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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP this is spot on.  Why it’s such a shame that parents push their kids on this super advanced track without thinking ahead.  Unfortunately many parents overestimate their kid, maybe because they don’t understand how there are kids out there that can truly handle this work, sometimes with no teaching and certainly no help.[/quote]

My kid choose this track.  We didn't push and tried to discourage it.  They just need a bit of support from a parent or tutor.  What is the big deal?  Just because you will not help your kids in any way but clearly have the time, doesn't mean the rest of us shouldn't.  This kid can handle it.  They just need a bit more support.[/quote]

To each their own but I've had one kid go through MCPS and another still in HS. You are potentially setting your kid up for issues down the road.  I don't generally help my kids in HS because I want them to be on a track that is appropriate for their strengths and not in ending up in college struggling.

As for acceleration, IMO schools are allowing too many kids these tracks now without advising parents of further downstream problems.   Taking Pre-Calc in 9th grade should be exceedingly rare.  Also, more than half the grade should not be on a track to take Calc in 11th grade.  It's nice what they do at Blair and Poolesville where they adjust the kids math tracks based on testing once they arrive in 9th grade.  [/quote]

No one is asking your opinion.  Blair and Poolesville only let in 100 kids each so what do the rest of the smart kids do?  And, if they were already on this track they wouldn't make a child repeat a class.  Maybe your ego is an issue.  You can always slow down later on in Calc.  Not a big deal.[/quote]
Actually at Blair and Poolesville they put the kid that already took Alg2 and the ones that did not but test high in the same class.  Well aware of the space issues and it's a shame this kind of setup is not offered elsewhere.

There is actually no slow down other than going to Calc AB which then what was the point of getting so far ahead?    IMO better for kids to get a solid math foundation early.    Just offering an opinion as someone in STEM myself and an MCPS parent.  Chill out.[/quote]

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