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[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]

Actually they do.  Too privates offer the classes in their course catalogues, but that doesn’t mean said courses are offered each year.  It’s still dependent on the amount of students registering for a class.  The smaller class sizes often means some courses won’t be offered.[/quote]

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