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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Supplementing in math 4 hours a week and expecting the school to accommodate is ridiculous[/quote]

We don’t expect the school to accommodate. DS is in class at his grade level and we have not asked for him to be advanced.

That said, the Public schools are not set it to handle exceptional kids (and I don’t think my kid is exceptional) on either end of the spectrum. They are not great at helping kids with learning issues and they are not great at helping kids who are gifted. There are kids whose parents are supplementing because their child is legit bored at school. The schools don’t want to advance kids more quickly even when there is a kid who needs it. Should the parents of a gifted kid just let the kid twiddle their thumbs during school and learn nothing? Then people complain when the parents supplement so that the kid is actually challenged and has a chance to grow. It is a catch 22 and the kid is the one who is harmed by it. [/quote]

Here is the point and we have gone round and round on this.  Very few kids are actually gifted, like less than .01%.  That's maybe one per grade even in a high IQ/SES region like this one.  Those kids should be on alternative tracks than traditional public school.

For everyone else, the kids are just smart.  There is no need or reason to accelerate in math.  Again taking Algebra in 7th gives you 2 Calculus plus courses in high school which is more than enough.  It is not a good idea to skip more than one core math component in college.   [/quote]

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