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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Finally, how many kids are honestly going behind calc BC by their senior year? That’s so incredibly rare and you’re acting as though it’s the norm.[/quote]

I just did some searching, and the consensus across 7-8 different sites I checked is that only about 20% of American high school students even take Calculus.

Incidentally, I did come across several reports from legitimate sites and university websites warning about premature pushes into advanced math.

This is a very DCUM problem. Clearly students are getting into universities without rushing to take BC Calc. I think we can all calm down a bit about this.[/quote]

This is a DCUM message board so clearly it impacts some of our kids who want to major in math or science in college and go to a competitive college, even if its UMD.[/quote]

Please specify exactly how taking Algebra in 8th grade prevents a kid from majoring in math or science or getting into a competitive college. Please be specific about the courses it prevents the kid from taking, rather than just saying “upper level science.”

For example: is the completion of calculus a prerequisite for AP science courses? My understanding is you can take AP physics and calc at the same time. AP chem and bio have no calc.

So exactly which upper level science courses are we talking about?[/quote]

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