you really think that there are tons of parents out there pushing their kids only in math and not having them participate in any other activities?  My kid does supplemental math.  He also does a sport, plays an instrument, is learning a language, enjoys strategy games and so on.  This is typical for many math high achievers.  [/quote]
There's a kid up thread who does math, rec sports and scouts.  Adding an instrument or language would push his brain to add another skill.  It's not a crazy suggestion.  [/quote]

The kid already sounds well rounded enough.  Just how many activities does a kid need to be in for you to deem them sufficiently well rounded for supplemental math?  Why is it better to force a kid who is interested in math into "math adjacent" activities rather than letting the kid do more math? 
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