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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honest question: are all of these kids really this curious about mathematics, or is math beyond calculus essential for all college admissions now, or are people seeing broader STEM potential in their kids that they are trying to support with math study, or are there other thoughts/motivations at work? Why is everyone so fixated on accelerating?

Boredom in class when classmates cannot execute whatever is afoot does not _necessarily_ equal curiosity, aptitude, or readiness for more or faster math. If there were a way to knock out the entire math curriculum a year or more ahead of time in HS in order to leave space for other things, I could completely see that. But since MCPS requires math every single year no matter what, what's the real incentive?

If your kid loves math and is hungry for more, or is forecasting a deeply STEM career, total respect. But beyond that I'm not following the obsession. I don't actually want my kid accelerating in math only to end up in a level they can't handle later.[/quote]

This is actually why I wish there was greater focus on enrichment than acceleration and this is what I feel places like RSM provide. You don't have to go beyond Calculus for college admissions, but having Calc BC in HS really smooths things out for you in college if you want to do almost anything STEM-related (for example, if you only take Calc AB you may need to spend an extra year in college if you're in engineering.) Also, at the college and grad school level, the truth is that kids will have classmates who are drawn from some of the best across the world and many of those kids will come in with a strong background (as will many of the professors!)[/quote]

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