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[quote=Anonymous]What is the end goal here?  Do you want to have your child graduate high school early, so they can start college early (and enter the workforce a year early)?  If so, accelerating so much is merely shifting a year from this kid’s childhood to adulthood—a trade that most people would not take.  If that’s not the goal, what will the last couple of years of high school math look like?  And in the meantime, what impact will this acceleration have on the kid’s ability to socialize, and mature, with their peers?  In some ways, that maturation is every bit as important as academic success.

I’m all in favor of pushing kids academically to do their best, and one of my kids is “accelerated” in math (though in the much more typical Algebra in 7th track).  If we pushed him harder, he probably would have been ready for Algebra in 6, but the school system we’re in doesn’t offer it, and we didn’t see any benefit to it because of the logistical challenges it would create even if we could.  I’m truly not offering these comments as a criticism—your situation is unique, and there is no easy right answer.  But I would encourage you to think longer term not just about the math track, but the impacts that track will have on your kid’s overall growth and development.[/quote]

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