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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I encourage you to look ahead at where this path leads and recognize that faster isn't better.[/quote]

Looking at the logistics of skipping ahead is always a good idea.  I disagree with the implication that OP is rushing things and should slow down.  FCPS does not skip kids ahead 2 or 3 years in math unless the kid is an extreme outlier.  The kid will not get "stronger foundations" from slowing down.  The only thing he could possibly get from slowing down is extreme boredom in math class.

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If my child were an extreme outlier, I'd go around to some of the private schools and see if they would accept him - even on scholarship. My sister and I went to school that way and when we went back to public school (parents divorce, moving etc etc), it was a huge shock at how slow everything was. There is no way I'd keep a brilliant kid in FCPS. [/quote]

If a child is an extreme outlier, the only real fit would be homeschooling.  There are no DC metro schools geared toward outlier brilliant kids.  OP is likely in the same position I was in, though.  Kid is an extreme outlier in math, but a good fit for AAP language arts and a good fit for all of the social aspects of school.  [/quote]

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