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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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 it’s UMD.[/quote]

And I’m sure they will. So what’s the problem, exactly? If your child goes to MCPS, I suspect you’re happy they offer so many advanced Math classes. If your child attends private, then it’s likely they are still on track to take Calc before graduation (and is therefore still “ahead.”) I’m not seeing the problem.

And if they aren’t on track to take Calc, then they have good company and will still get into colleges.[/quote]

MCPS does not offer more advanced high school math courses than top private schools.

We have proven this time and again by posting links to Landon, Holton, GDS, and others in this thread.

So the premise of this debate is simply false.[/quote]

I think the public/private math debate is ridiculous.  My kids went to public (MCPS), so I can’t speak directly about private.  My impression is that at lower levels, private math instruction is generally stronger (although it probably varies across individual schools).  Further, I think that both public and private schools offer strong upper level options for top math students.  That being said, technically, I think MCPS does probably offer more advanced math courses IN THE MAGNETS, based on earlier references to those top privates combining to offer a small combined class in Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations.   The magnets have classes that go beyond that.  
https://mbhs.edu/departments/magnet/courses_math.php

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In the past it was stronger in private early on but having done both with our kids, it’s hit or miss and really comes down to the quality of the teacher. [/quote]

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